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Construction workers build a temporary pavilion in front of Hotel Belvedere in Davos, Switzerland. (Reuters)

Dateline Davos | NGOs must fail to succeed

7 min read . 22 Jan 2019

China president Xi Jinping. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Xi Jinping warns party of 'serious dangers' as Chinese economy slows down

2 min read . 22 Jan 2019

Amazon's Jeff Bezos and RIL’s Mukesh Ambani

Opinion | Mukesh Ambani vs Jeff Bezos is the bout that had to happen

2 min read . 22 Jan 2019

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

US President Donald Trump listens to a question after signing

Donald Trump says he wants North Korea to denuclearize, but is not in a hurry

1 min read . 01:38 AM IST

US, McKinsey & Co reach $15 million settlement over bankruptcy case disclosure

US, McKinsey & Co reach $15 million settlement over bankruptcy case disclosure

1 min read . 01:15 AM IST

FILE -- Senator Bernie Sanders campaigns for JD Scholten, the Democratic candidate for Congress, in Ames, Iowa, on Oct. 21, 2018. Sanders, the Vermont independent and 2016 Democratic primary runner-up whose populist policy agenda has helped push the party to the left, announced on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, that he is running for president again, embarking on a bid that will test whether he can retain the anti-establishment appeal he enjoyed with many liberal voters three years ago. (Kathryn Gamble/The New York Times)

Bernie Sanders to seek US presidency again in 2020

2 min read . 19 Feb 2019

ArcelorMittal buys back shares worth USD 89 mn

ArcelorMittal buys back shares worth USD 89 mn

1 min read . 19 Feb 2019

Walmart holiday quarter sales top estimates, shares jump

1 min read . 19 Feb 2019

Next round of US-China trade talks begins today

Next round of US-China trade talks begins today

1 min read . 19 Feb 2019

RJ Scaringe, founder and chief executive officer of Rivian Automotive Inc., speaks after unveiling the R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric sports utility vehicle (SUV). (Bloomberg)

Musk-like or not, this 36-year-old CEO has Amazon riding shotgun

6 min read . 19 Feb 2019

A file photo of US President Donald Trump (Reuters)

Trade war heats up as EU vows to retaliate on US auto tariffs

2 min read . 18 Feb 2019

Facebook has repeatedly said it is committed to fighting fake news. (Reuters)

UK Parliament report on fake news labels Facebook as ‘digital gangsters’

3 min read . 18 Feb 2019

Japan PM Shinzo Abe (left) has worked hard to build a personal rapport with US President Donald Trump. (Reuters)

Shinzo Abe silent on whether he backed Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

3 min read . 18 Feb 2019

A file photo of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (AFP)

Saudi crown prince begins Asia tour with $20 billon Pakistan investment pledge

3 min read . 18 Feb 2019

Princes William and Harry are expected to create separate courts before the birth of the latter’s first child, due in April or May. (Reuters)

A royal split soon for princes William, Harry

1 min read . 17 Feb 2019

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain, February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Theresa May to speak to every EU head in bid for Brexit deal changes

2 min read . 17 Feb 2019

A damaged vehicle of CRPF being taken away from the site of suicide bomb attack in Pulwama. (PTI)

Cement, fruit shipments from Pakistan among 10 most hit imports after duty hike

1 min read . 17 Feb 2019

File photo of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Photo: Reuters

Saudi crown prince heads for Pakistan amid tensions over Pulwama attack

3 min read . 17 Feb 2019

The Crown Prince is visiting at the invitation of Pakistan Prime Minister. Photo: Reuters

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed delays visit to Pakistan, will be in India next week

1 min read . 17 Feb 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump declares a national emergency at the US-Mexico border during remarks about border security in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

Donald Trump declares emergency on US-Mexico border for wall funding

1 min read . 15 Feb 2019

Photo: Shutterstock

Flights grounded at Dubai airport after unauthorized drone activity: Report

1 min read . 17 Feb 2019

Theresa May leaves the Houses of Parliament in Westminster following a Brexit vote in the House of Commons in London on Thursday (AP)

UK Parliament throws out Theresa May's plan to renegotiate Brexit deal

1 min read . 14 Feb 2019

FILE- In this Nov. 16, 2018, file photo graffiti has been painted on a sidewalk by someone opposed to the location of an Amazon headquarters in the Long Island City neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York. (AP)

Amazon scraps plan to build New York headquarters

1 min read . 14 Feb 2019