Balen Shah's popularity: Nepal seeks a new national party The popularity of Balen Shah, mayoral candidate of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, can be dismissed as a mere anomaly or it can be construed as a broad repudiation of the establishment. Opinion 19 May, 2022
Musk says Twitter may charge slight fee for commercial, government users ​​​​​​​Elon Musk said on Tuesday Twitter Inc TWTR.N might charge a "slight" fee for commercial and government users, part of the billionaire entrepreneur's push to grow revenue which has lagged behind larger rivals like Meta Platforms Inc's FB.O Facebook. World 04 May, 2022
The Great Resignation: A worker's revolution and economic impact The view that the coronavirus pandemic has induced people to quit their jobs en masse has been making the rounds in the news and the networking sites. But the question is, does data really support the case? Or is it an influence of the big economies of the USA, UK and other Western nations? Opinion 29 Apr, 2022
Beijing in race to detect COVID infections as locked-down Shanghai in distress Millions in Beijing's largest district on Wednesday took their second COVID-19 tests this week as the Chinese capital tried to keep an outbreak of dozens from spiralling into a crisis that could force it into a distressing Shanghai-type lockdown. World 27 Apr, 2022
Musk gets Twitter for $44 billion, to cheers and fears of 'free speech' plan Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc TWTR.N for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person. Business 26 Apr, 2022
Reports: Twitter in talks with Musk over bid to buy platform Reports: Twitter in talks with Musk over bid to buy platform World 25 Apr, 2022
Shanghai to keep COVID curbs as infections outside quarantine rise again Shanghai authorities said on Thursday tough restrictions would remain in place for now even in districts which managed to cut COVID-19 transmission to zero, as the number of cases outside quarantined areas across the city rose again. World 21 Apr, 2022
Hopes rise in Shanghai's battle against COVID as two districts report no new cases Shanghai reported on Wednesday no new cases of COVID-19 outside quarantined areas in two districts, raising hopes that the tide was turning in its battle against the epidemic, with some factories around the city making a gradual return to work. World 20 Apr, 2022
Shanghai targets lockdown turning point by Wednesday: sources Shanghai has set a target to stop the spread of COVID-19 outside of quarantined areas by Wednesday, two people familiar with the matter said, which would allow city to further ease its lockdown and start returning to normal life as public frustrations grow. World 17 Apr, 2022
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41 billion Billionaire Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter TWTR.N for about $41 billion, just days after rejecting a seat on the social media company's board. Business 14 Apr, 2022
Twitter's top shareholder Elon Musk decides not to join board Twitter Inc's TWTR.N biggest shareholder, Elon Musk, has decided not to join its board, Chief Executive Parag Agrawal said late on Sunday. Business 11 Apr, 2022
As Shanghai expands COVID lockdown, life on hold in city of 26 million China's commercial hub of Shanghai ground to halt on Friday after the government locked down most of the city's 26 million residents to stop the spread of COVID-19, even as official numbers put local cases falling for the second day in a row. World 01 Apr, 2022
