PARIS: Climate deniers looking to block action and “greenwashing” companies could have free rein on Twitter after Elon Musk’s takeover, analysts warned as leaders pursued anti-warming efforts at the COP27 summit.

BEIJING: China’s exports shrank in October, the first such decline since mid-2020, customs authorities said Monday, as a domestic slowdown and the threat of global recession hit international trade.

LAGOS: Tade Balogun times his commute like a military operation. Each day, the Lagos consultant leaves home before dawn, arrives for work early and takes a nap before starting his day.

BEIJING: Apple warned customers would face longer wait times for iPhones with the holiday season approaching, after COVID restrictions in central China “temporarily impacted” production at the world’s largest factory producing the smartphone.

Kuwait: The Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) announced on Sunday start of commercial operations of the first phase at Al-Zour Refinery project.

Kuwait: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced a new collaboration with Boubyan Bank to host its IT infrastructure at Zain’s world-class datacenter facility via the company’s colocation service.

SAN FRANCISCO: When an upmarket clothing brand shuttered its San Francisco store last month, its boss said the west coast destination was a “city of chaos” where gangs of criminals roam free, robbing businesses at will.

WASHINGTON: While Latino voters lean Democratic in the run-up to US midterm elections, soaring inflation makes their support less predictable and may compel a shift toward Republican candidates, analysts say.

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter began rolling out a controversial new paid subscription system on Saturday that the social network’s unpredictable new owner, billionaire Elon Musk, ordered staff to build after taking over last week.