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Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala, S. Korea's Yoo in run-off to lead WTO

The headquarter of World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva, Switzerland /VCG The World Trade Organization is set to have its first female leader after Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Ko

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Google must negotiate to pay for French news, appeals court confirms

Google’s appeal against an order by France’s competition watchdog to negotiate with publishers for reuse of snippets of their content has failed.As we reported in April, the French author

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Lydia partners with Tink to improve open banking features

French fintech startup Lydia is going to work with financial API startup Tink for its open banking features in its app. Lydia started as a peer-to-peer payment app and now has 4 million users in Euro

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Richest countries could be ‘close to normal’ by late next year if vaccine found, says Bill Gates

Bill Gates' foundation has committed $36bn to ramping up the manufacturing and distribution of future COVID-19 vaccines.

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Azerbaijan president criticizes mediators; fighting rages on

Heavy fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan continued Saturday in their conflict over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, while Azerbaijan’s president criti

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France struggles for Karabakh peace breakthrough amid fierce fighting

A French attempt to relaunch peace talks over Nagorno-Karabakh showed no sign of a breakthrough on Saturday as Azerbaijan blamed Armenia for re-igniting their decades-o

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Coinbase lets you withdraw funds to your debit card

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is adding a new way to withdraw funds from your Coinbase account. If you’ve added a compatible debit card to your account, you can transfer USD, EUR or GBP to your ba

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Thanks to Google, app store monopoly concerns have now reached India

Last week, as Epic Games, Facebook, and Microsoft continued to express concerns about Apple’s “monopolistic” hold over what a billion people can download on their iPhones, a similar story unfolded in

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Erdogan says willing to meet with Greek PM over east Med tensions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a meeting of his ruling AK Party in Ankara, Turkey, August 13, 2020. /Reuters Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey

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TikTok downloads to be blocked in US within days

There is a chance the ban could be rescinded if a deal is done between the app's owner ByteDance and technology giant Oracle.

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What does the WTO ruling mean for the United States?

A panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled against the United States in a tariff dispute with China. According to the finding, the U.S. was rendered to have vi

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What does the WTO ruling mean for the United States?

A panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled against the United States in a tariff dispute with China. According to the finding, the U.S. was rendered to have vi

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Belarus to close border with Poland and Lithuania: Lukashenko

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, dogged by weeks of protests over a disputed election, said on Thursday that Belarus needs to close its borders with Poland and L

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UK PM Johnson says he doesn't believe EU is acting in 'good faith'

UK Prime Minister Johnson / VCG Image UK Prime Minister Johnson on Wednesday admitted that he did not believe that the EU was negotiating in good faith in the withdrawal negotiations.Johnson w

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Doha talks could reshape Afghanistan, but peace not assured

The Afghan government and the Taliban will this weekend begin talks to end nearly two decades of war.The two sides will meet in the Qatari capital Doha from Saturday, s

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EU threatens legal action over UK trade deal for Northern Ireland

01:58 The UK has been told by the European Union to withdraw a trade bill that its own government admits breaks international law over a Brexit agreement – or it could face legal actio

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Two killed in dam protest between Mexico and the U.S.

01:15 Two people were killed in a gunfight with Mexican military police at a protest at a dam that is diverting water to the United States, according to the National Guard, as tensions