Two oil tankers were attacked on Thursday and left adrift in the Gulf of Oman, driving up oil prices and stoking fears of a new confrontation between Iran and the United States, which blamed Tehran for the incident.

Allies of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam began questioning her tactics as lingering tensions prompted lawmakers to postpone debate on a controversial extradition bill until at least next week.

Facebook has curbed access to a controversial feature allowing searches of the vast content within the social network - a tool which raised privacy concerns but was also used for research and investigative journalism.

Trading platform developer Ayondo announced on Thursday night that its chief operating officer (COO) Edward Drake has left his position effective June 13, following the completion of the disposal of unit Ayondo Markets Limited.

Geo Energy Resources Limited announced on Thursday that a flood is affecting the production and delivery of coal from the mine of its subsidiary PT Tanah Bumbu Resources in Indonesia.

Source: Business Times