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Exxon Mobil Corp is assessing possible job cuts across its worldwide operations, a spokesman said on Wednesday, after the company announced a voluntary job reduction programme in Australia.

Pakistan said on Tuesday it has blocked Tinder, Grindr and three other dating apps for not adhering to local laws, its latest move to curb online platforms deemed to be disseminating "immoral content".

SYDNEY: Australia suffered its worst economic downturn on record last quarter as it battled the coronavirus crisis, while fresh outbreaks threaten to upend an already bumpy road to recovery and pile pressure on the government to keep fiscal taps open. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

TOKYO: Crude oil futures rose on Wednesday after a more-than-expected draw in U.S. crude stockpiles and as solid U.S. factory data raised optimism of a post-pandemic economic recovery, boosting risk appetite among investors. Brent crude futures were up 33 cents at US$45.91 a barrel as of 0034 GMT ......

As home-bound audiences eagerly await new programming during the coronavirus pandemic, Hollywood has been slow to get cameras rolling again, even with quarantined sets and innovations such as love scenes using mannequins.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his demand for a piece of the action from any sale of TikTok's US operations for forcing such a deal.

Liberty Oilfield Services' acquisition of Schlumberger's shale fracking business will make it the third-largest oilfield services firm by North American revenue, nudging out Baker Hughes Co in a bet on a shale rebound.

A look at economic headline figures suggest Malaysia’s management of the coronavirus has been impressive, says Stewart Nixon.

The ecological design of buildings to keep spaces cool while minimising the use of electricity helped us live without air-conditioning for a long time, says the Financial Times’ Layli Foroudi.

US actions against Huawei and most recently Tik Tok, will fracture the internet along nationalistic lines that go against the principles of free trade, says this observer.