Iran targets e-commerce giant over photos of female employees without headscarves in new crackdown
Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country’s biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures over the publication of photos showing female employees not wearing the Islamic headscarf
2023-07-24 15:55
Stock market today: Asian shares mixed as investors watch for Fed rate hike
Asian shares have advanced after Wall Street closed out another winning week
2023-07-24 15:19
Fukushima nuclear plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businesses
Within weeks, the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to start releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a highly contested plan facing fierce protests in and outside Japan
2023-07-24 14:48
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it will not sell shares in Ant's buyback program
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has said it will not sell any shares in its one-third shareholding in financial technology company Ant Group Co_ because it wants to retain its stake in an “important strategic partner.”
2023-07-24 14:45
Australia to buy 20 C-130 Hercules aircraft from the US for $6.6 billion
Australia says it will buy 20 new C-130 Hercules planes from the United States in a $6.6 billion deal that will increase by two-thirds the number of the Australian air force’s second-largest heavy transport aircraft
2023-07-24 13:21
They're the names you don't know. Hollywood's 'journeyman' actors explain why they are striking
You don't know their names but you might recognize their faces
2023-07-24 12:24
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust
2023-07-24 12:18
San Francisco-based company that pioneered craft beers open to buyout from employees
A spokesman for Anchor Brewing says the company is open to a purchase offer from its employees but warned that time is running out
2023-07-24 08:25
The results of 'Barbenheimer' weekend are in. Here's who took the box office crown
“Barbenheimer” didn’t just work – it spun box office gold
2023-07-24 00:16
Wedding photographers adapt to couples who want instant images and less tradition on their big day
More and more couples are throwing out the playbook for a traditional wedding -- and posing new challenges for the people they hire to create the perfect images of their big day
2023-07-23 22:53
One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology
Excessive heat continues to bear down on sections of the United States, a reminder of the impetus for the The Inflation Reduction Act, the significant climate legislation that turns one year old on August 16
2023-07-23 20:28
Musk says Twitter to change logo to "X" from the bird. Changes could come as early as Monday.
Elon Musk plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year
2023-07-23 20:16