Blue Origin to launch its first space tourism trip in July

The company says the trip will last a total of ten minutes, four of which passengers will spend above the Karman line, that marks the recognised boundary between Earth's atmosphere and space.

EU to diversify supply chains, reduce China dependency

EU’s industrial strategy plan devised after the Covid-19 pandemic shows bottlenecks in supply chains, causing the bloc to conduct in-depth reviews in six strategic areas, including pharmaceutical ingredients and semiconductors.

Turkish Airlines becomes first major carrier to see profit amid pandemic

Turkish Airlines wraps up first quarter of 2021 with $41 million real operating loss and $61 million net profit despite the effects of the crisis caused by Covid-19.

Dogecoin soars after Elon Musk and Mark Cuban tweets

The latest spike in the price of meme-based cryptocurrency is fuelled by renewed endorsements by the billionaires and listings on eToro and Gemini exchanges.

'Fortnite' game maker sues Apple over app store

Epic Games, the maker of the popular video game Fortnite, will try to prove its contention that Apple has turned its app store into a weapon for shaking down smaller companies to boost its own already huge profits.

Baidu rolls out China's first driverless taxi service

Passengers will be able to take the robotaxis in western Beijing's Shougang Park and will pay $4.6 per ride.

Crypto firms in Turkey now come under anti-terror financing purview

A presidential decree makes “crypto asset service providers” in Turkey responsible for seeing their assets are not used illegally.

Report finds 1 in every 20 women lost their jobs during the pandemic

As the pandemic remains a global threat, millions of women around the world continue to suffer from its severe economic consequences.

EU hits Apple with antitrust lawsuit after complaints from Spotify

EU executive Commission says it objects to Apple’s way of doing business, which allegedly squeezes out rivals like Spotify and ends up costing its music streaming consumers more. Apple has rejected accusations.

US mulls ban on menthol cigarettes

Even if the FDA is successful, the ban is likely to take years to implement amid possible legal challenges from the tobacco industry, which has targeted Black Americans in its menthol marketing.

Asian stocks rise on supportive Fed, Biden’s stimulus

Global shares and Asian markets rally after Federal Reserve painted a rosy picture of the US economic outlook, repeating a pledge to stick to its guns with an ultra-low monetary policy.

Brexit saga ends with EU trade deal vote

European Parliament members vote overwhelmingly to ratify EU's post-Brexit zero-tariffs and zero-quotas trade deal with Britain, warning UK to stick to its commitments and that agreement has "real teeth" to keep the country in check.