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IBM’s new CEO is mastermind behind cloud strategy for growth 02 Feb 2020 - 08:49 pm
 Arvind Krishna (Photo credit: IBM Corp.)
Huawei 5G troubles to test Nordic competitors' bandwidth 02 Feb 2020 - 08:39 pm
Small toy figures are seen in front of a displayed Huawei and 5G network logo in this illustration picture, March 30, 2019. Reuters / Dado Ruvic
Hong Kong economy to see more weakness due to virus outbreak 02 Feb 2020 - 07:01 pm
A sign announces that masks are sold out at a grocery store following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Hong Kong, China February 2, 2020. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
China seeks to boost economy as first virus death reported outside its borders 02 Feb 2020 - 06:25 pm
A cleaner worker wearing a mask walks at a shopping mall in Beijing's central business area, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 2, 2020. Reuters/Jason Lee
France targets UK fish exports as bargaining chip for talks 02 Feb 2020 - 06:25 pm
French workers fillet mackerels in a fish processing plant in the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, January 29, 2020. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol
Google to raise ad fees to cover Austrian tax: source 01 Feb 2020 - 02:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: In this file photo taken on January 20, 2020 a Google logo is seen on the brand's stand ahead of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.  AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
India relaxes fiscal deficit, cuts taxes to spur growth 01 Feb 2020 - 01:55 pm
A woman stands as she watches a screen displaying a television channel live broadcast of India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (C on screen) presenting the 2020 union budget, at the Bombay Stock Market (BSE) in Mumbai on February 1, 2020. (AFP / Pun
Renault turns to VW's De Meo as carmaker seeks fresh start 28 Jan 2020 - 09:26 pm
SEAT President and CEO Luca de Meo attends the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. (REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo)
How fashion uses greenwashing to hide its dirty secrets 27 Jan 2020 - 12:01 am
A woman looks at backpacks made of hemp, recycled plastics and bottles from fishing nets at the booth of the company Vaude, during the ISPO trade fair for sports equipment and fashion in Munich, Germany, January 26, 2020. Reuters/Michael Dalder
Modi’s nationalism masks a bad economy, protesters say 26 Jan 2020 - 09:34 pm
People line up along a road to form a 620 km human chain across the southern state of Kerala organized by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to protest against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Thiruvananthapuram on January 26, 2020. A
Britain unveils 50 pence coin minted to mark Brexit 26 Jan 2020 - 07:24 pm
A handout photo released by Britain's HM Treasury in London on January 24, 2020, shows the obverse, or back, of a new Brexit-themed 50p coin, that will go into circulation on January 31, the day that Britain will leave the European Union. AFP / HM Treasur
Tesla's Musk seeks to allay water concerns at factory site after protests 26 Jan 2020 - 07:24 pm
Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California on March 14, 2019. AFP / Frederic J Brown
Too good to be true? The best investment that never was 23 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
A US five dollar note is seen in an illustration, June 1, 2017. Reuters / Thomas White
Burned by wildfire losses, insurance industry rethinks risks 23 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
A woman uses her mobile phone to film as a forest fire burns out of control in Las Manchas on the southwestern part of La Palma island, Spain, August 5, 2016. Reuters / Borja Suarez
Trump threatens big tariffs on car imports from EU 22 Jan 2020 - 11:55 pm
US President Donald Trump and White House senior advisor Jared Kushner leave the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2020. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
As Britain decides, Europe grapples with Huawei conundrum 22 Jan 2020 - 08:08 pm
An employee stands next to the logo of Huawei in Shenzhen Guangdong province, China, March 29, 2019. Reuters / Tyrone Siu?
The Dutch businessman on a mission to unite companies over climate change 22 Jan 2020 - 06:43 pm
Paul Polman attends the MEDEF union summer forum on the campus of the HEC School of Management in Jouy-en-Josas near Paris, August 28, 2018. Reuters / Benoit Tessier
Tech must diversify to avoid inbuilt bias, says Facebook's Sandberg 22 Jan 2020 - 06:43 pm
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Qatar's Ali Tamer (left) celebrates on the podium with gold winner Wang of China and India’s Srihari Natraj who won the bronze, in the 100m freestyle event.

Tamer leads Qatar’s medal haul with gold and silver at Asian Championships