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Australian airline Qantas has relaxed its gender-based uniform rules, allowing male employees to wear makeup and have long hair. Its new style guide means female employees will no longer have to wear makeup and heels while on duty....
Sales at the tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft have slowed sharply, adding to fears of a downturn in the economy. Alphabet, which owns Google and YouTube, said sales rose just 6% in the three months to September, to $69bn, as firms cut t...
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will stop making and selling its talc-based baby powder around the world from next year. The announcement comes more than two years after the healthcare giant ended sales of the product in the US. J&...
Streaming services are set to be regulated by Ofcom for the first time, under new government proposals. Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and other streamers will be given new rules that will bring them in line with traditiona...
The Federal Reserve's main tool for managing the economy is to change the federal funds rate, which can affect not only borrowing costs for consumers but also shape broader decisions by companies like how many people to hire. WSJ explains how the Fed...
After an exodus of banks and familiar global brands, Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin will work with its foreign partners, but warned that the country could seize the assets of firms leaving Russia....
Chaos has enveloped Kabul after Afghanistan's government collapsed and the Taliban seized control, all but ending America's 20-year campaign as it began: under Taliban rule. Two suicide bombersaffiliated with ISIS-Kcarried out wh...
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Thousands of Cubans have joined the biggest protests for decades against the island's Communist government. They marched in cities including the capital Havana, shouting, \\\\\\"Down with the dictatorship!\\\\\\". Images o...
OneWeb, the London-headquartered tech company trying to develop a global internet service delivered from space, reaches a key milestone on Thursday. The firm is launching another 36 satellites, taking its in-orbit mega-constellat...
China's economy grew 3.2% in the second quarter following a record slump. The world's second biggest economy saw a sharp decline in the first three months of the year during coronavirus lockdowns. But figures released on Wednesday show Chin...
Seafood is difficult to veganise well, but some companies are betting on new technologies and customers to overcome the challenges. Seaweed-wrapped deep-fried tofu, served in newspaper. Marinated aubergine slices pressed over rice. Chunks ...
The team developing Switzerland's coronavirus contact-tracing app says it has become the first to have launched a product incorporating a technology provided by Apple and Google. Members of the Swiss army, hospital workers and civil servants...
Mobile network Three has acknowledged it is experiencing "technical difficulties with voice, text and data", leaving many customers offline. The problems appear to have started on Wednesday evening, according to the Down Detector w...
Robots are coming for our jobs, and they won’t stop at the factory floor on their quest to replace us. Richard Baldwin, professor at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, says artificial intelligence can already perform skilled labour tasks...
The National Park Service plans to use money collected from entrance and usage fees in previous years to help pay for trash cleanup, restroom maintenance and increase law enforcement in the parks. Even though the Interior Department is ...
China's ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has suspended its carpool service after police said a driver had raped and killed a female passenger. A company statement said the incident showed there were deficiencies in its processes and so it would suspe...
The European Union and Japan signed a huge free trade deal on Tuesday that cuts or eliminates tariffs on nearly all goods. The agreement covers 600 million people and almost a third of the global economy. It's also a major endorsement of a global tr...
Eiko Kadono's playful tales about a young witch and her furry companion have entertained generations of Japanese readers, and have now earned her one of the highest honours in children's literature. Last month the 83-year-old was awarded the...