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,...

PARAMARIBO, July 5 (Reuters) - Petronas will begin drilling on Sunday, the first of three wells in an exploration campaign aimed at finding additional oil reserves at its offshore Block 52 in Suriname, state company Staatsolie said in a release on Saturday. Petronas hired Noble Corp ( NBLWF ) to drill the wells through the Noble Developer drilling platform, which...

* Horror films provide alternative to superhero movies, reboots * Lower-budget films allow greater creative freedom, attracting acclaimed directors * Horror's global appeal and theatrical experience drive box office success By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, July 5 (Reuters) - Vampires, zombies and the Grim Reaper are killing it at the box office. At a time when superheroes, sequels and...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held in-depth exchanges over the phone with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday and Saturday, the Japanese government said. A pause on a 24% reciprocal tariff on imports from Japan expires next week. The Japanese government also said in a statement that it intends to continue actively coordinating with the U.S....