TikTok’s uncertain future in the US has caused a surge in people putting the app on their phones through unofficial means. An executive order from President Donald Trump means the social media…
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Japan: Honda-Nissan multi-billion dollar merger collapses
5 hours ago João da Silva & Annabelle Liang Business reporters, BBC NewsShareSave Merger talks between Honda and Nissan have collapsed after the firms failed to agree on a multi-billion-dollar…
USA: Trump moves to close entries to government worker buyout programme
The Trump administration has said it will close entries to a programme designed to shrink the number of US government employees by incentivising resignations and proceed with the next stages.…
UK: Amazon bans number plates as illegal supply found
Online retailer Amazon is banning the sale of car number plates on its platform after a BBC London investigation exposed they were being illegally supplied. The BBC found seven companies…
USA: Goldman Sachs axes diversity rule that has ‘served purpose’
Goldman Sachs’ vice chair has said the bank ditched an internal diversity rule that barred it from advising all male, all white boards on company flotations because it was no…
USA: Coca-Cola says it may use more plastic due to Trump tariffs
Coca-Cola may have to sell more drinks in plastic bottles in the US if President Donald Trump’s tariffs end up making aluminium cans more expensive, the company’s chief executive, James…
Egypt: Cairo to present vision to rebuild Gaza without displacement
Egypt has said it is working on a comprehensive vision for the reconstruction of the war-torn Gaza Strip that guarantees Palestinians the right to stay on their land, unlike the…
Canada: PM Justin Trudeau appoints fentanyl tsar as Trump’s tariffs threat looms
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a new fentanyl tsar as his country seeks to address border concerns from US President Donald Trump that have prompted trade tariff threats.…
India: Trade, tariffs and visas to dominate Trump-Modi talks
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Washington and meets President Donald Trump later this week, there will be some warm hugs and shared laughs. But that will not be…