FRANKFURT, March 19 — Swiss drugmaker Roche has abandoned global targets for a more diverse workforce to avoid penalties from recent United States executive orders, the latest in a slew of companies to do so.

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 — United States President Donald Trump yesterday urged Apple to scrap its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, a day after the iPhone maker’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly to keep them in the face of growing pushback from conservative groups.

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 — United States President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Monday to remove diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from the military, reinstate thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing Covid-19 vaccines during the pandemic, and take aim at transgender troops.

By Yasmin Ramlan SHAH ALAM, Jan 17 — Malaysian youths have expressed their concerns that raising the retirement age in favour of the older generations could limit job opportunities for fresh graduates and create unfair competition in the job market. Instead, they urged the government to...