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Covid update: Macron imposes new virus lockdown as French hospitals engulfed

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The decision would cost between 50 and 75 billion euros of GDP.

Bangladesh protests

Erdogan vows action over 'disgusting' Charlie Hebdo cartoon

Erdogan called for a boycott of French products and questioned President Emmanuel Macron's sanity.

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Gilead reports almost $900mn in Remdesivir sales

Gilead Sciences reports almost $900 mn in Q3 remdesivir sales

Gilead reported a 17 percent jump in third-quarter revenues to $6.6 billion.

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Microsoft said profits grew during the pandemic

Microsoft rides cloud to higher earnings

Microsoft took in $15.2 billion in revenue from cloud computing offerings for businesses, up 31 percent from the same period last year.

US Elections

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden

Biden says halting virus will take hard work, as Trump stumps non-stop

Less than a week before decision day, Biden cast his presidential ballot in his home state of...

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Joe Biden

Biden insists he'll tackle virus as Trump pushes 'super-recovery'

With Covid-19 cases rising in several states and no agreement yet on a rescue package in Congress,...

Amy Coney Barrett

Amy Coney Barrett appointment: Trump earns Supreme Court boost in election final week

Trump's nominee has been confirmed for a Supreme Court position.

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Melbourne prepares to lift some virus measures

Virus-beating Melbourne enjoys 'big day' reopening

While much of Europe and North America look ahead to a tough winter of restrictions, Melbourne...

Angela Merkel

Coronavirus update: Merkel eyes 'lockdown light' to tame virus

Merkel said she understood that the coronavirus measures were asking a lot of citizens, and...

France boycott protests in Kuwait

Turkey calls for France boycott as Islamic world backlash grows

France's largest employers' federation on Monday urged companies to "resist the blackmail" over the...

India, US to discuss countering China

US puts 'threats' from China at heart of India talks

The US and India are also due to complete an accord on sharing sensitive data in a new sign of...

Pope Francis

Covid-19 pandemic: Pope to celebrate Christmas without congregation

The virus has killed more than 37,000 people in Italy, but thousands have also turned out in recent...

Seven detained as British soldiers board tanker

Seven held after British military boards threatened oil tanker in English Channel

The alert was raised for the welfare of the crew of the Nave Andromeda tanker around 1000 GMT after...

Armenia and Azerbaijan war

Armenia, Azerbaijan war: Third attempt at Karabakh ceasefire quickly collapses

The State Department said the Minsk co-chairs and the foreign ministers "agreed to meet again in...

Italian police clashed with far-right activists

Spain declares virus emergency as global cases soar

The WHO has warned that some countries are on a "dangerous track", with too many witnessing an...

Big week for Big Tech

Big week for Big Tech as earnings, hearings loom

Earnings reports are due this week from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and...

Polish President Andrzej Duda

Poland's president tests positive for coronavirus: aide

The 48-year-old Duda is believed to be in good general health.

J & J, AstraZeneca resume vaccine trials

AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson vaccine trials back on track in US

Johnson & Johnson said it was preparing to resume recruitment for its parallel trial, which was...

Walmart

Walmart sues US government in dispute linked to opioid crisis

Walmart accuses the DEA of seeking to pass blame for its failures.

Rangapriya Kannan

“Here is exactly why Trump's supporters like him

“Why governments should pick up the phone faster

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Fighting cock kills police chief in Philippine raid

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Venezuela

Venezuelans 'dying slowly' in rat and roach-infested homes

By Margioni Bermudez

Tech companies are cashing in on mask-wearing

Translation tools, air purifiers: Face masks go high-tech

By Catherine Lai, with Harumi Ozawa in Tokyo

Apple gathering in Worcester, UK

UK farmers looking to recruit thousands of workers for next summer

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Grenfell Tower fire: Police make first arrest as investigation continues

By Nina Siena

High speed internet

5G myths: What UK residents know about the new technology, according to a survey

By John Diente

Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi

Britain inks post-Brexit trade deal with Japan

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Brexit talks restarting Thursday

New urgency as UK reopens stalled Brexit talks with EU

By Jitendra Joshi and Alice Ritchie with Alex Pigman in Brussels

European Union

Barnier warns 'little time left' as Brexit stalemate drags on

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European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic

UK insists EU must go further to break Brexit deadlock

By Jitendra Joshi, Joe Jackson and Dave Clark in Brussels

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

UK, EU to discuss 'structure' of Brexit talks after walkout threat

By Jitendra Joshi and Alice RIitchie with Dave Clark in Brussels

Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen

EU leaders tell London to budge on post-Brexit deal, drawing UK anger

By Dave Clark, Alex Pigman

Botox Injection Could Treat Migraine, Says NICE

New bill seeks to ban under 18s from having cosmetic Botox and fillers

By Nina Siena

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince William

Mask-free Queen Elizabeth II ventures outside 'HMS Bubble' to secret lab

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Philadelphia protests

Philadelphia police shooting: Second night of clashes after killing of Black man

By Thomas Urbain

Taiwan National Day celebrations

US announces $2.4 bn sale of coastal defense systems to Taiwan

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US insists on TikTok ban

US insists on need to ban TikTok

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Trump campaign

Trump vs Biden: Dancing, gaming and trolling on the US campaign trail

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NBA Boycott

Trump vs Biden US Presidential Election: NBA arenas converted to voting centers

By Christine Caparras

Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Trump-Biden relatively calm debate receives interesting reactions from Hollywood stars

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Biden warns of 'dark winter' of Covid in final presidential debate

By Eric Baradat with Sebastian Smith and Shaun Tandon in Washington

Barack Obama

Obama warns against complacency over Biden poll lead

By Alex Edelman with Chris Lefkow in Washington

US President Donald Trump

Trump flies to Pennsylvania, Biden sits back

By Sebastian Smith

Donald Trump

US presidential election 2020: Officials eye blockchain technology for November polls

By John Diente

Ivanka and Tiffany Trump

Tiffany Trump receives birthday wish from sister Ivanka, but it is horribly wrong

By Barnali Pal Sinha

Herd Immunity

Scientists slam White House's endorsement of herd immunity, calls move 'ridiculous'

By Snow Digon

Facebook and WhatsApp applications

Facebook will soon charge merchants for WhatsApp Business services

Paypal

PayPal to accept Bitcoin and crypto transactions in the next few weeks

Coinify

China gives away £1.1 million worth of digital currency to 50,000 citizens via lottery

cryptocurrency

Bitcoin: Pandemic pushes price to record high for 2020 as investors turn to cryptocurrency

Facebook

Facebook creates unit devoted to financial services

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Gold price hike pushes Bitcoin up by $1,000 amid economic uncertainty

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Twitter takes action against bitcoin scam that hacked accounts of high-profile users

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Cryptocurrency analysts estimate over $24m in bitcoin was stolen by scammers this year

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COVID-19: Analysts still eyeing Bitcoin as inflation hedge despite perceived volatility

Bitcoin

Bitcoin rises after eagerly awaited 'halving'

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Bitcoin world faces 'halving': what's happening?

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Bitcoin scam uses Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's names to lure prospective investors

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Blockchain News: UNICEF now accepts Bitcoin; Facebook Libra under scrutiny

Independent foundation to manage Facebook's cryptocurrency

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Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency

Group behind Facebook's Libra coin announces 21 founding members

By AFP News

Blockchain News: Cryptocurrency to come under money laundering, disclosure laws

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COVID-19 patient

Coronavirus update: Countries battle surge as WHO warns of 'exponential' case increase

By Tom Barfield, with AFP Bureaus

Big Tech to disclose their earnings

Solid Big Tech earnings expected despite politics

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By Glenn Chapman

Senator Roger Wicker

US Senators to quiz Big Tech CEOs on legal protections Wednesday

By Rob Lever

Mars Mission

SpaceX: Elon Musk's future Mars colony to draft its own laws, according to Starlink ToS

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By John Diente

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Dubai breaks world record for largest fountain

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