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Ailing conglomerate Thyssenkrupp on Thursday said some businesses were stabilising in the current quarter after suffering a heavy blow due to the coronavirus pandemic.

THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be committing S$250 million over the next three years to enhance an existing scheme as part of efforts to accelerate technology and innovation-driven growth in the financial sector.

China's Lenovo Group , the world's biggest PC maker, posted a better than expected quarterly profit on Thursday and said it is capturing opportunities emerging from remote working.

SINGAPORE: A new industry digitalisation plan to guide small and medium enterprises was among initiatives announced on Thursday (Aug 13) as part of efforts to boost the transformation of Singapore’s training and adult education sector. The initiatives were launched at the biennial Adult Learning ...

REUTERS: A revamped coronavirus contact-tracing app for England will begin its public trials on Thursday, BBC News reported on Wednesday. The software will be modelled after Apple and Google's privacy-centric method of one smartphone detecting another, BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/technology ...

Crude oil prices eased slightly on Thursday but held most of their gains from the previous session after U.S. government data showed a fall in inventories, supporting the view that fuel demand is returning despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Actors who had objected to Walt Disney Co's proposed coronavirus safeguards at the Walt Disney World theme park have reached an agreement to return to work, according to a union statement on Wednesday.

Wind and solar produced a record 10 per cent of global electricity in the first half of 2020 as the world's coal plant fleet ran at less than half its capacity, analysis published Thursday showed.

The Trump administration has filed a motion asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit against the president's executive order targeting social media companies, calling it a "profound misunderstanding," according to a copy of the motion seen by Reuters.

President Donald Trump accused congressional Democrats on Wednesday of not wanting to negotiate over a U.S. coronavirus aid package because he was refusing to go along with "ridiculous" spending requests unrelated to the pandemic.