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Does Sweden's COVID-19 experience support the herd immunity theory?

02:27 At a time when countries across Europe are seeing alarming surges in daily coronavirus infections, Sweden has recorded its lowest rate of positive tests since the virus emerged,

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'Unprecedented' Arctic wildfires produced record emissions this year

Wildfires raging across the Arctic Circle this summer, many still ablaze, have created record levels of carbon pollution as smoke plumes covered an area the size of more than a third of Canada, ac

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AstraZeneca begins human trial of COVID-19 antibody treatment

British drugmaker, AstraZeneca, one of the leading players in the race for a coronavirus vaccine, has started testing an antibody-based drug on volunteers for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19

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Global business daily: M&S job cuts, Walmart win, Epic Games battle

"It is clear that there has been a material shift in trade and whilst it is too early to predict with precision where a new post-COVID sales mix will settle, we must act now to reflect this change."T

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Global Business Daily: Japan GDP, UK households struggle, Sanofi deal

"I expect growth to turn positive in the July-September quarter. But globally, the rebound is sluggish everywhere except for China."Hopeful words from Takeshi Minami, chief economist at Japan's Norin

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Global Business Daily: Saudi Aramco plunge, UK job cuts, TikTok offers

"As countries ease the lockdown, we expect demand to increase."That was Amin Nasser, CEO of the world's biggest oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, with an optimistic outlook, despite the company's profits p

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UK warned banning Huawei will delay 5G rollout and cost billions

UK Parliament's Science and Technology Committee heard from Huawei's representatives, Yao Wenbing, Jeremy Thompson and Victor Zhang. /Screengrab/Parliamentlivetv Huawei UK's chief representati

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What types of social settings have been linked to COVID-19 outbreaks?

01:23 Households, large shared accommodation, ships and food processing plants are the places where the highest number of coronavirus outbreaks and the highest number of cases per outb

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Global Business Newsletter: Brexit doubts, Boeing test, BP sale

"Of course it would be in the interest of Great Britain and all member states of the European Union to achieve an orderly withdrawal."That was Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, speaking to the loc

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Global Business Daily: Ford goes 5G, airline infighting, green promise

"It [Lufthansa] needs it as a war chest to fight off competition, it doesn't need it to survive."A strong accusation from Ryanair's chief legal officer, Juliusz Komorek, who expressed his anger at th

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Meet Slovenia's mystical cave-dwelling 'baby dragons'

02:36 They might sound and look like fictional creatures from a children's book, but olms are extremely rare, tiny cave-dwelling amphibians, or aquatic salamanders to be precise.Visito

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Butlers in business lounges: How will airlines get passengers back?

02:02 With countries across Europe and the world reopening their borders for tourists to jump-start the industry battered by the coronavirus crisis, the only thing remaining is for tou

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Global Business Daily: UK COVID-19 app, EU recovery, car job cuts

"As many organizations around the country are reopening, I send my warmest best wishes and support to business communities throughout the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and across the world."That was a

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EU launches antitrust inquiry into $50bn Fiat Chrysler-PSA deal

The proposed merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot's PSA is under scrutiny from the EU. /Daniel Roland, Harold Cunningham/AFP The European Union's antitrust regulators have opened a four-mo

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Apple becomes the latest tech giant to face EU antitrust investigation

U.S. tech giant Apple is being investigated by the European Union's antitrust regulators, as the bloc puts further pressure on gatekeepers of online platforms.The company's App Store and Apple Pay ar

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Is everything we've been told about food wrong?

04:41 From "calories in, calories out" to "five-a-day" – catchy slogans and advice about food and how to stay healthy are plentiful.Official government health guidance, nutritionists s

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Gloves 'floating' like jellyfish: COVID-19 waste littering the ocean

03:03 For some, the coronavirus outbreak has increased their awareness and appreciation of the natural world. Lockdown measures meant fewer people were using public transport, cars and