U.S. online retail giant Amazon (AMZN.O) has made it easier for users to cancel their subscriptions to its fast-shipping club Prime with just two clicks, following complaints from consumer groups, the European Commission said on Friday. European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), the Norwegian Consumer Council and the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue took their grievances to the EU executive in April last year. …

Germany’s road traffic agency said it was recalling Tesla (TSLA.O) models Y and 3 because of a fault in the automatic emergency call system that affects 59,000 vehicles globally. The KBA watchdog said on its website dated June 29 that a software flaw was causing a breakdown of the eCall, which is designed to automatically contact emergency responders in the …

Stuart Broad conceded the most expensive over in Test history, giving up 35 runs, as India continued their stunning start against England at Edgbaston on Saturday, with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja hitting a hundred. India were all out for a breathtaking 416 in their first innings and then reduced England to 16-1 in reply when stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah — Broad’s …

COLOMBO: Australia are on the cusp of a series victory in Sri Lanka and captain Pat Cummins believes the exposure to sub-continental conditions augurs well for their next big target of winning a Test series in India next year. Cummins, soon after the team’s Ashes victory against England, had announced that Australia must succeed in Asia if they were to …

LONDON: Iga Swiatek was dumped out of Wimbledon in straight sets on Saturday by French veteran Alize Cornet, ending the world number one’s 37-match winning streak. Cornet, ranked 37, took advantage of an error-strewn performance from her Polish opponent to win 6-4, 6-2 on Court 1 in their third-round tie. Swiatek made a total of 33 unforced errors in an …

LAHORE: While incumbent Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja despite all rumours remains very confident publicly about his future in the PCB, one can recall his predecessor Ehsan Mani also gave positive signals about an extension for a second three-year term after completing his first in 2021. However, the facts at that time were telling a different story. The talk …

ISLAMABAD: As nano-lending fintech gains popularity among the unbanked population of the country, several non-licensed companies have entered the fray and the authorities are unable to stop them. Of the eight non-banking finance companies (NBFC) in the country, only two are in the instant digital lending business providing up to Rs25,000 loans in less than half an hour to clients. …

HYDERABAD: Adeel Siddiqui, President of Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI), has urged the prime minister to focus on coal-based power generation for overcoming the never-ending energy crisis. In a statement issued on Saturday, he said more initiatives like Thar coal should be launched within a specific timeline to lessen reliance on LNG and oil-based generation to rid Pakistan …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit ballooned to an all-time high of $48.66 billion in the outgoing fiscal year from $30.96bn a year ago, indicating an increase of 57 per cent on the back of higher-than-expected imports, provisional official data showed on Saturday. The trade deficit reached such an alarming level despite a ban imposed on more than 800 items in May. The coalition …