Uganda court hands life sentence to man caught with elephant ivory
KAMPALA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A Ugandan court has handed a life sentence to a man caught with nearly 10 kg of elephant ivory, the...
INDIA STOCKS Indian shares end higher for sixth straight day; Axis Bank touches record high
BENGALURU, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Indian shares ended higher for a sixth straight session on Friday, as strong corporate earnings, including lender Axis Bank, countered...
Snap crashes, drags peers, as dire forecast sparks ad growth fears
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Shares of Snap Inc(SNAP.N) sank about 25% before the bell on Friday, after the owner of photo messaging app Snapchat forecast...
Google, Netflix under scrutiny in South Korea over network fees
SEOUL, Oct 21 (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament saw heated debate on Friday over proposed legislation to make global content providers such as Netflix (NFLX.O)...
Ireland dump Windies from T20 World Cup, reach Super 12’s
MELBOURNE, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Paul Stirling smashed a glittering half-century as Ireland eliminated twice champions West Indies from the T20 World Cup and advanced...
Pfizer expects to hike U.S. COVID vaccine price to $110-$130 per dose
NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc expects to roughly quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine to about $110 to $130 per dose after the...
Amazon shuts online store fabric.com in cost-cutting move
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is shutting down a subsidiary that’s been selling fabrics for nearly 30 years, the latest move by the online retail...
Report: Elon Musk plans to cut 75% of Twitter workforce
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company,...
Report: TikTok bad at culling US election misinformation ads
TikTok’s algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours on end. What they are not so...
Altuve engages with fan who rushed field for selfie in ALCS
HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve was more than happy to oblige when a fan ran onto the field and asked Houston’s star second baseman to...