Video shows people wading through floodwater after monsoon rains flooded Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi. Eight people were reported to have died mostly due to electrocution. ( read original story ...)
India’s Reliance to pay up to $3.6 billion for Future Group retail ops: Mint
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd will pay between 240 billion and 270 billion rupees ($3.2-$3.6 billion) to buy the Indian retail chains owned by Future Group, Mint newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Walmart’s Flipkart to offer 90-minute deliveries in India
India's Flipkart said on Tuesday it plans to offer 90-minute deliveries for groceries and home accessories, as the Walmart-owned online retailer goes head to head with Amazon.com Inc in a key growth ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ new China-led telecom firm surges after Duterte’s ‘chilling’ threat
Shares in a new Philippine cellphone firm owned jointly by state-run China Telecom and a tycoon close to President Rodrigo Duterte soared on Tuesday, a day after the firebrand leader ... ( read original story ...)
People in several states mailed unsolicited packets of seeds that may be from China, officials say
Agriculture officials in several states are urging people not to plant seeds they have been mailed unsolicited. The packages appear to be from China. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: China’s Ctrip in talks with investors to delist from Nasdaq
Chinese online travel giant Ctrip is in talks with potential investors about funding its delisting from Nasdaq because of rising U.S.-China tensions and the coronavirus-driven hit to its business, ... ( read original story ...)
Euro to become digital and programmable
The euro is to become digital and programmable so that Europe can have advanced trading and business systems fully integrated. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait Investment Office hit by stay order in case against ex-employees
The Kuwait Investment Authority’s London arm suffered a setback in the High Court on Monday when a “stay” application was granted to sacked former employees who faced allegations of a conspiracy to ... ( read original story ...)
IMF Bailout May Be Half What Lebanon Sought When Aid Talks Began
Lebanon may only count on the International Monetary Fund for as little as half the bailout it had originally sought to help unlock other assistance the country critically needs to bridge the crisis, ... ( read original story ...)
Crisis in Israel is bigger than Netanyahu
War between prime minister and Gantz is now manifest in every aspect of political life A typical analysis of Israel’s ongoing political crisis no longer suffices. The turmoil in Israel is not just ... ( read original story ...)