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

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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...

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Philippine economy fears as COVID-19 curbs reintroduced

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8683" align="alignnone" width="962"] The Philippines imposed one of the harshest lockdowns in the world in mid-March, that kept people at home except to buy...

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Zoom to shift to ‘partner-only’ model in China

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

Zoom Video Communications will shift to a partner-only model in mainland China from Aug. 23, the company said on Monday. [caption id="attachment_8732" align="alignnone" width="962"] FILE...

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China suspends extradition agreement with New Zealand

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8770" align="alignnone" width="975"] China has imposed a new national security law on Hong Kong. [/caption] BEIJING: China said on Monday (Aug 3) it will...

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Australia’s Victoria state orders large parts of economy to close over COVID-19 outbreak

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8748" align="alignnone" width="964"] Workers push trolleys past an empty shop in Melbourne’s central business district on Aug 3, 2020, after the state announced new...

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Adverts for large polluting cars ‘should be banned’

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

A new campaign called "Badvertising" is demanding an immediate end to adverts for large polluting cars. It says the government should clamp down on sports...

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Firefighters struggle to contain blaze in southern California

August 2, 2020August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8773" align="alignnone" width="980"] A firefighter watches the flames crest a ridge during the Apple fire near Banning, California on Aug 1, 2020. [/caption] LOS...

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Tailored Brands files for bankruptcy as pandemic hammers sales

August 2, 2020August 3, 2020

Men's Wearhouse owner Tailored Brands filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, adding to a list of brick-and-mortar retailers that have succumbed to the economic fallout from...

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China says chips for devices using Beidou navigation system in mass production

August 2, 2020August 3, 2020

China said on Monday that 28-nanometre chips that enable mobile devices to receive signals from the Beidou navigation system are in mass production and mass...