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Adidas rejected on Wednesday a call by employees to investigate the German sportswear brand's human resources chief over her handling of racism at the company after she described it last year as "noise" only discussed in America.

OSLO: Norway said on Wednesday (Jun 17) it wanted to resume exports of its salmon to China after Beijing appeared to rule it out as a possible source of COVID-19. Norwegian salmon came under scrutiny after a recently discovered cluster of new coronavirus cases was reportedly traced to the...

Walmart's Mexican unit has launched a mobile phone service available throughout the country, the retailer said on Wednesday.

Zoom Video Communications Inc is planning to offer all its free and paying users end-to-end encryption for video calls, the video conferencing provider said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Wednesday that Congress take up legislation to curb protections that big tech platforms like Alphabet's Google and Facebook have had for decades, a senior official said, following through on U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to crack down on tech giants.

Canadian telecom operator Telus Corp said on Wednesday that the federal government has not asked it to remove Huawei equipment from 4G network in the capital region, in response to a report https://tgam.ca/2YY5Fvd by the Globe and Mail.

U.S.-based civil rights groups have urged large global corporations to pause advertising on Facebook Inc during July, saying the world's largest social network is not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platform.

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Justice Department will propose legislation as soon as Wednesday to try to remove protections that big tech platforms like Alphabet's Google and Facebook have had for decades, a department official said on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. President Donald Trump ...

Italy's Treasury has taken a further step towards approving a state guarantee for a 6.3 billion euro (US$7.1 billion) loan for Fiat Chrysler's Italian unit, a government source told Reuters on Wednesday.

Qatar Airways will not take any new planes ordered from Boeing or Airbus in 2020 or 2021, chief executive Akbar al-Baker said on Wednesday (Jun 17), adding there would be a knock-on effect to future deliveries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.