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Amazon cuts ties with top Washington lobbying firms: Bloomberg

OnlineretailingbehemothAmazon.comInc(AMZN.O)hascuttieswithWashingtonlobbyingfirmsAkinGumpStraussHauerFeldLLPandSquirePattonBoggs,BloombergreportedonFriday.Thech

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China eases market access for foreign payment firms

China'scentralbankonWednesdaylaidouttherulesforforeign-investedpaymentfirmsovermarketaccessandsupervision,inabidtoopenupitspaymentservicemarketandencouragecompe

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Pilot killed as leftist rebels fire at spray plane in S. Philippines

SuspectedleftistrebelsfiredatalightplanesprayingpesticidesinsouthernPhilippinesonSunday,killingitspilot,themilitaryandpolicesaidonMonday.MajorEzraBalagtey,spoke

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EU tax plan for tech giants riles US

TransatlantictradetensionsroseonFridaywiththenewsthattheEuropeanUnion(EU)planstoimposeadigitaltaxonFacebook,Amazon,Googleandotherbigtechcompanies.TheEuropeanCom

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EU gives Facebook and Google three months to tackle extremist content

TheEuropeanUnionhasgivenGoogle,YouTube,Facebook,Twitterandotherinternetcompaniesthreemonthstoshowthattheyareremovingextremistcontentmorerapidlyorfacelegislation

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Call for tech giants to face taxes over extremist content

InternetcompaniesshouldfaceataxpunishmentforfailingtodealwiththethreatofterrorismintheUK,securityministerBenWallacehassaid.MrWallacesaidfirmssuchasFacebook,Goog

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20% of Indian enterprises use artificial intelligence

Indianenterpriseshavebeenquicktoadoptartificialintelligence(AI)withnearlyoneinfiveorganizationsimplementingitinsomeway,saidanIntelIndiacommissionedreportunderta

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China's deliverymen face robot revolution as parcel demand soars

AtBeijing’ssprawlingRenminUniversityofChina,twoshinynewcouriersdartthroughthrongsofstudentstodeliverparcelsthroughouttheday.Butthey’renottypicalChinesedeliverym

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CBI: 'Time to stop Brexit soap opera'

CurrentBrexitnegotiationsresemble"aprime-timesoapopera",thepresidentoftheCBIwillsayonMonday.PaulDrechslerwilltellthelobbygroup'sannualconferenceitistimeforgover

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US firms face hiring difficulties, business survey says

AgrowingshareofUSemployersarestrugglingtohirenewworkersandsomehaveraisedwagesasaresult,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonMonday.TheNationalAssociationofBusinessEconom

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Airbus pushes for stake in U.S.-led German helicopter project

AirbusurgedtheGermangovernmentonWednesdaytoensuredomesticfirmsgetabigshareofanear4-billion-eurocontractearmarkedforthecountry'snextgenerationofheavy-liftmilitar

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Sell-off in technology firms sends Asia markets into reverse

AsianmarketsreversedearlygainsTuesdaytositmostlydownintheafternoonasasell-offintechnologysharesovershadowedarecordcloseonWallStreetandarallyinenergyfirms.Afters

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China’s State Council scraps limits for foreign financial institution

Foreign financial institutions were allowed to expand their businesses in previously restricted areas. The State Council issued a new negative list on Friday scrapping some restrictions for foreign financial institutions established in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone.

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China’s State Council scraps limits for foreign financial institution

Foreignfinancialinstitutionswereallowedtoexpandtheirbusinessesinpreviouslyrestrictedareas.TheStateCouncilissuedanewnegativelistonFridayscrappingsomerestrictions

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29 big data unicorn startups in China: report

China has 29 big data "unicorn" firms and 54 future unicorn firms, according to a report on China's unicorn firms development.

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Survey shows British businesses want barrier-free access to EU after Brexit

A survey of private businesses employing nearly a third of the British workforce found that most companies want barrier-free access to the European Union (EU) market after Brexit takes place.

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Tianjin overhauls dangerous chemicals firms one year after deadly blasts

Binhai New Area in north China's Tianjin Municipality has completely overhauled 583 dangerous chemicals companies, a year after a deadly explosion.