News Around the Globe
By Elisa BEIJING — In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is …
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By Neill United States Former President Trump called Friday night for a boycott of Major League Baseball, Coke and Delta Airlines – and all other companies that have pulled out …
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By Connelly Venezuela’s government accused Facebook of “digital totalitarianism” for freezing President Nicolas Maduro’s page for 30 days after he posted what the social network deemed misinformation about COVID-19. The …
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By Froelich All it takes to be a millionaire in Venezuela is a few American pennies: the beleaguered South American country’s economy is so bad, they’re introducing a million bolivar …
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By Lapin A woman who claimed to be delivering a letter to United States President Biden was arrested near the White House with a loaded gun in her car, reports …
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By Conelly Myanmar’s new military leaders blacked out nearly all access to the internet as protests over last week’s coup continued. Internet connectivity dropped to 16% of ordinary levels, the …
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By Elie Ant Group has agreed on a restructuring plan with Chinese regulators under which the fintech giant will become a financial holding company, a person with direct knowledge of …
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By Vega The US government is asking Australia to abandon a proposed law that would force Facebook and Google to pay local media firms a cut of the advertising revenue …
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By Mcenery Donald Trump’s bankers are cutting ties with the president after the insurrection at the Capitol, with one even calling publicly for his resignation. Over the past 24 hours, …
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By Renni Seven pro-democratic lawmakers were arrested in Hong Kong on charges related to obstructing a legislative council meeting in May, they said on Facebook, a move that comes after …
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By Vega Facebook’s long-delayed oversight board, which will have power to overrule Mark Zuckerberg on what content to censor, will launch next month ahead of the US presidential election. The …
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By Alex US President Donald Trump said Saturday he’s given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that would see the popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart and …
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By Garger U.S. President Trump’s longtime adviser Kellyanne Conway is stepping down from her role at the end of month. Conway, whose daughter, Claudia, has sparked national attention this summer …
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By Cooper Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and other company executives have been discussing a “kill switch” to shut off political advertising after the election is over to curb misinformation, …
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By Vega Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is turning up the heat on TikTok. The campaign this week ran ads on Facebook claiming that the wildly popular, Chinese-owned social-media app is …
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By Manskar China will speed up its purchases of American farm goods under its trade deal with the US following a summit between the two countries, a new report says. …
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By Barone Donald Trump jabs presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in a new interview Sunday, cracking, “I don’t think he remembers what he did yesterday.” When asked what Trump felt …
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By Hannah BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro attacked Congress and the courts in a speech to hundreds of supporters on Sunday as the number of coronavirus cases …
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By Lapin US President Trump on Sunday said he believes the coronavirus outbreak was the result of a “horrible mistake” in China — days after claiming he’d seen evidence that …
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By Emily Tech companies are finding themselves at the center of the falling out between the US and China as the two nations spar over the Communist Party’s handling of …
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