BP taps insider Bernard Looney as CEO, Dudley to leave in 2020
British oil major BP said on Friday upstream business head Bernard Looney will succeed Bob Dudley as chief executive officer when he retires next year...
Apple raises iPhone 11 production by about 10%: Nikkei
Apple Inc has asked suppliers to increase production of its iPhone 11 models by up to 8 million units, or about 10%, Nikkei Asian Review...
U.S., U.K. urge Facebook not to encrypt messages as they fight child abuse, terrorism
(This Octoebr 3 story has been refilled to correct headline and grafs 1-4 to show agreement involves only the U.S. and the U.K., not Australia....
Facebook’s Zuckerberg defends encryption, despite child safety concerns
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg defended on Thursday his decision to encrypt the company’s messaging services, despite concerns about its impact on child...
Hong Kong set to ban face masks as more protests planned
Hong Kong’s government is set to ban face masks at protests, media reported on Friday, as it struggles to end months of violent unrest in...
Hong Kong to introduce anti-mask law, effective midnight: media
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will hold a news conference on Friday, a police spokesman said, as media reported the government was expected to announce...
Cargo plane crash lands in western Ukraine
A Ukrainian Antonov-12 cargo airplane made an emergency landing 1.5 kilometers from the Lviv airport after disappearing from radar in western Ukraine early on Friday,...
BP taps Bernard Looney as next CEO, Dudley to retire in 2020
British oil major BP said on Friday upstream business head Bernard Looney will succeed Bob Dudley as chief executive officer when he retires next year...
Cyprus says Turkish drill ship violates its rights
Cyprus on Friday said Turkey’s action in sending a drill ship to an area Nicosia has licensed for offshore hydrocarbons exploration was a ‘severe escalation’...
Nadal pulls out of Shanghai Masters with wrist injury
Rafa Nadal has pulled out of the Shanghai Masters due to a wrist injury that cut short his participation in last month’s Laver Cup, the...