Brazil antitrust watchdog questions Facebook’s WhatsApp payment fees

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Brazil's antitrust watchdog is asking Facebook Inc to explain the fee structure for its short-lived payments service launched in June in partnership with card processor...

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Australian PM abandons interstate tour to tackle COVID-19 crisis

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7712" align="alignnone" width="976"] File photo of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaking during a joint press conference at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, Feb...

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New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong after China passes national security law

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7703" align="alignnone" width="991"] FILE PHOTO: Riot police fire tear gas into the crowds to disperse anti-national security law protesters during a march at the...

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Trump names contrarian colonel as Germany envoy amid pullout

July 27, 2020July 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7758" align="alignnone" width="985"] Police in May 2020 stand outside the US embassy in Berlin, to which President Donald Trump has named a new ambassador....

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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for use by end of year, US says

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7724" align="alignnone" width="966"] A nurse prepares a shot as the world's biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of...

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US, Australia open talks focused on China

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7715" align="alignnone" width="967"] US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne at the State Department. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The United...

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Dickson Yeo: China ‘not aware’ of case, says US should stop using ‘espionage issue’ to smear it

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7709" align="alignnone" width="957"] Yeo Jun Wei Dickson has pleaded guilty in the US to using a fake consultancy business to obtain information for Chinese...

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COVID-19 pandemic to bring surge in child wasting cases: UN

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7752" align="alignnone" width="967"] Even before COVID-19 there were an estimated 47 million children under five who were moderately or severely wasted. [/caption] PARIS: The...

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Trump wears mask, voices hope on COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7718" align="alignnone" width="957"] U.S. President Trump visits Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies' Innovation Center in Morrrisville, North Carolina [/caption] MORRISVILLE, North Carolina: President Donald Trump wore...

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Hydrogen champion Hyundai races to electric as Tesla takes off

July 27, 2020July 28, 2020

Hyundai Motor Co, an early backer of hydrogen cars, has watched the electric rise of Tesla, including on its home turf. Now's it's going on...