China drives EV boom this year amid strong demand for hybrid vehicles
EV shipments, including fully battery-powered vehicles and hybrids, were up 18% in the first three…
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Uber to acquire Foodpanda’s Taiwan business for $950 million, creating a potential monopoly
Uber Technologies is buying the Taiwan business of Delivery Hero-owned Foodpanda for $950 million in…
US’s Blinken arrives in Kyiv in ‘strong signal of reassurance’ for Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv after travelling overnight by train from…
Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years
Eight years after Australia began investigating war crimes in Afghanistan, a whistleblower is the first…
Malaysia won’t use interest rates to prop up the ringgit, says central bank deputy chief
Bank Negara’s Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid said the country’s monetary policy decisions will be determined…
New Caledonia: Security forces deployed, curfew imposed after violence
Buildings and cars torched after protest against constitutional amendments descends into rioting.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 810
As the war enters its 810th day, these are the main developments.
NSM-20: ‘Inconsistencies’ plague US assessment on Israel’s Gaza war conduct
Advocates say Biden administration is ‘bending over backwards’ to avoid saying whether Israel is violating…
AI boom to keep supply of high-end memory chips ‘tight’ this year, analysts warn
SK Hynix and Micron – the world’s largest memory chip suppliers – are out of…
China and India still rely heavily on coal, climate targets remain ‘very difficult’ to achieve
China and India have not reduced coal generation for electricity, making it harder for Asia’s…
Lawrence Wong set to take centre stage as Singapore’s new prime minister
The 51-year-old will be sworn in as the city-state’s fourth leader since 1965 in a…
Sri Lanka travel visa costs doubled to $100 last month. The reason for the hike is disputed
VFS Global “missed out” on offering 30-day e-visas to Sri Lanka, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando…
‘Wealth can be pretty isolating’: Problems that rich people face, according to therapists
Can money buy happiness? Contrary to what some may think, a million-dollar paycheck does not…
Early Facebook investor Accel raises $650 million fund to back European and Israeli startups
Accel said Tuesday it’s raised $650 million for its eighth fund targeted at investing in…
Cramer says new AI technology can’t help bring down inflation just yet
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday said he is hopeful new AI technology will cut costs,…
US university ties to weapons contractors under scrutiny amid war in Gaza
Activists are calling attention to historical ties between universities and defence contractors linked to Israel’s…
Fury’s father bloodied in clash with Usyk’s entourage
Tyson Fury’s and Oleksandr Usyk’s entourages clash at media event before Saturday’s boxing bout in…
Key takeaways as ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifies in New York trial
Cohen testifies in former president’s hush-money trial about efforts to quash negative stories before 2016…
GameStop short sellers lost almost $1 billion in Monday’s monster rally
Short-selling hedge funds suffered a mark-to-market loss of $838 million in the brick-and-mortar video game…
Apple’s new iPad Pro is thin and fast, but the software needs an update
CNBC reviews the new 13-inch iPad Pro 2024. It’s super thin and has a fast…
