The Alibaba online finance spinoff, which offers people in China a one-stop shop for loans, investments and more, will list shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

In Liverpool, England, whose tourist trade is built on culture, more than 40 venues received money from a $2 billion fund. That life support lasts until April.

The captain of the ship had reported that a group of stowaways on board was threatening the crew. Ten hours later, special forces brought the standoff to a close.

Analysts say the assault, which violated a seven-month truce, could be seen as a warning to Ankara.

Female passengers said they were pulled from a Sydney-bound flight in Doha and given a medically invasive exam to see if they had recently given birth after an abandoned newborn was found in an airport bathroom.

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Financial technology firm will list on Shanghai and Hong Kong stock markets in snub to USChinese billionaire Jack Ma’s financial technology firm is aiming to raise more than $34bn (£26.15bn) in the world’s biggest initial public offering, valuing the business at more than $313bn.Ant Group, which on Monday set the price for its much anticipated […]

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In “The America Bureau,” reporters remark on the chaotic American Presidential campaign, and what it means for the rest of the world.

New findings show that there’s water on the lunar surface, and suggest where it might be collected.

A new book documents how Lamar became the kind of rapper who could make the paradigm-shifting album “To Pimp a Butterfly.”

“And that’s when they realized that Halloween, much like the rest of 2020, would be all trick and no treat.”