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Rio Tinto reported a 20 percent drop in first-half net profits Wednesday, as the coronavirus pandemic tempered global mineral prices.

U.S. prosecutors are seeking 27 months of imprisonment for the former head of Uber's self-driving technology unit, Anthony Levandowski, who agreed to plead guilty in March for taking sensitive documents from his former employer Google before joining Uber.

BERLIN: Telefonica Deutschland said on Wednesday it had taken steps to ensure it can build its 5G mobile network should China's Huawei Technologies be excluded from the German market on national security grounds. The leading national mobile operator by customer numbers last year struck preliminary ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, the world's second largest palm oil producer and exporter, has said it will fight growing anti-palm oil sentiment around the world with a new slogan: "Palm oil is God's gift". A Malaysian government official said on Tuesday (Jul 28) the country would use the slogan, first...

SINGAPORE: A retrenchment exercise by Eagle Services Asia (ESA) was halted by aerospace and aviation unions after it was found the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm had not followed due process in letting go of its workers.  In the process, legal industrial action, which ...

Aritra Chakravarty, founder of London-based online accounts and investments provider Dozens, admits it's a tough time to be seeking up to 15 million pounds (US$19 million) for a start-up.

Sensor specialist AMS AG, which just closed the takeover of Germany's Osram, said it expects its third-quarter revenues to grow around 20per cent versus the second quarter as demand from smartphone makers remains strong despite the pandemic.

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the company is open to licensing software and supplying powertrains and batteries.

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the company is open to licensing software and supplying powertrains and batteries.

U.S. oil refiners in coming days are expected to report the worst second-quarter results in a decade, with production outrunning demand while pandemic-related closings have sapped summer travel.