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HONG KONG : The Hong Kong stock exchange will start offering yuan-denominated Chinese stocks from Monday in what it calls a dual counter, a scheme that is seen as part of China's efforts to increase the yuan's use overseas.The exchange…

MUMBAI : India will withdraw its highest denomination currency note from circulation, the central bank said on Friday. The 2000-rupee note, introduced into circulation in 2016, will remain legal tender but citizens have been asked to…

LONDON : Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Wednesday blocked Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of 'Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard over concerns it would hinder cloud gaming.The ruling was a shock after the…

The World Athletics Council is voting on Thursday on a proposal to change its rules on transgender women athletes that would make it harder for them to compete in women's track and field events.Here is an explanation of what the…

LONDON : The AI Act is expected to be a landmark piece of EU legislation governing the use of artificial intelligence in Europe that has been in the works for over two years.Lawmakers have proposed classifying different AI tools…

BERLIN/BRUSSELS : Germany has declared last-minute opposition to a landmark European Union law to end sales of CO2-emitting cars in 2035, demanding that sales be allowed of new cars with internal combustion engines after that date if…

From the war in Ukraine to North Korea's recent missile testing spree, tactical nuclear weapons are being debated and developed in a way not seen since the Cold War. There is no universal definition of such weapons, and analysts note that…

They did it to Huawei. They used it on Russia. Now, the United States is going after China's advanced computing and supercomputer industry. The weapon? A little-known rule that enables U.S. regulators to extend their technology export…

OAKLAND, Calif. : They did it to Huawei. They used it on Russia. Now, the United States is going after China's advanced computing and supercomputer industry.The weapon? A little-known rule that enables U.S. regulators to extend their…

Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday put on hold his $44 billion-takeover plan for Twitter Inc, as he waited for details on the microblogging platform's claim that fake accounts comprise less than 5 per cent of users. Musk, who has made…