The Swedish PM Stefan Lofven stated on Thursday he was planning a reshuffle of his minority left-green Cabinet on the back of a political crisis regarding the botched outsourcing deal.
The first female head of the Japanese Democratic Party opposition Renho resigned after a heavy defeat of her party in the Tokyo election and its failure to capitalise sinking support rates of the PM Shinzo Abe.
Israel removed all security apparatus, dismantling metal detectors and surveillance camera gantries, in the Jerusalem holy site after the installations triggered the bloodiest clashes between Palestinians and Israelis.
According to the UK Immigration Minister Brandon Lewis, the workers' freedom of movement between the European Union and Britain will end after the Brexit in spring 2019.
Australia's biggest pension fund AustralianSuper is seeking to invest $96.7B in funds abroad, focusing on Asia, the company's CEO Ian Silk stated on Thursday.
On Thursday, a co-working space start-up WeWork stated it had launched a China unit with the $500M funding from the Japanese SoftBank and Chinese Hony Capital.
On Thursday, Deutsche Bank reported a dramatic increase in its Q2 net profit to $547M, following the past misdeeds' lower legal costs that outweighed a slip in debt trading.
The former Defence Minister of Japan Itsunori Onodera may become a potential candidate to replace the scandal-hit PM Shinzo Abe's protege Tomomi Inada as tensions rise.
China is set to increase the speed of bullet trains back to 350 kph in September, six years after the rail crash prompted the country's authorities to implement speed limits.
Japan Display, one of the main Apple's LCD suppliers, was seeking about $890M of funds from its creditors for the company's restructuring.
Japan is expected to raise tariffs on lots of frozen beef imported from the US and other countries, aiming to protect domestic farmers, a local media reported.
Facebook shares jumped, after the company reported that its advertising business rose more than 50% in the second quarter, while it continued to provide services for online advertisers.
Messaging startup Slack raised fresh funding of $250M, boosting the valuation of the company as the Silicon Valley faces a sharp increase in venture investments.
Profits earned by Chinese industrial companies rose 19.1% year-over-year in June, significantly quickening growth from May, the National Bureau of Statistics reported.
The Federal Reserve left its key interest rates and monetary policy unchanged at its meeting on Wednesday but signalled that it would soon begin reducing its portfolio of bond holdings.
The French Prime Minister Eduardo Philippe reported on Wednesday that France would shorten visa processing time to 48 hours for Indians, Russians and citizens of six more Asian countries.
Coca-Cola's revenue dropped to $9.70B in the Q1 but surpassed expectations for a fall to $9.65B, helped by higher demand for its non-carbonated beverages and sugar-free versions of its soft drinks.
On Wednesday, Rihanna met the French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss France's funding of international education.
On Wednesday, Germany's military helicopter working with the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali crashed in the West African desert.
Sources close to the matter reported on that Foxconn would announce its plans to build a new multibillion dollar plant in Wisconsin on Wednesday.
The UBS Consumption Index came in at 1.38 points for the month of June, suggesting that the quarter-end was marked by rather subdued growth in Swiss private consumption.
The latest report published by the US Energy Information Administration revealed that crude oil inventories dropped 7.2M barrels in the week ended July 21.
According to the government data released on Wednesday, new home sales in the United States increased 0.8% in June, falling short of analysts' expectations.
Data released by the Office for National Statistics revealed that British services output jumped 0.4% in three months to May compared with the previous three-month period.