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Sri Lanka's opposition is set to stage a no-confidence vote against the government, opposition lawmaker Harsha de Silva told CNBC on Monday.

China's latest wave of Covid restrictions have forced millions of people to stay home and undergo mass virus testing in the metropolis of Shanghai.

Shanghai city reported Monday its first Covid-related deaths since the latest wave of lockdowns began in earnest in late March.

China saw a faster-than-expected GDP growth in the first quarter, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.

Atlassian says nearly 300 employees have moved to a new country since it adopted the policy in 2020.

Crypto experts are hopeful a spot bitcoin ETF could arrive as soon as this year.

A court filing out Friday suggests a judge ruled that CEO Elon Musk knowingly made false statements when he tweeted about a take-private deal for Tesla in 2018.

If Elon Musk buys Twitter, he could land on a very exclusive — and somewhat infamous — shortlist of CEOs who've run at least three of the world's largest companies at once.

How can employers in Asia continue to attract and retain talent? The answer lies in this "under-tapped pool" of talent — individuals with disabilities.

The two subvariants of the highly contagious Covid-19 strain have been detected in Botswana, South Africa, Germany and Denmark, among other countries, WHO said.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shuttered Ukrainian factories, imperiled raw material supplies and forced auto industry watchers to revise their forecasts.

Thrivers are raised, not born. Through her decades of research, psychologist and parenting expert Michele Borba found seven traits kids need in order to become resilient, mentally strong and self-aware adults. Here's how parents can teach them.

The bosses of several major crypto companies say governments are beginning to take a more positive approach to the sector.

Russia says that a nuclear-free Baltic region would no longer be possible if Finland and Sweden joined NATO.

The board voted unanimously to adopt the plan.

OpenSea is the biggest online marketplace that allows people to easily create, sell and buy NFTs.

President Joe Biden will nominate Michael Barr to be the Fed's big banks regulator, the administration's second attempt to fill the post.

North Korean state-backed hacking collective Lazarus Group is linked to the theft of $615 million in digital assets, U.S. officials allege.

China's central bank in a surprise move kept a key interest rate unchanged on Friday, despite expectations for more stimulus as Beijing grapples with a Covid surge.

The three Russians worked to undermine the U.S. and "promote Russia's illicit actions designed to destroy the sovereignty of Ukraine," an indictment alleged.