SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

(Reuters) -Multiple explosions on Monday at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh killed two people and injured 10 others, according to the company and local authorities. The blasts at the Clairton Coke Works - part of a sprawling industrial complex along the Monongahela River - took place just before 11 a.m. ET (1500 GMT). Firefighters battled flames and heavy smoke...

SINGAPORE, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi-based digital infrastructure firm Zero Two has invested in Evolution Data Centres to join private equity firm Warburg Pincus as co-owner of the Southeast Asia-focused data centre platform, the companies said on Tuesday. Details of the transaction were not disclosed in the statement issued by the companies. Zero Two is part of sovereign wealth...

Tilray Brands Inc. ( TLRY ) stock surged by 14.13%, to $1.05 during after-hours on Monday. This surge follows a report suggesting that President Donald Trump is contemplating reclassifying marijuana, a move that could significantly impact the industry. What Happened: The stock of major cannabis companies, including Tilray, Canopy Growth Corp ( CGC ) , and Aurora Cannabis Inc (...