OPEC+ presses for compliance with oil cuts - Reuters
DUBAI/LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - OPEC and its allies pressed oil nations pumping above output targets to cut more in August-September amid fears oil demand recovery was slow while saying it could reach pre-pandemic levels by the year-end.
The group, known as OPEC+, met on Wednesday to
Marriott faces London lawsuit over vast data breach - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Marriott International, a leading hotel operator, is facing a London class action brought by millions of former guests demanding compensation after their personal records were hacked in one of the largest data breaches in history.
Martin Bryant, founder of technology and media consultancy Big Revolution, is leading the claim for English and Welsh-domiciled
Exclusive: GM bets on electric Cadillacs and micro-vans to reverse China slide - Reuters
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors ( GM.N ) is overhauling its Chinese line-up with a greater emphasis on electric cars and smart-driving technology to stem a slide in sales after more than two decades of growth in a country that contributes nearly a fifth of its profit.
GM’s new China
Taiwan says China behind cyberattacks on government agencies, emails - Reuters
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Wednesday hacking groups linked to the Chinese government had attacked at least 10 government agencies and some 6,000 email accounts of government officials in an “infiltration” to steal important data.
Democratic Taiwan has been urging its people to be alert for what officials call
Changing TikTok Japan ownership could address security concerns, ruling party lawmaker says - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - A change in control of the Japanese unit of TikTok, the popular video-sharing app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, could be one way to address user data security concerns in Japan, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party said.
Norihiro Nakayama, a senior member of a group of lawmakers
Venture investor Kevin Hartz targets tech founders with blank-check firm - Reuters
(Reuters) - Blank-check acquisition company one AONE_u.N, backed by ticketing site Eventbrite Inc ( EB.N ) founder Kevin Hartz, has started its search for a tech firm to merge with, as it made its stock market debut on Tuesday after raising $200 million.
Ecuador says some Chinese vessels near Galapagos have cut communications systems - Reuters
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuador’s armed forces said on Tuesday that dozens of vessels from a predominantly Chinese fishing fleet that is operating near the Galapagos Islands have turned off tracking systems to prevent monitoring of their activities.
Pompeo likely to visit U.N. on Thursday in pursuit of sanctions on Iran: diplomats - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran and meet with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, diplomats and a U.N. official