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The law bars most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and allows private citizens to file lawsuits against abortion providers.

General Motors said Thursday it's adding or extending downtimes at eight plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Economists polled by Dow Jones had expected first-time claims to total 345,000 for last week.

Robotics firm Blue Prism has become the latest in a line of British companies to attract the attention of U.S. private equity firms.

If the world turns its back on Afghanistan, there will likely be a security vacuum that may be filled by "undesirable elements," said Moeed Yusuf.

Nio and Xpeng saw deliveries of their electric cars drop in August due to the global semiconductor shortage while rival Li Auto managed to eke out growth.

Chinese regulators have summoned and interviewed 11 ride-hailing firms asking them to rectify non-compliant behavior.

The Fed has already signaled it is likely to start tapering before year end. In the euro zone, a similar announcement could be just around the corner.

Mutual reduction in trade tariffs would improve the U.S.-China relationship, said Frank Lavin, a former undersecretary of Commerce for international trade.

China's health-care sector will probably be the next to fall under scrutiny, analysts warn, as the country's regulators crack down on everything from tech to education this year.

Twitter on Wednesday launched Super Follows, a feature that allows select users to charge others for access to subscriber-only content.

Australia's trade data for July is set to be released at 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN on Thursday.

Covid-19 vaccines are still "stunningly effective" despite fears that immunity may dwindle over time, experts have said.

The NBA said unvaccinated players based in New York City and San Francisco would not be able to enter their home arenas under local rules.

Chinese regulators announced that minors would only be allowed to play online games for three hours a week, a dramatic tightening of previous regulations.

NHTSA is trying to determine whether Tesla's Autopilot has a safety defect that caused Tesla vehicles to hit first-responder vehicles.

One beaten-down U.S.-listed Chinese education stock can recover by 55% as tutoring companies shake off the regulatory crackdown, Morgan Stanley analysts said.

The new version of Tesla's high-performance electric car was supposed to debut in 2020.

The remarks from the highest levels of the Defense and State departments come one day after Biden defended his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan.