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Social media app TikTok is launching a content moderation center in a bid to boost transparency, the Chinese company said on Wednesday, as it faces scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers who have accused it of sharing user data with the Chinese government.

A government report published on Wednesday outlines a cyberwar doomsday plan and recommends Washington make sweeping changes to address other cybersecurity challenges facing the country.

U.S. stock index futures were down 2per cent on Wednesday after strong gains in the previous session, with investors growing frustrated about the lack of details on fiscal stimulus floated by President Donald Trump to combat the coronavirus epidemic.

ROME: Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday (Mar 11) that Rome was allocating 25 billion euros (US$28.3 billion) to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed 631 people in Italy. "We have allocated an emergency sum of 25 billion euros," Conte told reporters during a break in a...

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, giving up earlier gains, pressured by Saudi Arabia's plans to boost oil production capacity for the first time in more than a decade and weakened demand due to the spread of the coronavirus.

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Johor: The Johor state government has launched a stimulus package to help Felda (Federal Land Development Authority) landowners on Malay reserve land. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday (Mar 11), newly installed Johor Chief Minister Hasni Mohammad told reporters that the ...

TOKYO: Oil prices fell on Wednesday (Mar 11), giving up earlier gains, after Saudi Aramco said it had been directed by the energy ministry to raise its production capacity by a million barrels per day. Brent crude slid US$0.41, or 1.1 per cent, to US$36.81 a barrel by 7.40am GMT,...

Fiat Chrysler said on Wednesday it might temporarily close some plants in Italy, where necessary, in response to a coronavirus outbreak in the country, the largest in Europe.

SINGAPORE: Visitors will get to enter Sentosa for free from Mar 14 until the end of June, as part of the resort island’s new supportive measures for its businesses amid the COVID-19 outbreak. This is an extension of an earlier plan to waive admission fees for all visitors during...

Uber Technologies Inc is considering temporarily suspending the accounts of riders and drivers who have tested positive for the coronavirus or have been exposed to it, CNN reported on Wednesday.