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,...

* Drama tops global Netflix ( NFLX ) charts, shocking audiences * Depicts events around killing of girl by teenage boy * Themes of misogyny, online radicalisation resonate * Campaigners welcome important conversation By William James, Catarina Demony and Sarah Mills LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - TV drama Adolescence has shocked and captivated audiences around the world, providing what campaigners...

April 7 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - U.S.-based investment firm Stonepeak will acquire a 40% stake in Woodside Energy's ( WDS ) Louisiana LNG project and contribute $5.7 billion in capital expenditures, the Australian energy company said on...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Credit markets turned shaky in Asia on Monday, with the cost of insuring against corporate and sovereign default higher as recession fears rippled across financial markets. The five-year credit default swap spread on the Markit Itraxx Asia ex-Japan index, comprising sovereign and company debt, rose about 26 basis points to its highest since August last year, according to...