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Australian court finds Carnival misled about cruise's COVID risks in landmark ruling

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Carnival Corp's Australian unit has been ordered to pay the medical expenses of a woman

2023-10-25 16:58

Activists demand transparency over Malaysia's move to extend Lynas Rare Earth's operations

Environmentalists have slammed Malaysia's move to let Australian miner Lynas import and process rare earths until March 2026

2023-10-25 16:21

Vietnam's Vinfast committed to selling EVs to US despite challenges, intense competition

Vietnamese automaker Vinfast has plunged right into the crowded and hypercompetitive U.S. auto market, gambling that if it can sell its electric vehicles to finicky Americans, it can succeed anywhere

2023-10-25 12:58

Senate votes 98-0 to confirm Biden's nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration

The Federal Aviation Administration finally has a Senate-confirmed leader

2023-10-25 07:22

Google's ad sales growth accelerated in 3Q, but investors are unimpressed with the performance

Google’s digital advertising sales growth accelerated during the summer, advancing a recent revival that helped its corporate parent Alphabet Inc. to deliver a quarterly profit that exceeded analysts' projections

2023-10-25 05:51

In courtroom faceoff, Michael Cohen says he was told to boost Trump's asset values 'arbitrarily'

Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen is facing off with him at the former president’s civil fraud trial

2023-10-25 02:25

Myanmar reinstates family visits to prisoners to end a ban started during the pandemic

Military-ruled Myanmar is allowing prisoners to have family visitors from outside

2023-10-25 01:19

Ukraine's leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that recent Ukrainian attacks have denied the Russian fleet safe bases and secure maritime corridors in the western part of the Black Sea

2023-10-24 20:25

Coke raises full-year sales forecast after stronger-than-expected third quarter

Coca-Cola is raising its full-year revenue forecast after a stronger-than-expected third quarter

2023-10-24 19:50

A Hong Kong court upholds a ruling in favor of equal inheritance rights for same-sex couples

A Hong Kong court has upheld a ruling that favored the granting of equal inheritance rights to same-sex couples

2023-10-24 17:51

Malaysia gives nod for Australian miner Lynas to import, process rare earths until March 2026

Malaysia’s government says it will allow Lynas Rare Earths to continue to import and process rare earths until March 2026

2023-10-24 17:18

Gaza has oil markets on edge. That could build more urgency to shift to renewables, IEA head says

Oil prices are up and markets are tense after the outbreak of war in Gaza

2023-10-24 16:56