Commentary: NZ has brought COVID-19 to heel and is thinking hard about opening up travel

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New Zealand has to decide how best to open air travel including whether it should be restricted to certain types of travellers like foreign students,...

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News Sports

Football: PSG complete domestic treble with League Cup triumph

July 31, 2020August 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8454" align="alignnone" width="953"] Coupe de la Ligue - Final - Paris St Germain v Olympique Lyonnais [/caption] PARIS: Paris St Germain completed a domestic...

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News Science & Technology

Commentary: This call to break up Big Tech is rather misguided

July 31, 2020August 1, 2020

Silicon Valley’s value is to be celebrated, but we shouldn’t turn a blind eye to its problems, says an observer. [caption id="attachment_8398" align="alignnone" width="976"] Facebook...

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Business Healthcare News

Sanofi, GSK reach COVID-19 vaccine deals with US, EU

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8361" align="alignnone" width="960"] A lab technician in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) looks at a reagent bottle before performing vaccine tests at French pharmaceutical giant...

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Business News

Small US business defaults up in states hit hard by COVID-19

July 31, 2020August 1, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A closed barber shop is shown during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Encinitas, California, U.S., July 30, 2020. REUTERS:...

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Healthcare News

French daily COVID-19 infection rate back to lockdown levels

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8392" align="alignnone" width="971"] A day with French ambulance workers during coronavirus emergency in Paris suburb [/caption] PARIS: France reported 1,346 new coronavirus infections on...

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Healthcare News

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

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8370" align="alignnone" width="966"] 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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Business News

Facebook raises settlement to US$650 million in facial recognition lawsuit

July 31, 2020August 1, 2020

Facebook Inc raised its settlement offer by US$100 million to US$650 million related to a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected and stored biometric data...

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Business News

Microsoft weighs TikTok purchase as ad business flattens out

July 31, 2020August 1, 2020

Microsoft Corp could re-energize its advertising business with a huge supply of video if it follows through on acquiring TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDance. [caption...

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Breaking News Healthcare News

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

Fauci urges caution on China and Russia COVID-19 vaccines [caption id="attachment_8352" align="alignnone" width="975"] Anthony Fauci, who was asked during a Congressional hearing whether the US...