Britain to roll out millions of 90-minute COVID-19 tests

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[caption id="attachment_8764" align="alignnone" width="980"] People walk past a British government public health campaign advertisement encouraging people to get tested, amid the spread of the coronavirus...

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Chinese AI company files US$1.4b lawsuit against Apple

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8695" align="alignnone" width="951"] File photo of the Apple logo at the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, US, Oct 16, 2019....

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TikTok parent working flat out for ‘best outcome’: Report

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8692" align="alignnone" width="944"] The US government has said TikTok is a national security threat - allegations the company denies. [/caption] BEIJING: The founder of...

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COVID-19: Brits enjoy half-price meals on government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8761" align="alignnone" width="957"] A staff member wearing a protective face mask hands food to a customer at By Chloe restaurant on the opening day...

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Disney to reveal COVID-19 hit to parks and ESPN, boost to streaming services, on Tuesday

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8711" align="alignnone" width="969"] FILE PHOTO: Walt Disney World conducts a phased reopening from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Lake Buena Vista [/caption] BURBANK, California:...

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Rival drugmakers launch joint trial of medicines for COVID-19

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8704" align="alignnone" width="982"] A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication with Trinity College in Dublin shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus,...

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Long-term complications of COVID-19 signal billions in healthcare costs ahead

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8754" align="alignnone" width="967"] Laura Gross lays down after feeling weak while posing on her balcony in Fort Lee, New Jersey, US, Jul 31, 2020....

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Pratt & Whitney lays off 20% of Singapore workforce due to COVID-19

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8671" align="alignnone" width="982"] A Pratt & Whitney facility at Seletar Aerospace View [/caption] SINGAPORE: Aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has laid off 20...

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Microsoft talks to buy TikTok’s US operations spurs ire in China

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

President Donald Trump only agreed to allow Microsoft Corp to negotiate the acquisition of popular short-video app TikTok if it could secure a deal in...

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Strain on global manufacturing eases as euro zone returns to growth

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8689" align="alignnone" width="975"] FILE PHOTO: Employees wearing masks work at a factory of the component maker SMC during a government organised tour of its...