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Ireland bans Tampax advert following complaints of sexualising tampon use

New Tampax advertisement offends female viewers for containing "vulgar and overly descriptive content."

Aug 5, 2020

By Nina Siena

Asia markets stutter on stimulus struggles, China-US tensions

With key unemployment benefits, ban on evictions already lapsed for millions, Republicans and Democrats far apart in talks on a fresh economic rescue package.

Aug 5, 2020

By AFP News

White House Unemployment

Virgin Australia attempts to revive its fortune

Virgin Australia closes budget offshoot, fires 3,000 staff

It would also continue the suspension of long-haul international flights and retire part of its fleet.

Aug 5, 2020

By AFP News

Microsoft could be 'White Knight' for TikTok -- or fall flat

Buying TikTok could make Microsoft a hipper, more youth-focused company.

Aug 5, 2020

By Rob Lever

Bill Gates Microsoft

Stock markets climb as data spark bargain-hunting

A spike in coronavirus infections has forced fresh lockdowns and sparked worries about the impact on the world economy.

Aug 4, 2020

By AFP News

New York London Hong Kong

Trump gives TikTok six weeks to sell itself to US company

Trump said that Microsoft was in talks to buy TikTok, which has as many as one billion worldwide users.

Aug 4, 2020

By Paul Handley

Donald Trump Microsoft

Yemen ill equipped to deal with coronavirus

Pandemic's economic fallout will worsen conflicts: UN diplomats

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres's plea for a global ceasefire back in March has gone largely unheeded.

Aug 4, 2020

By Peter Hutchison

Libya Syria

Victoria in Australia imposed new lockdown

Asian markets mostly lower as virus forces new lockdowns

With the disease showing no sign of easing globally -- total cases topped 18 million Monday -- governments are moving to reimpose containment measures.

Aug 3, 2020

By AFP News

White House

Crushed by COVID, small Spanish firms struggle to survive

So far, 40,000 bars, restaurants and hotels have permanently closed.

Jul 31, 2020

By Emmanuelle Michel

Spain European Union

Australia unveils law forcing tech giants to pay for news

Both Facebook and Google say advertising revenue linked to news content is a small fraction of their overall revenue.

Jul 31, 2020

By David Millikin

Facebook Google

Virus wreaks economic havoc as global cases top 17 million

COVID-19 is forcing governments into a persistent balancing act between saving lives and preventing economic devastation.

Jul 31, 2020

By Heather Scott with AFP Bureaus

Big Tech firms see robust results in pandemic-hit quarter

The results from Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google parent Alphabet were largely better than expected.

Jul 31, 2020

By Glenn Chapman, with Rob Lever in Washington

Apple Amazon Facebook Google

Javad Marandi: From Immigrant Child To Global Entrepreneur - The Making Of A British Success Story

Javad Marandi is best known for his glamorous investments in the high fashion brands Anya Hindmarch and Emilia Wickstead and for his close association with Soho House Group on a variety of ventures.

Jul 30, 2020

By Dan Atkinson

Mattel launches 2020 Barbie Election Campaign Team dolls with black candidate

Mattel's new Barbie 2020 Election series 4-piece doll set is now available online for £31

Jul 30, 2020

By Nina Siena

Elections

UK government invests £170,000 in members-only sex party start-up company

A sex party start-up company valued at £11.5 million gets funding from UK government's Future Fund campaign

Jul 30, 2020

By Nina Siena

Samsung Electronics net profit climbs 7.3% in Q2

Samsung Electronics shares were up 1.69 percent in early morning trade.

Jul 30, 2020

By AFP News

Samsung South Korea

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

Bitcoin prices reportedly reached a high of $11,000 but dropped back to approximately $10,800 shortly thereafter, which is still a remarkable growth.

Jul 29, 2020

By John Diente

Bitcoin

Markets mixed ahead of Fed decision as US lawmakers haggle

With the disease showing little sign of being fully controlled until a vaccine is created, economic recoveries and a months-long global markets rally are sputtering.

Jul 29, 2020

By AFP News

Gold hits new record, equities up on US stimulus hope

The global economic outlook remains clouded, putting the brakes on a months-long stocks rally.

Jul 28, 2020

By AFP News

Gold

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