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Chinese policymakers have pledged more support for the economy. (Reuters)

China set to post slowest growth in 28 years in 2018, more stimulus seen

3 min read . 20 Jan 2019

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing regarding the company’s use and protection of user data on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Highlights from Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony on Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal

6 min read . 12 Apr 2018

A file photo of US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP

Trump renews threat to declare national emergency in border wall dispute

4 min read . 06 Jan 2019

People have been using the new Indian currency in Nepal for nearly two years now

Nepal's Central bank announces ban of Indian notes above ₹100

1 min read . 01:02 PM IST

Carlos Ghosn's downfall, as sudden as it was unexpected, has roiled the two-decade alliance between Nissan and France’s Renault SA

Carlos Ghosn makes another bid for bail while his peers jet for Davos 2019

4 min read . 12:44 PM IST

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks on border security and the partial shutdown of the U.S. government in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington (Reuters)

Trump offers protection for immigrants in exchange for border wall funding

4 min read . 20 Jan 2019

Donald Trump announced $800 million in humanitarian assistance for migrants. Photo: Reuters

What's in Donald Trump's immigration proposal to end US shutdown?

1 min read . 20 Jan 2019

Uk Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was quashed by huge margin last week, but she managed to scrap through a no-confidence vote the bext day. (AP)

Theresa May wants Irish treaty to break Brexit impasse

1 min read . 20 Jan 2019

US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Donald Trump sets plan, panned by Democrats and Right, to end shutdown

3 min read . 20 Jan 2019

Trump has mulled declaring a state of emergency on the southern border in a bid to secure funding for the wall without congressional approval. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump to make ‘major announcement’ about US shutdown today

1 min read . 19 Jan 2019

H1-B visa rules: The new proposals, if implemented, will work against the Indian IT services sector

How proposed changes in H1-B visa rules may impact Indian IT companies, techies

2 min read . 19 Jan 2019

The first Trump-Kim summit was held in Singapore in June 2018. Photo: Reuters

Second Trump-Kim summit to take place near end of February

4 min read . 20 Jan 2019

To boost confidence in oil cut, OPEC issues quota list

2 min read . 19 Jan 2019

Photo: Reuters.

China said to offer path to end US trade imbalance

3 min read . 20 Jan 2019

Neither of the firms, who together employ more than 10,000 people in London, expects a chaotic exit that would force them to carry out the emergency relocation. Photo: Reuters.

BlackRock, Goldman said to move some fund managers to US if no-deal Brexit

3 min read . 20 Jan 2019

Pandemics could cause $570 billion annual loss to global economy: WEF

2 min read . 20 Jan 2019

Photo: Reuters.

China announces more tax cuts for small companies

1 min read . 19 Jan 2019

Theresa May’s minority government survived the no-confidence motion on Wednesday, with crucial backing from DUP. Photo: Reuters

Brexit back on track post Theresa May’s no-confidence win

2 min read . 18 Jan 2019

Earthquake in Andaman: There were no immediate reports of loss of life or damage to property

Earthquake with 6.0 magnitude hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1 min read . 17 Jan 2019

H-1B workers themselves are underpaid, vulnerable to abuse, and frequently placed in poor working conditions, says a report

H-1B visa workers are ‘underpaid’: US think-tank

2 min read . 17 Jan 2019

Mad dogs and Englishmen: Brexit and Britain’s decline

10 min read . 17 Jan 2019

While the confidence vote brings short-term respite for PM Theresa May, the UK remains locked in a political crisis over Brexit. Photo: Reuters

Theresa May wins confidence vote, Brexit is still in crisis

3 min read . 17 Jan 2019