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SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter Inc said on Tuesday (Jul 22) it would permanently suspend accounts that violate its policies while tweeting about QAnon, a fringe group that claims "deep-state" traitors are plotting against President Donald Trump. Twitter, which announced the change on its Twitter Safety ...

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Wednesday it had reached agreement with Airbus SE to delay the delivery of A350s and A321neos and was in advanced talks with Boeing Co about deferring its 777-9 orders.

Asia shares were set to open lower on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's comments regarding the country's surge in novel coronavirus cases outweighed a slight rally on Wall Street.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Burger King of deceiving vegan, vegetarian and other customers into thinking it cooked the plant-based patties for its "Impossible Whopper" on different grills than those used to cook beef and chicken.

LONDON: Royal Bank of Scotland has hired climate change expert Nicholas Stern to help shape its sustainability strategy as the state-backed lender prepares to rebrand as NatWest Group. RBS Chief Executive Alison Rose has made helping to tackle climate change a big part of her strategy to rebuild ......

The US Justice Department on Tuesday (Jul 21) indicted two Chinese nationals over their role in what the agency called a decade-long cyber espionage campaign that targeted defense contractors, COVID-19 researchers and hundreds of other victims worldwide.

A top U.S. lawmaker called for U.S.-listed Chinese companies that do not meet U.S. auditing standards to be barred from American exchanges, pressing the White House to take a hard line as it ramps up pressure on China.

Although there is no obvious capital exodus from Hong Kong yet, the US sanctions can be quite detrimental to the island’s financial and property markets, says CUHK’s Simon Lee.

United Airlines Holdings Inc warned on Tuesday that travel demand will remain suppressed until there is a widely accepted treatment or vaccine for COVID-19, which plunged the carrier to a deep quarterly loss on Tuesday.

DIGITAL bank aspirants in Singapore still have a viable path ahead despite the uncertainties wrought by the pandemic, for the simple reason that there is a flexible timeline for them to set up shop fully.