Bloomberg Russia is on track to accomplish a major energy project aimed at cementing its ties with Turkey following a recent thaw in relations. The government in Moscow expects officials in Ankara to make necessary decisions in one to two months to proceed with a natural gas pipeline under the Black Sea that may kick off by end-2019, Russian ...

  Bloomberg OPEC’s crude production climbed to a record last month as increased output from Gulf members made up for persisting losses in Nigeria and Libya, according to a Bloomberg survey. Supplies from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries rose by 120,000 barrels a day to average 33.69 million a day in August amid increases by Iran, Iraq and Kuwait, ...

  Bloomberg Saudi Arabia is poised to expand use of oil storage tanks in Japan and China, strengthening ties with its two largest Asian buyers as it fends off competitors for market share. The world’s biggest exporter plans to increase the amount of storage capacity it uses on Japan’s Okinawa islands, where it’s been leasing tanks since 2010, Amin Nasser ...

  Bloomberg Your fridge is getting so smart, security-software maker Kaspersky Lab thinks you probably shouldn’t trust it. As makers of household appliances fill their machines with computer chips to make them smarter, consumers and privacy watchdogs should beware the data collected by these objects and how it’s used, Marco Preuss, a director on Kaspersky’s global research and analysis team ...

  Bloomberg It’s September, and that means it’s time for the next iPhone. Earlier this week, Apple sent out invitations to a Sept. 7 event, drumming up excitement with the tagline “See you on the 7th.” Some industry watchers think that’s a play on words for the expected name of the new iPhone, the “iPhone 7.” Apple has reported two ...

  Bloomberg Consumers have only so much patience — and that’s why Samsung has given itself a two-week deadline to start replacing Galaxy Note 7 phones with faulty batteries that can catch fire and even explode. As Apple prepares to unveil its latest iPhone in less than a week, the South Korean electronics giant needs to reassure customers its premium ...

  Seoul / AFP In a country with beauty ideals that pre-makeover Barbie would struggle to meet, South Korean plus-size model Vivian Geeyang Kim is facing down online trolls in her defiant campaign to persuade curvy women they have nothing to be ashamed of. Kim has modelled for US firms, but at 165 centimetres (5.4 ft) tall and weighing 70 ...

  Naypyidaw / AFP From porcupine quills and fruit, to silver coins and beads, the ethnic costumes on parade in Myanmar’s capital recently showed off the country’s diversity and added sartorial splendour to the cold detail of talks to end decades of rebellion. Bedecked in an elaborate headdress of feathers, quills and shell-studded tassels, Aye Aye Mu said her traditional ...

  Relaxnews The annual arrival of fall makes way for a wardrobe update, and for the fall/winter 2016 season, fashion collaborations are riding high. Here’s a look at some of the season’s unmissable pairings, with collections from Tommy Hilfiger, Aubade, Uniqlo and H&M. TOMMY HILFIGER X GIGI HADID As well as being signed up as an ambassador for the brand, ...

  Cairo / AFP On a Friday morning in Cairo, Ahmed Shazly stopped a few cars to allow some 3,000 joggers to cross a near-deserted road in the normally gridlocked metropolis. Streets that during the week are snarled with exhaust-spewing cars turn almost silent on weekend mornings — Fridays and Saturdays in Egypt — as most shops and businesses are ...