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Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) posted its slowest revenue growth since it went public in 2004 on Wednesday, hurt by a regulatory crackdown, and said the outlook ...

Cash-strapped developer China Evergrande Group averted a destabilising default at the last minute for the third time in the past month, with a source on Thursday saying several bondholders had ...

Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Tuesday it plans to remove detailed ad-targeting options that refer to “sensitive” topics, such as ads based on interactions with content around race, health, ...

The United States and China, the world’s two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, unveiled a deal to ramp up cooperation tackling climate change, including by cutting methane emissions, phasing ...

The European Union accused Belarus on Wednesday of mounting a “hybrid attack” by pushing migrants across the border into Poland, paving the way for widened sanctions against Minsk in a ...

Former French president Francois Hollande on Wednesday told a court there had been intelligence failures ahead of an Islamic State attack against Paris in 2015, and took a swipe at Belgium ...

Formula One has banned celebrities from bringing bodyguards to the starting grid after an incident with commentator and former racer Martin Brundle at last month’s U.S. Grand Prix ...

New Zealand reached the Twenty20 World Cup final with a five-wicket victory over England in the first semi-final in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Daryl Mitchell smashed an unbeaten 72 and Jimmy ...

The European Union’s foreign policy chief warned the bloc on Wednesday that it must agree an ambitious doctrine as the basis for joint military action abroad, including with a ...

Adjusting to the thin air of Guadalajara has been a struggle for players in the leadup to the WTA Finals, with the high-altitude conditions making it difficult for them to ...

It was the break-up that eluded a generation of General Electric Co (GE.N) insiders. When Larry Culp, the first GE chief executive not to rise from within its ranks, ...

Nvidia (NVDA.O) is launching new technology to expand its reach in the automotive industry, including a virtual driving assistant that can park a standard car and a system to ...

Cash-strapped China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) faced a Wednesday deadline for making an offshore bond payment, while a credit rating downgrade on another property firm added to mounting concerns about a ...

British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) on Wednesday beat forecasts for first-half profit and raised its full-year outlook, adding to evidence that its latest attempt at an elusive turnaround ...

By Maxim Shemetov, Tom Balmforth and Clare Baldwin In one of the planet’s coldest places, 130 km south of Russia’s Arctic coast, scientist Sergey Zimov can find no sign ...

Sega Sammy Holdings (6460.T) on Monday said it is exploring a strategic alliance with Microsoft (MSFT.O) to develop big budget titles using the Xbox maker’s cloud gaming tech, ...

The British hosts of the COP26 U.N. climate conference in Glasgow have proposed that countries raise their ambitions to slash greenhouse gas emissions by next year in a draft ...

By Herbert Villarraga Colombia’s hippos, an oversized legacy of deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar, are being darted with adapted contraceptives normally used for controlling deer populations to stop over-breeding. ...

Migrants trapped in Belarus made multiple attempts to force their way into Poland overnight, Warsaw said on Wednesday, announcing that it had reinforced the border as the European Union prepares ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis angrily defended his government’s migration policy in a heated exchange with a journalist who accused him of “narcissistic abuse” during a news conference with ...

The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol can access former President Donald Trump‘s White House records, a federal judge ruled ...

When Elon Musk asked his Twitter followers last weekend if he should sell 10 per cent of his Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) stock, he said he was posing the question because “...

General Electric (GE.N) said on Tuesday it would split into three public companies as the storied US industrial conglomerate seeks to simplify its business, pare down debt and breathe ...

France will build new nuclear reactors to help the country lessen its dependence on foreign countries for its energy supplies, meet global warming targets and keep prices under control, President ...