Teenagers sentenced to 42 years in jail for killing British policeman

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[caption id="attachment_8294" align="alignnone" width="978"] File photo of a gavel. [/caption] LONDON: Three British teenagers were sentenced to a combined 42 years in jail by a...

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Alstom gains EU okay to acquire Bombardier’s rail business

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

France's Alstom SA clinched EU antitrust approval on Friday to acquire Canadian rival Bombardier Inc's rail business in a deal that will elevate it to...

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France swelters under heatwave, putting firefighters on alert

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8280" align="alignnone" width="965"] A dead fish in the dry Doubs river in eastern France AFP/SEBASTIEN BOZON [/caption] PARIS: Intense heat spread across much of...

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SAP, Deutsche Telekom to build corona app gateway for European Commission

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

The European Commission said on Friday it had signed a contract for SAP and Deutsche Telekom to build a software platform that would enable coronavirus...

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South Africa produces its first ventilators to fight COVID-19

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8297" align="alignnone" width="966"] FILE PHOTO: A health worker walks between beds at a temporary field hospital set up by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) during...

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How inequality and poverty undermined South Africa’s COVID-19 response

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8287" align="alignnone" width="991"] FILE PHOTO: Temporary field hospital to deal with an expected surge in cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Cape...

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Germany puts three Spanish regions hit by COVID-19 on high-risk list

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8277" align="alignnone" width="957"] FILE PHOTO: A traveller walks at the Tegel airport, as the spread of COVID-19 continues, in Berlin, on Jul 29, 2020....

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COVID-19 surge? Warning light is flashing, UK PM Johnson says

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8274" align="alignnone" width="960"] Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to local people at the Canal Side Heritage Centre in Beeston [/caption] LONDON: British Prime...

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Trump planning for US rollout of coronavirus vaccine falling short, officials warn

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump visits Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies' Innovation Center in Morrrisville, North Carolina WASHINGTON: As scientists and pharmaceutical companies work at breakneck...

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Nokia shares jump after cull of low-margin business sees earnings beat

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia reported an unexpected rise in its second-quarter underlying profit on Friday, amid the COVID-19 pandemic as its new chief...