Trump says will ban TikTok in the US
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday (Jul 31) he would sign an executive order as soon as Saturday...
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S$320m set aside to extend foreign worker levy rebates for construction, marine shipyard, process sectors
SINGAPORE: Another S$320 million has been set aside to extend foreign worker levy rebates for firms in the construction, marine...
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James Murdoch resigns from News Corp board over editorial differences
NEW YORK: James Murdoch has resigned from News Corp's board, citing disagreements over certain editorial content published by the company's...
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Mexico surpasses Britain with third-highest COVID-19 death toll
MEXICO CITY: Mexico surpassed Britain as the country with the third-highest coronavirus death toll on Friday (Jul 31), as the...
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‘What are you afraid of?’: Recovered from COVID-19, Brazil President Bolsonaro says nothing to fear
RIO DE JANEIRO: Fresh off a bout of COVID-19, President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday (Jul 31) nearly everyone will probably...
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Florida teen masterminded Twitter hack that hit Biden, Musk accounts among others
WASHINGTON: A 17-year-old Florida boy masterminded the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter Inc, including those of Democratic presidential candidate...
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Chilean dogs sniff out COVID-19 in early stages
SANTIAGO: Chilean police are training sniffer dogs to detect the coronavirus in people's sweat at an early stage, after a...
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Commentary: NZ has brought COVID-19 to heel and is thinking hard about opening up travel
New Zealand has to decide how best to open air travel including whether it should be restricted to certain types...
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Football: PSG complete domestic treble with League Cup triumph
PARIS: Paris St Germain completed a domestic treble as they beat Olympique Lyonnais 6-5 on penalties to lift the French...
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Commentary: This call to break up Big Tech is rather misguided
Silicon Valley’s value is to be celebrated, but we shouldn’t turn a blind eye to its problems, says an observer....
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Sanofi, GSK reach COVID-19 vaccine deals with US, EU
PARIS: Pharma giants Sanofi and GSK will receive up to US$2.1 billion from the US government for the development of...
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Small US business defaults up in states hit hard by COVID-19
FILE PHOTO: A closed barber shop is shown during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Encinitas, California, U.S.,...
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French daily COVID-19 infection rate back to lockdown levels
PARIS: France reported 1,346 new coronavirus infections on Friday (Jul 31), taking the total to 187,919 as the daily tally...
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COVID-19 surge? Warning light is flashing, UK PM Johnson says
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday (Jul 31) postponed a planned easing of the coronavirus lockdown in England...
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Facebook raises settlement to US$650 million in facial recognition lawsuit
Facebook Inc raised its settlement offer by US$100 million to US$650 million related to a lawsuit that claimed it illegally...
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Microsoft weighs TikTok purchase as ad business flattens out
Microsoft Corp could re-energize its advertising business with a huge supply of video if it follows through on acquiring TikTok's...
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Fauci urges caution on China and Russia COVID-19 vaccines WASHINGTON: Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious disease official, raised...
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Mexico to eclipse UK with third highest coronavirus death toll
MEXICO CITY: Mexico is poised to overtake Britain as the country with the third-highest coronavirus death toll as the pandemic...
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Iraq’s premier promises early parliamentary polls for June 2021
BAGHDAD: Iraq will hold its next parliamentary elections nearly a year early, the premier announced on Friday (Jul 31), as...
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Florida sets new COVID-19 record as US lawmakers bicker at hearing
WASHINGTON: Florida, one of the US coronavirus hotspots, reported another record increase in COVID-19 deaths on Friday (Jul 31) as...
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