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Facebook not doing enough to fight discrimination, audit says

REUTERS: Facebook Inc has not done enough to fight discrimination on its platform and some of its decisions were setbacks...
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Football: Bournemouth to take late call on Cook for Spurs test

REUTERS: Bournemouth's Steve Cook faces a late fitness test to be ready for Thursday's Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur...
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Cannabis firms see jump in insurance costs to protect leaders as investors sue

TORONTO: Canadian and U.S. cannabis companies are facing a spike in already high costs of insurance to protect top executives...
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Nokia shares fall on concerns over potential loss of Verizon business

REUTERS: Shares in Nokia fell up to 8per cent in Wednesday trade on concerns that the Finnish company was losing...
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Dancing robots replace fans at Japanese baseball game

TOKYO: With their stadium devoid of fans due to coronavirus restrictions, Japanese baseball team Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have come up...
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AirAsia’s shares plunge after auditor notes ‘going concern’ doubts

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares in Malaysia's AirAsia Group plunged 11 per cent after trading resumed on Wednesday (Jul 8) afternoon, after...
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Cricket: West Indies must try to win inside four days, says Lara

LONDON: Batting great Brian Lara has said West Indies' best chance of victory against England is to race out to...
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Boohoo to review British supply chain after factory allegations

LONDON: Online fashion retailer Boohoo has commissioned an independent review of its supply chain in Britain focused on areas including...
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As insurers face hefty pandemic losses, newcomers see chance to step in

LONDON: Commercial insurers are facing hefty claims from the coronavirus crisis but are also seeing a steep rise in premiums...
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Airbus workers stage protest over job cuts

TOULOUSE, France: Airbus workers began a brief strike on Wednesday (Jul 8) over plans to cut up to 15,000 jobs...
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Alibaba’s Ant plans Hong Kong IPO, targets valuation over US$200 billion, sources say

HONG KONG: Ant Group, the fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, plans a Hong Kong float as soon as...
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Some 83% of German firms with foreign exposure complain of collapsing revenues

BERLIN: Around four-fifths of German firms with foreign exposure have experienced a collapse in revenues as a result of the...
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Amazon invests US$308 million in fresh funds into India unit

BENGALURU: Amazon.com has invested 23.10 billion rupees (US$308.02 million) in Amazon Seller Services, an Indian unit, strengthening the business at...
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Chinese factories to face headwinds in next phase of post-lockdown recovery

BEIJING: Orders for infrastructure materials and equipment have helped industrial output recover faster in China than most places emerging from...
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Football: Lampard says Pulisic has raised his game at Chelsea

REUTERS: Chelsea manager Frank Lampard believes Christian Pulisic has taken his game to another level after the forward scored in...
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Six candidates battle it out for WTO leadership

GENEVA: Six candidates are vying to become the next head of the World Trade Organization - an institution which faced...
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Cricket: Yasir’s goals for England: torment with googly, resist with ton

LONDON: Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah plans to torment England with the googly and fancies a century against them with the...
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Football: Players’ union slams ‘unacceptable’ A-League travel fiasco amid COVID-19 border closure

SYDNEY: Australia's footballers' union lashed out on Wednesday (Jul 8) at "unacceptable" chaos after three Melbourne-based A-League teams were prevented...
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‘What are you talking about?’: Kyrgios blasts Thiem in tennis COVID-19 row

SYDNEY: Outspoken Australian Nick Kyrgios questioned Dominic Thiem's intellect Wednesday (Jul 8) after the world number three told him to...
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Australian snowboarder Pullin drowns while spear fishing

MELBOURNE: Australia's double world champion snowboarder Alex Pullin drowned while spear fishing off a Gold Coast beach on Wednesday (Jul...
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