Russian investigators say genetic test proves Prigozhin death; Billionaire Yandex co-founder pleads for sanctions relief
Ukraine claimed a victory in the retaking of Robotyne as it pushes on with its grinding counteroffensive into Russian-held land.
Microsoft’s president on fresh bid for Activision Blizzard: ‘Up to the regulators’ to decide
Microsoft’s vice-chairman and president Brad Smith told CNBC the firm “really tried to take concerns to heart” before submitting a new takeover bid for Activision Blizzard.
Bed Bath & Beyond shareholders left holding ‘worthless stock’ as bankruptcy hearing approaches
Bed Bath & Beyond shares continue to trade at enormous volumes even as the wildly popular meme stock appears weeks away from being declared worthless.
France pays winemakers to rip up vines as famous Bordeaux region faces uncertain future
Extreme weather and changing consumer habits are hitting Bordeaux wine in a way that it is no longer viable for some producers to keep their wine houses open.
Why Brits don’t tip
“As a general rule, the British hate discussing or being showy with money,” says Jo Bryant, an etiquette expert.
Paris is about to become one of the only cities to ban e-scooter rentals
Operators Lime, Dott and Tier confirmed their e-scooters would be out of the city by September.
Singapore’s OCBC bank suffers brief outage, shares gain 1%
OCBC card, branch and ATM services were restored at 10.37 a.m.
Chinese EV startup Xpeng shares soar 13% after announcing $744 million deal with Didi
Chinese electric car company Xpeng has signed yet another joint car production deal.
Foxconn founder Terry Gou announces run for Taiwan presidency
Gou has spent the past few weeks touring Taiwan and holding campaign-like rallies, fueling speculation he was planning to run as an independent.
Australia wants normalized trade ties with China — but only after all trade curbs are dropped
Canberra is in dialogue with Beijing to drop tariffs on Australian wine imports that were introduced in March 2021.
