EXCLUSIVE German parties agree on 2030 coal phase-out in coalition talks -sources
Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Free Democrats, who are negotiating to form a new government, have agreed to commit to a coal phase-out by 2030 in a coalition deal, sources involved in the talks told Reuters on Tuesday.
EXCLUSIVE UAE holds talks with Taliban to run Kabul airport – foreign diplomats
The United Arab Emirates has held talks with the Taliban to run Kabul airport, going up against Gulf rival Qatar in a diplomatic tussle for influence with Afghanistan’s new rulers, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter.
U.S. marshals other nations, challenges OPEC+ with release of oil reserves
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday it will release millions of barrels of oil from strategic reserves in coordination with China, India, South Korea, Japan and Britain, to try to cool prices after OPEC+ producers repeatedly ignored calls for more crude.
Apple files lawsuit against NSO Group, saying U.S. citizens were targets
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Israeli cyber firm NSO Group and its parent company OSY Technologies for alleged surveillance and targeting of U.S. Apple users with its Pegasus spyware.
Singapore bank DBS in day two of its biggest tech outage in a decade
DBS Group Holdings Ltd (DBSM.SI), Southeast Asia’s largest bank, faced disruption in its online banking services for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, drawing the ire of customers just hours after announcing a fix after the first day of outage.
Asian shares on edge as U.S. bond yields rise, oil volatile
Share markets were jittery in early Asia on Wednesday as trading was buffeted by a step-up in U.S. Treasury yields as well as volatile oil prices in the face of price-cooling moves by the United States and other nations.
EXCLUSIVE Major Toshiba shareholder objects to break-up, urges board to solicit offers
Toshiba Corp’s (6502.T) second-largest shareholder on Wednesday objected to the Japanese conglomerate’s plan to split itself into three companies and called on it to instead solicit offers from potential buyers.
Online assessments add value for oil and gas industry stakeholders
Within the oil and gas drilling industry – a key part of a sector that produced revenues of some $3.3 trillion in 2019 and comprises some 3.8% of the global economy – the use of online assessment (eAssessment) is demonstrably improving the assessment process, as well as streamlining the operations of organisations and, thus, providing added value to their stakeholders.
Samsung to pick Taylor, Texas, for its $17 bln chip plant – WSJ
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Tuesday it had not made a final decision on the location of a new $17 billion chip plant in the United States, after the Wall Street Journal reported it would be Taylor, Texas.
Zoom shares fall after results as Wall Street turns cautious on growth
Zoom Video Communications Inc’s (ZM.O) third-quarter revenue growth rate slowed to 35% as demand for its video-conferencing tools eased from the pandemic-fueled heights last year, sending its shares down about 6% on Monday.
