Italy antitrust opens inquiry into Google, Apple, Dropbox on cloud computing
Italy's antitrust authority said on Monday it had opened an inquiry into Google Inc , Apple Inc and Dropbox Inc...
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Wary Hong Kongers shun China-backed mass virus testing
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s plan to test every resident for the coronavirus is being hobbled by limited take-up as a...
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UK police arrest man over stabbings in Birmingham
LONDON: British police said today they had arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a series of stabbings in...
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New Zealand’s PM restarts campaign with holiday pledge
WELLINGTON: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resumed campaigning in New Zealand’s virus-delayed general election today with an attention-grabbing promise to make...
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Cheap seats give Chinese airlines a much-needed passenger bounce amid COVID-19
SYDNEY: Looking to travel from Beijing to Hangzhou in eastern China? A flight can be had for as low as...
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serena eyes last eight, seeds seek to exploit Djokovic exit
NEW YORK: Serena Williams seeks a quarter-final berth at the US Open on Monday as the top men’s seeds look...
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Japanese government exposed to 40per cent of US$6.7 billion Nissan loans: sources
The Japanese government has guaranteed most of a loan to Nissan Motor Co from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ),...
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Australia turns to idled factories to pull it out of COVID-19 slump
SYDNEY: In 2017, the last car Australia built rolled out of a General Motors' plant in the city of Adelaide,...
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Struggling Australian newswire turns to crowdfunding
SYDNEY: The Australian Associated Press (AAP) launched a crowdfunding campaign on Monday (Sep 7) as the newswire struggles with financial...
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Trump blasts media, Democrats over report he disparaged US troops
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump today again defended his support for American troops while others in his administration rallied around...
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US job growth seen slowing in August, unemployment rate falling below 10per cent
U.S. job growth likely slowed further in August as financial assistance from the government ran out, threatening the economy's recovery...
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Virgin Australia creditors approve airline’s purchase by Bain Capital
SYDNEY: Virgin Australia's creditors voted on Friday (Sep 4) in favour of the purchase of Australia's second-biggest airline by US...
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Nepal police fire tear gas to stop religious rally amid Covid-19 surge
KATHMANDU: Police in Nepal used tear gas and water cannon yesterday to break up a religious rally that defied a...
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Warships join fight to put out fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Indian warships yesterday aided Sri Lanka's navy to extinguish a fire on a massive oil tanker off the island's...
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Australian writer detained in China says will ‘fight to the end’
SYDNEY: Australian writer Yang Hengjun, detained by Chinese authorities for 18 months, has told family he has refused to make...
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Brazil tops four million cases amid signs pandemic slowing
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil topped four million Covid-19 cases yesterday as health ministry officials said infections were beginning to slow...
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Japan’s Suga jumps in popularity, tops poll for next PM
TOKYO: Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is now the most preferred candidate among the public to become the next...
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Amazon Japan submits improvement plan to regulators: Report
TOKYO: Amazon Japan has submitted a plan to the country's fair trade regulator on how it will improve practices suspected...
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Four state attorneys general back Trump on social media regulation push
Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump's push to narrow the ability of social media...
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Match Group says US Department of Justice closes probe into FTC complaint
NEW YORK: Match Group Inc said on Thursday (Sep 3) the US Department of Justice has closed its investigation relating...
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