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Swiss indict daughter of late Uzbek leader in corruption case
Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbekistan's former president, was on Thursday indicted in Switzerland in a vast case of corruption, fraud and organised crime, prosecutors said. While prosecutors say Karimova was in overall charge of "The Office", they also indicted the head of the Uzbek branch of a Russian telecommunications company.
Fortnite maker Epic Games tightens belt with layoffs
Epic Games, maker of the highly popular Fortnite video game, said Thursday it is cutting its workforce to save money but will continue spending on its legal battle over Apple and Google app stores. Epic has been fighting Apple and Google in US courts over rules and fees at their respective app stores, where users download digital content like Fortnite for mobile devices.
Mineral-hungry clean tech sees countries seeking to escape China's shadow
With a clean energy transition hungry for more minerals, representatives from dozens of countries and industry met in Paris on Thursday looking to shore up deliveries against supply chain snarls and geopolitical tensions.
Musk guts X's election integrity teams ahead of major votes
X-owner Elon Musk said that he had gutted the platform's team dedicated to preserving election integrity as key votes in many countries are approaching. "Oh you mean the 'Election Integrity' Team that was undermining election integrity?
German inflation at lowest since start of Ukraine war
German inflation slowed in September to the lowest level since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, data showed Thursday, offering a glimmer of hope even as Europe's top economy struggles to emerge from a recession. The economy is struggling to get back on its feet after falling into recession around the turn of the year, and stagnating in the second quarter.
FSG sell minority stake in Liverpool to private equity fund
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group said on Thursday they have sold a minority stake in the Premier League giants to US private equity group Dynasty Equity. The Athletic reported that the investment from Dynasty Equity is worth between $100 million (£82 million) and $200 million.
How a 20-cent fee upended the gaming world
Their language was salty and the message was clear: game developers believed their livelihoods were under threat and they were not going to accept it. - 'Stop it' - The vitriol from developers suggests Unity has a long way to go before it is accepted back into the fold.
Oil extends rally on supply woes as dollar holds gains on US rate talk
Oil extended gains Thursday to a fresh one-year high and towards the $100-a-barrel mark on concerns about growing demand and waning supplies, while bets on another US interest rate hike kept the dollar elevated against its peers and equities mixed.
China's Evergrande Group halts trading in Hong Kong
Beleaguered property giant China Evergrande suspended trading of its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Thursday, according to notices posted by the bourse, as the debt-ridden company grapples with severe financial difficulties. Evergrande only just resumed trading a month ago, after the company was suspended for 17 months for not publishing its financial results.
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