WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was denied bail on Wednesday because a judge said there is a risk he may abscond while the United States tries to secure his extradition from Britain.
British supermarket group Asda on Wednesday urged its customers to shop considerately and not buy more than they normally would after new COVID-19 lockdowns were introduced across the United Kingdom to stem the spread of the virus.
BENGALURU: Indian business-to-business e-commerce startup Udaan has raised US$280 million, it said Wednesday, as it seeks to serve more mom-and-pop businesses that are buying products online in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Udaan said existing investors including Chinese tech giant ...
Britain is to name former Goldman Sachs banker Richard Sharp as the next chairman of the BBC, Sky News reported on Wednesday.
General Motors Co's vehicle sales in China fell 6.2per cent in 2020, as the U.S. automaker suffered a prolonged sales slowdown in the world's biggest auto market.
French tyre maker Michelin said on Wednesday it would cut its workforce by up to 2,300 jobs over three years as part of a new simplification and competitiveness plan in France.
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Tuesday it will add App Store privacy labels to applications using the iOS operating system from Apple Inc as soon as this week or by next week.
BANGKOK: Thailand's economic outlook would be substantially affected by a surge in coronavirus cases, minutes of the central bank's last policy meeting showed on Wednesday (Jan 6), as the Bank of Thailand (BOT) saw a need to preserve limited policy room. On Dec 23, the central bank's monetary ......
BANGKOK: The world’s top canned tuna maker Thai Union said on Wednesday (Jan 6) its factories were continuing to operate normally after 69 out of more than 23,000 workers at its plants southwest of Bangkok tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the company said it had tested 85 per cent of ......
China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to raise at least US$5 billion through the sale of a U.S. dollar-denominated bond this month, four people with knowledge of the matter said, amid regulatory scrutiny of co-founder Jack Ma's empire.
