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Musk faces trial for 'pedo' insult of diver
Associated Press, Published on 11/05/2019
» LOS ANGELES: Tesla CEO Elon Musk will have to go to trial to defend himself for mocking a British diver as a paedophile in a verbal sparring match that unfolded last summer after the dramatic rescue of the Wild Boars football team from the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai.
Greenpeace: Paper giant cut forests during conservation pact
Associated Press, Published on 16/05/2018
» Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world's largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation.
1MDB graft scandal heats up Malaysia politics
Associated Press, Published on 02/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's image as a striving, modern nation that upholds the rule of law has been undermined by an epic corruption scandal at state investment fund 1MDB. Prime Minister Najib Razak, who set up the fund, is facing May 9 national elections that will test his legitimacy.
Brands say Alibaba punished them for refusing exclusivity
Associated Press, Published on 23/04/2018
» SHANGHAI: It was looking like a banner year for business in China. The US clothing company was expecting a 20% jump in online sales on Alibaba's Tmall, thanks to the e-commerce giant's massive reach.
Court finds British labour activist defamed fruit firm
Associated Press, Published on 26/03/2018
» The Phra Khanong Provincial Court in Bangkok on Monday ordered a British labour rights activist to pay 10 million baht in damages to a company that filed a civil defamation suit after he helped expose alleged human rights violations at its factory.