A threat to derecognize the British National Overseas passports held by residents of Hong Kong was issued by China on Thursday as retaliation against the recent decision of the United Kingdom to allow refuge to Hong Kong residents holding British… Read More ›
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EU Says Trade Deal With UK Not Likely Now, After No Progress Made Talks
Talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union over a free trade agreement were stalled on Thursday. While the EU said that an agreement was unlikely within the stipulated time frame. The UK expressed hope of an agreement by… Read More ›
UK Study Claims A ‘Breakthrough’ Treatment Can Reduce Risk Of Covid-19 Deaths
The preliminary results released by a British biotech firm have claimed that there can be a drastic reduction in the number of new coronavirus patients dying because of Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, or requiring intensive care… Read More ›
Japan’s June Exports Drop Again, For The 4th Month In A Row
The novel coronavirus pandemic has severely hit global demand resulting in the exports of Japan dropping by double digits in the month of June, marking the fourth straight month of exports decline. This has again reinforced the anticipation that the… Read More ›
Concurrent IPO Plans By Chinese Fintech Giant Ant In Shanghai And Hong Kong
The Chinese fintech firm Ant Group has initiated the process of going public through two simultaneous initial public offerings – one in Shanghai and the other in Hong Kong. Shares of the company on both the Shanghai stock exchange’s STAR… Read More ›
TikTok Says It Is ‘Not Under Chinese Government’s Thumb’
Accusations brought against it that it is completely controlled by the Chinese government have been denied by the video sharing app TikTok. The company would refuse any request from China to hand over data, said Theo Bertram, TikTok’s head of… Read More ›
Unusual Criticism Of Trump By Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Over Pandmeic
The United States president Donald Trump and his administration as criticized for the response by the federal government to the coronavirus pandemic by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in what is being called an unusual move. Zuckerberg on Thursday criticized the… Read More ›
Resolute Response To UK If Its Officials Are Sanctioned, Says China
There will be resolute response from China against the United Kingdom if there is any attempt by London to impose any sanctions against Chinese officials related to the imposition of the controversial new national security law in Hong Kong. This… Read More ›
EU-US Data Privacy Pact Struck Down By Europe’s Top Court
Following a court ruling that the transatlantic agreement in its current form is insufficient to protect the data of European citizens from United States surveillance, new modes of transferring of data from Europe to the United States now may have… Read More ›
Microsoft President Says Staggering Jobs Challenge Faced Globally
According to the president of Microsoft, Brad Smith, with about a quarter of a billion people set to lose their job this year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the world is facing a staggering jobs challenge. And with the… Read More ›