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China's August housing prices grow slightly

Houses in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. /VCG China's housing market remained generally stable in August, with slight month-on-month growth in home prices in major cities, official d

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China opens anti-subsidy probe on some U.S. glycol ethers imports

China's Commerce Ministry said on Monday (link in Chinese) it launched an anti-subsidy investigation on some glycol ethers imports from the United States starting from

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Embattled SoftBank renews talks on taking the group private: FT

SoftBank Group Corp. executives are considering taking the Japanese technology group private as the company seeks a new strategy after disposing of several large assets, the Financial Times reported

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Nearly 8 million Britons to face tighter lockdown rules

People are seen on Tower Bridge in London, Britain, on Sept. 12, 2020. /Xinhua At least 8 million Britons will be subjected to tighter lockdown restrictions next week after fresh measures were

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Disposable masks may pose environmental threat

A mask is among and other garbage in the Adriatic Sea. /CFP Cloth face masks, avoiding the virus while protecting the environmentThe wearing of face masks, recommended by governments around th

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$3M Breakthrough Prize goes to scientist designing molecules to could fight COVID-19

The Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced $21.75 million in awards today for a variety of scientific achievements. One in particular is a tech/science crossover: A $3M award to David Baker, whose w

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It’s time to better identify the cost of cybersecurity risks in M&A deals

Over the past decade, a number of high-profile cybersecurity issues have arisen during mega-MA deals, heightening concerns among corporate executives.In 2017, Yahoo disclosed three data breaches durin

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Portland passes expansive city ban on facial recognition tech

The city council in Portland, Oregon passed legislation Wednesday that’s widely regarded as the most aggressive municipal ban on facial recognition technology so far.Through a pair of ordinances

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U.S. holiday shopping season on mobile expected to be largest to date, topping 1B hours on Android

The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the holiday shopping season is already underway. Amazon has delayed its annual sales event, Prime Day, from July to October 2020, while top e-commerce retail

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Japan's Suga willing to reorganize health ministry after COVID-19 pandemic

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, currently the leading candidate to become the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said he would like t

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Beijing plans to build a pilot digital trade zone

Beijing is planning to build a pilot zone for digital trade and big data exchange in a bid to boost technological innovation and opening-up of its services sector and digital economy, according to pl

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Japan's Suga signals ultra-easy monetary policy to continue

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a frontrunner to be the next prime minister, said he would like the central bank to continue its ultra-loose monetary policy as the economy is still

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PandaDoc employees arrested in Belarus after founders protest against Lukashenko regime

Yesterday the four employees (pictured) of US-headquartered enterprise startup PandaDoc were arrested in Minsk by the Belarus police, in what appears to be an act of state-led retaliation, after the c

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COVID tests 'may be picking up traces of dead of virus'

Experts from Oxford University's Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine say the widely-used PCR test will result in false positives.

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U.S. says $1.8 bln needed to replace Huawei, ZTE parts

U.S. regulators estimated Friday that it could cost small telecoms firms more than 1.8 billion U.S. dollars to remove and replace Huawei and ZTE gear flagged over security concerns.The Federal Commun

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EU traffic light plan could ease traveler confusion over restrictions

Coronavirus restrictions have made it confusing to travel around Europe. /Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto/Getty Images The European Commission has proposed a traffic light system of red, yellow and

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Facebook to warn third-party developers of vulnerable code

Facebook has announced a policy change that will see the company notify third-party developers if it finds a security vulnerability in their code.Facebook said it “may occasionally find” c