Business

Obesity battle: Mexico approves ban on sale of junk food, sugary drinks to children

By Nina Siena

Mexico deputy health minister calls sugary drinks "bottled poison" and urges people to stop buying them.

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Uber earnings hit hard as pandemic stalls revenue

Uber said the company sees a recovery from the crisis that will allow it move into profitability.

By Glenn Chapman

BoE sees less severe UK downturn

The pound rallied on the update, which included news that the BoE held its main interest rate at a record-low 0.1 percent.

By Ben Perry

Audi gets backlash for provocative advert featuring young girl eating a banana

The German car maker is in hot water for a sexually suggestive advert of its RS 4 Avant sports car series

By Nina Siena

Asia markets mixed as traders weigh stimulus, China-US tension

The rapid spread of the disease around the world and fresh flare-ups have caused renewed lockdowns.

By AFP News

Ireland bans Tampax advert following complaints of sexualising tampon use

New Tampax advertisement offends female viewers for containing "vulgar and overly descriptive content."

By Nina Siena

Asia markets stutter on stimulus struggles, China-US tensions

With key unemployment benefits, ban on evictions already lapsed for millions, Republicans and Democrats far apart in talks on a fresh economic rescue package.

By AFP News

Virgin Australia attempts to revive its fortune

Virgin Australia closes budget offshoot, fires 3,000 staff

It would also continue the suspension of long-haul international flights and retire part of its fleet.

By AFP News

Stock markets climb as data spark bargain-hunting

A spike in coronavirus infections has forced fresh lockdowns and sparked worries about the impact on the world economy.

By AFP News

Trump gives TikTok six weeks to sell itself to US company

Trump said that Microsoft was in talks to buy TikTok, which has as many as one billion worldwide users.

By Paul Handley

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FinTech

Gold price hike pushes Bitcoin up by $1,000 amid economic uncertainty

By John Diente

Twitter takes action against bitcoin scam that hacked accounts of high-profile users

By John Diente

Twitter accounts of Apple, Musk, Gates, others hit in major hack

By Glenn Chapman

Bitcoin - Cryptocurrency - Visual Representation

Cryptocurrency analysts estimate over $24m in bitcoin was stolen by scammers this year

By John Diente

COVID-19: Analysts still eyeing Bitcoin as inflation hedge despite perceived volatility

By John Diente

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Yemen ill equipped to deal with coronavirus

Pandemic's economic fallout will worsen conflicts: UN diplomats

By Peter Hutchison

Victoria in Australia imposed new lockdown

Asian markets mostly lower as virus forces new lockdowns

By AFP News

Crushed by COVID, small Spanish firms struggle to survive

By Emmanuelle Michel

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Australia unveils law forcing tech giants to pay for news

By David Millikin

Javad Marandi: From Immigrant Child To Global Entrepreneur - The Making Of A British Success Story

By Dan Atkinson

Mattel launches 2020 Barbie Election Campaign Team dolls with black candidate

By Nina Siena

NBA Superstar Stephen Curry is now the world's most famous water salesman