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Uber CEO to take leave, have diminished role after scandals

Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick told staff he plans to take a leave of absence, without disclosing a return date. The company will be run by a management committee as it tries to navigate a wave of scandals.

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India revives passenger plane project as China, Japan race ahead

India is reviving a three-decade-old plan to build its first passenger aircraft as the South Asian country struggles to join an exclusive club of Asian nations that have advanced far ahead in creating their own home-made jets.

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Singaporean court convicts private banker in 1MDB money laundering case

​Yvonne Seah Yew Foong, a former BSI SA private banker, became the second person to be convicted in Singapore’s probe into alleged money laundering linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

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Step by step: What it would take to impeach Korea’s president

​South Korea’s lawmakers have given President Park Geun-hye an ultimatum: Resign or be impeached.

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Trump to be ‘taken completely out’ of running the family businesses, he tweets

President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he plans to leave his business “in total” to focus on the White House and will discuss the matter at a news conference December 15 in New York with his children, some of whom are business associates.

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Why half a million young Japanese can't face school or work

​Nagisa Hirai was an active child who loved playing soccer with the boys. But that early happiness dissipated on her first day at elementary school when she became frightened after being unable to find her classroom.

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Has anyone seen India's Central Bank Governor?

​As India undergoes the world’s biggest currency overhaul in decades, one official is noticeably absent: central bank Governor Urjit Patel.

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Donald Trump’s business partner to be Philippines’ special envoy in Washington

​Among the conflict-of-interest questions swirling around US President-elect Donald Trump’s global business interests, Trump Tower at Century City in Manila’s financial district stands out.

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‘Lying Ted’ Cruz visits Trump, is being considered as Attorney General, source says

US President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating Texas Senator Ted Cruz, his bitter primary-race rival, to serve as US attorney general, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Sotheby’s names Linus Cheung first director from Asia

​Cheung is retired CEO of Hong Kong Telecom and a leading collector of Chinese art

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Samsung seeks redemption with artificial intelligence-infused

Samsung Electronics Co. plans to equip its next Galaxy S smartphones with a Siri-like digital assistant, seeking to make a comeback after the global debacle that precipitated the death of its flawed Note 7 lineup.

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Nintendo president talks mobile gaming, Nintendo Switch, virtual reality

It’s been a year since Tatsumi Kimishima became president of Nintendo, taking the reins from the late Satoru Iwata. A former banker, Kimishima is now overseeing one of the biggest shifts in the Japanese company’s history.

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Big winner from London’s Brexit exodus isn’t even in europe

The ultimate winner if Brexit forces banks to flee London may lie 3,500 miles away, far beyond the borders of Europe.

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HSBC: There's now a very high chance of a "Severe Fall" in U.S. stocks

​The U.S. should hold talks with Japan over the share each country pays for the stationing of American troops in its ally’s territory, a foreign policy adviser to U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said in an interview with the Nikkei newspaper published Thursday.

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Theresa May's confusing new "Conservatism"

​You’d think managing Britain’s exit from the European Union would be enough to keep Theresa May busy. But it seems the U.K.’s prime minister wants to design a whole new kind of conservatism as well -- one that works not just for Britain’s frequent-flyer elite but also, as she puts it, for “the whole nation.”

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China exports fall most in seven months, adding to Yuan pressure

​Lackluster trade data may increase pressure on the yuan at the same time new property curbs challenge the resilience of the nation’s economic recovery. Third-quarter growth probably held up at 6.7 percent for a third straight quarter, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists before the official report due Oct. 19.