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Guyana gets first batch of China-donated COVID-19 vaccine doses

Guyana on Tuesday received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm.

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Toys R Us receives several $1bn bids for its Asia unit

ToystoregiantToysRUshasreceivedbidsofmorethan$1bnfromprospectivebuyersforamajoritystakeinitsAsiabusiness,alawyerforthefirmsaid.TheUS-basedfirmhasoperationsaroun

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Zipline blood delivery drone applies for US trial

DronedeliveryfirmZiplinehasrevealedanewaircraftthatitsayswillletitmakeupto500deliverieseveryday.ZiplineoperatesacommercialservicedeliveringbloodsuppliesinRwanda

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Weinstein Company will file for bankruptcy: media

TheWeinsteinCompanywillfileforbankruptcy,USmediareportedonSunday,afterprosecutorssoughttoimposeconditionsonasaleofthefirmco-foundedbydisgracedHollywoodmogulHarv

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Alibaba invests another $1.3 billion into its offline retail strategy

Alibabahasfurthereditsphysicalretailfootprintafteritinvestedanotherbilliondollarsintoprojectstodevelopitsso-called“newretail”strategywhichcombinesonlineandoffli

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China's top law firm looks for joint ventures in Pakistan

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Jan26(APD)--China'slargestlawfirmDachengDentonshasexpresseditskeeninterestforestablishingjointventureswithPakistanilocalpriva

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Japan's Softbank 'bids for stake in Uber'

Japan'sSoftbankhasreportedlymadeaheavilydiscountedbidtobuyUbersharesatavaluationof$48bn(£36bn).Ifthedealgoesahead,Softbankwouldacquirethestockfornearly30%lessth

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Foxconn third-quarter profit drops on iPhone X costs

TechgiantFoxconnsaidTuesdayitsthird-quarterprofitsankbymorethanathird,draggedbycostsassociatedwithproducingthelatestiPhonemodel.AlsoknownasHonHai,thefirmisthewo

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Uber's South Asia policy chief quits in latest senior departure: sources

Uber’s[UBER.UL]chiefofpolicyforIndiaandSouthAsiahasquit,twosourcesfamiliarwiththemattersaidonMonday,inthelatesthigh-leveldepartureattheonlinetaxicompany.ShwetaR

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New York Times fires lawyer who worked with Weinstein

TheNewYorkTimesonTuesdayfiredlawyerDavidBoies’firmafterlearningittriedtohaltthenewspaper’sinvestigationintosexualharassmentchargesagainstHollywoodmogulHarveyWei

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Google to buy part of HTC's smartphone operations for $1.1 billion

AlphabetInc’s(GOOGL.O)GooglewillacquirepartofTaiwanesesmartphonemakerHTC’s(2498.TW)smartphoneoperationsfor$1.1billion,thecompaniessaidinajointstatementonThursda

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UK PR firm Bell Pottinger expelled from association over South Africa

BellPottinger,oneofBritain’sbest-knownPRagencies,hasbeenexpelledfromtheindustry’stradeassociationoveracampaignjudgedtohavedeliberatelystokedracialtensionsinSout

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Indonesia, U.S. mining firm reach agreement on permit extension

ByAPDWriterMaverickJAKARTA,Aug.29(APD)—IndonesiangovernmentandtheUnitedStates-basedcopperandgoldminingfirmFreeportMcMoranagreedontermstoextendthelatter’soperati

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Jeff Immelt of General Electric quits race to be Uber boss

GeneralElectricchairJeffImmelthasruledhimselfoutoftheracetobecomethenewbossoftaxiserviceUber.Inatweet,MrImmeltsaidhehad"decidednottopursuealeadershippositionatU

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Samsung faces growing threats despite record profits

SprawlingSouthKoreanconglomerateSamsungElectronicshasrecoveredfromahumiliatingrecallfiascoandthearrestofitsdefactoleaderwithremarkablespeed,analystssaid,afterth

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Amazon profits are sharply lower as it invests overseas

Amazonsalesroseinthesecondquarterbutprofitsplunged,asthee-commercegiantspentheavilyinabidtobecomethego-toshopgloballyforeverythingfromfoodtotelevision.TheSeattl

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Hitting the gas: Baidu’s driverless car venture speeds up

HeadofaleadingChinesesmartvehicledeveloperBaidu,RobinLi,drovestraightintotroublebyshowcasinghisunlicensedpetproductonabusyBeijingroadonWednesday,apossibleviolat