August2022
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Indian digital payments firm Paytm reported a wider Q1 loss
Aug 7, 2022Indian digital payments firm Paytm on Friday reported a wider first-quarter loss as expenses related to marketing and employee benefits rose, but reiterated its target of achieving operational profitability next year. The company’s parent firm One... -
Vietnam’s VinFast is looking to hire 8,000 more employees for its electric-vehicle plant
Aug 7, 2022Vietnam’s VinFast is looking to hire 8,000 more employees for its electric-vehicle plant in Vietnam as it ramps up production to deliver its first battery-powered SUVs to the United States by the end of this year,... -
US actress Anne Heche hospitalized in critical condition after crashing her car
Aug 7, 2022US actress Anne Heche has been hospitalized in critical condition after crashing her car into a Los Angeles home, US media reported Friday. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported that a vehicle struck a two-story house... -
China’s exports rose unexpectedly in July
Aug 7, 2022China’s exports rose unexpectedly in July despite weakening global demand but imports remained low as lingering Covid controls kept consumers jittery, official data showed Sunday. In July, exports rose 18 percent on-year, up from 17.9 percent... -
Kyrgios, Nishioka advance to ATP Washington final
Aug 7, 2022Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan defeated eighth-ranked Andrey Rublev on Saturday, joining Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios in winning in straight sets to go to the ATP and WTA Washington Open men’s final. The 96th-ranked left-hander Nishioka defeated... -
Actress Anne Heche hospitalized after fiery car crash: US media
Aug 7, 2022US media claimed on Friday that American actress Anne Heche was hospitalized in critical condition after slamming her automobile into a Los Angeles residence. A two-story house in Los Angeles’ Mar Vista area was hit by... -
Messi turns on the style as PSG begin Ligue 1 title defence
Aug 7, 2022Lionel Messi scored twice in the second half, including with a stunning overhead kick, as Paris Saint-Germain began their defense of the Ligue 1 title with a 5-0 demolition of Clermont on Saturday. Neymar was also... -
Colombia’s first-ever leftist president sworn in
Aug 7, 2022Ex-guerrilla and former mayor Gustavo Petro will be sworn in Sunday as Colombia’s first-ever leftist president, with plans for profound reforms in a country beset by economic inequality and drug iolence. The former senator, 62, takes... -
Zelensky condemns Russian ‘terror’ after damage to nuclear plant
Aug 7, 2022Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, charged Russia on Saturday with using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station “for terror” after the facility’s operator reported significant damage there. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in the country’s south... -
Tesla Inc’s trading in its three-for-one split shares to be started on Aug. 25
Aug 7, 2022Tesla Inc said on Friday trading in its three-for-one split shares will start on Aug. 25, after the electric vehicle maker’s shareholders approved the proposal during its annual meeting. Shareholders of the EV maker voted for...
