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Trump 'considering' travel ban after Brazil suffers deadliest coronavirus day on record

President Donald Trump said he is considering imposing a travel ban on Brazil, following the South American country’s deadliest day on record as a result of the coronav

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Europe Coronavirus Updates: Another 363 patients die in UK, Italy's death toll at 32,330

People sit on steps of the National Gallery in London, Britain, on May 17, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)-- UK COVID-19 deaths hit 35,704 as another 363 patients die;-- Italy's death toll from co

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Turkey expands lira swap facility with Qatar in $10bn deal

The lira hit a record low of 7.49 to the dollar earlier this month. /VCG Qatar has thrown a lifeline to the COVID-19-hit Turkish economy by agreeing to increase its currency swap facility.The

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Will China leapfrog in the digital economy post-COVID 19?

China's strategies to develop the digital economy can be traced back long before the COVID-19 outbreak. But the outbreak has triggered the full acceleration of the country to carry forward its dig

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Gremlin brings chaos engineering to Windows platform

Chaos engineering is about helping companies set up worst case scenarios and testing them to see what causes the operating system to fall over, but up until now, it has mostly been for teams running L

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Walmart says it will discontinue Jet.com, which it acquired for $3B in 2016

So much for Walmart’s big and expensive effort to take on Amazon with a digitally-native brand. Today, the retail giant announced in its quarterly report that it would be discontinuing Jet.com,

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UK MPs criticize 'inadequate' virus testing, vote new Brexit rules

MPs vote in favour for Boris Johnson's new points-based immigration system. /AFP British MPs heaped fresh pressure on the government for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, calling its t

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Huawei admits uncertainty following new US chip curbs

Following the U.S. government’s announcement that would further thwart Huawei’s chip-making capability, the Chinese telecoms equipment giant condemned the new ruling for being “arbit

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Review contradicts Johnson's claim on early lockdown at UK care homes

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Britain's parliament on Wednesday that his government moved swiftly to protect the country's vulnerable care homes. Under increasing pressure to defend his r

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EU to halve pesticides by 2030 to protect bees, biodiversity: draft

The European Commission is seeking to halve the use of chemical pesticides by 2030 to halt the decline of pollinators, in a plan likely to draw criticism both from those urging a phase-out of the sub

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Second Brazil health minister quits in a month

Brazil lost its second health minister in a month on Friday after President Jair Bolsonaro demanded wider use of unproven anti-malarial drugs to fight the coronavirus outbreak, adding to turmoil i

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Japan should be prepared for long battle against coronavirus: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday the nation should be prepared for a long battle against the coronavirus pandemic, warning that the virus still remained a significant threat and prev

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UK COVID-19 deaths hit nearly 34,000 as another 348 patients die

Another 348 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Thursday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 33,998, the Department of Health and Social Care sa

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UK's $2bn bike infrastructure plan could transform the country

02:36 The British government has announced it will spend more than $2 billion to improve cycling and walking paths across the country, to reduce pressure on public transport in the Cov

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Why did Apple buy NextVR?

After plenty of talk about AR as the next computing platform, Apple may have more interest in virtual reality than they’ve previously forecasted.Following an April report from 9to5mac, today Ap

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UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 33,614 as another 428 patients die

Another 428 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 33,614, the Department

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French gov't promises 18 bln euros in aid for pandemic-hit tourism sector

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Thursday announced a package of measures totalling 18 billion euros (about 19.44 billion U.S. dollars) to rescue the tourism sector which was hit hard by th