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,...

LONDON (Reuters) - A proposal to create a new international U.S. ship registry domiciled in the U.S. Virgin Islands aligns with President Donald Trump's efforts to strengthen the country's maritime industry and has support from the territory, its governor said. President Donald Trump's administration is considering the proposal as part of efforts to enlarge the tiny commercial shipping fleet flying...

01:32 PM EDT, 05/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Update with Pfizer's ( PFE ) response to a request for comment.) A former Pfizer (PFE) scientist said he was part of an effort to deliberately slow down COVID-19 vaccine testing as lawmakers investigate whether the company delayed posting results until after the 2020 presidential election, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing...

01:38 PM EDT, 05/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Infosys ( INFY ) said Thursday it expanded its collaboration with DNB Bank to help the Norwegian bank modernize its IT landscape, improve customer experience and optimize operational efficiency. The company said it will apply its domain know-how and next-generation technologies to improve the bank's IT resilience and customer service capabilities. Infosys (...