Amazon Japan submits improvement plan to regulators: Report
TOKYO: Amazon Japan has submitted a plan to the country's fair trade regulator on how it will improve practices suspected...
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Four state attorneys general back Trump on social media regulation push
Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump's push to narrow the ability of social media...
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Match Group says US Department of Justice closes probe into FTC complaint
NEW YORK: Match Group Inc said on Thursday (Sep 3) the US Department of Justice has closed its investigation relating...
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Australia’s virus death toll surges on aged care fatalities
MELBOURNE: An Australian state reported a record 59 deaths today, the highest ever daily total for the country, including previously...
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US Justice Department’s Google lawsuit expected in weeks ahead: Source
WASHINGTON: The Justice Department, which has been conducting an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc's Google, plans to bring a lawsuit...
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Hong Kong financial firms step up compliance hiring amid US sanctions, security law
FILE PHOTO: A Star Ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour in front of a skyline of buildings during sunset. Hong Kong,...
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Unicef says drugmakers can produce unprecedented vaccine quantities for Covid-19
NEW YORK: Unprecedented quantities of vaccines could be produced by 28 manufacturers in 10 countries over the next two years...
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Oil industry placing risky bet on plastics: Report
LONDON: Big oil producers are pinning their future growth on the world's insatiable appetite for plastic, researchers said on Friday...
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Biden speaks with Jacob Blake, hears from Kenosha residents
KENOSHA: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden put himself squarely in the middle of ongoing national tumult over racial injustice and...
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Virgin Atlantic to cut over 1,000 more jobs as demand languishes: Sky News
LONDON: Virgin Atlantic is preparing to cut more than 1,000 jobs after seeing a slower-than-expected recovery in international demand for...
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German prosecutors drop probe into FT over Wirecard
BERLIN: German prosecutors have dropped their investigation into journalists of the Financial Times in connection with its reporting on the...
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Facebook to limit last-minute political ads in final US election push
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc said on Thursday (Oct 3) it would stop accepting new political ads in the week before...
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Apple to delay privacy change vexing Facebook, mobile ad market
NEW YORK: Apple Inc said on Thursday that it will delay until early next year changes to its privacy policy...
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US weekly jobless claims below 1 million; but labor market recovery ebbing
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell below 1 million last week for the second...
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Mother kills five of her children in German town, reports Bild
BERLIN: German police have found the bodies of five children in an apartment in the western town of Solingen, mass-selling...
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Philippines delays release of US marine in transgender killing
MANILA: A US marine convicted of killing a transgender woman will stay in detention in the Philippines while a court...
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Trump skewers Pelosi’s mask-free hair appointment
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump rounded on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday after she was caught on camera visiting a...
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India reports record daily jump of 83,883 Covid-19 infections
MUMBAI: India reported another record daily jump of 83,883 coronavirus infections today, taking its tally to 3.85 million, just 100,000...
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Texts books and face masks, Europe’s children return to school
PARIS: Tens of millions of pupils returned to school in France, Poland and Russia today, their rucksacks loaded with exercise...
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Maersk to cut jobs in major reorganisation, internal email says
File photo of a Maersk Line container ship. COPENHAGEN: Shipping group Maersk will cut job cuts as part of...
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