Iran targets e-commerce giant over photos of female employees without headscarves in new crackdown
Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country’s biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures over the publication of photos showing female employees not wearing the Islamic headscarf
2023-07-24 15:55
Top Euro-Area Economies Flash Recession Warning Signals
Germany and France kicked off the third quarter with contractions in their private-sector economies, with sustained weakness in
2023-07-24 15:54
'It comes up on you fast:' Scorching heat is crushing American businesses
A 119-degree day in Phoenix hits like a blast of hot air from the oven with no relief in sight, and for a business owner like Lyn Thomas, there's hardly any avoiding it.
2023-07-24 15:28
Raigad: Dozens still missing as India landslide search called off
Twenty-seven bodies were found while 57 people are still missing after the landslide in Maharashtra state.
2023-07-24 15:22
Stock market today: Asian shares mixed as investors watch for Fed rate hike
Asian shares have advanced after Wall Street closed out another winning week
2023-07-24 15:19
Fukushima nuclear plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businesses
Within weeks, the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to start releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a highly contested plan facing fierce protests in and outside Japan
2023-07-24 14:48
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it will not sell shares in Ant's buyback program
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has said it will not sell any shares in its one-third shareholding in financial technology company Ant Group Co_ because it wants to retain its stake in an “important strategic partner.”
2023-07-24 14:45
Analysis-China's pitch to foreign investors falls flat as incentives dwindle
By Joe Cash BEIJING China is struggling to revive foreign investment in its financially battered cities and provinces
2023-07-24 14:27
Australia to buy 20 C-130 Hercules aircraft from the US for $6.6 billion
Australia says it will buy 20 new C-130 Hercules planes from the United States in a $6.6 billion deal that will increase by two-thirds the number of the Australian air force’s second-largest heavy transport aircraft
2023-07-24 13:21
School gymnasium roof collapse kills 11 in China
BEIJING (Reuters) -The concrete roof of a school gymnasium collapsed in China's Qiqihar city on Sunday killing 11 people, many
2023-07-24 13:18
They're the names you don't know. Hollywood's 'journeyman' actors explain why they are striking
You don't know their names but you might recognize their faces
2023-07-24 12:24
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust
2023-07-24 12:18