In a deepening crisis, Sri Lanka president dissolves Parliament, calls for election
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena dissolves Parliament effective midnight Friday, and calls for fresh elections as the political turmoil deepens.
China cracks down on celebrity hype and fake click-through rates
The edict comes after Beijing ordered A-list movie star Fan Bingbing to pay about $129 million in taxes and fines, spurring widespread discussion on the moral health of China’s film industry.
Apple says some iPhone X and MacBook models have quality issues
Apple said displays on iPhone X may experience touch issues due to a component failure, adding it would replace those parts for free.
Trump’s trade war could dent China’s domestic consumption, dragging down the rest of Asia
Asian countries’ exports are potentially vulnerable to the U.S.-China trade war on two fronts: changes to global supply chains and slowing Chinese domestic demand.
Saudi-led coalition asks US to end refueling of aircraft in Yemen war
Saudi Arabia, in a statement released by its embassy in Washington, said it had decided to request an end to U.S. aerial refueling for its operations in Yemen because it could now handle it by itself.
Would you ask your colleagues what they earn?
It might make you feel uncomfortable, but it could pave the way to more equal pay, say campaigners.
My Brexit box: The people stockpiling food
Are people right to be worried about the availability of certain foods when the UK leaves the EU?
Drivers with hybrid cars ‘still using fuel’
Plug-in hybrids bought for fleets with subsidies may never have been charged, research for BBC shows.
Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein attended meeting with disgraced Malaysian financier
Goldman is undergoing scrutiny for its role in the 1MDB scandal. The bank raised $6.5 billion to supposedly attract foreign investment for Malaysia. Instead, a financier known as Jho Low is accused of stealing billions of dollars from the fund.
Tech’s big five lost a combined $75 billion in market value on Friday
Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Microsoft and Google parent company Alphabet collectively lost over $100 billion in market cap on Friday as tech stocks come off their worst month since the recession.