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Military says that Chad's president killed on battlefield 2021-04-20 07:12:41N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, was killed Tuesday

Merkel defends German/Russian pipeline construction 2021-04-20 06:26:07BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday defended her country's ongoing cooperation with Russia on the building of the Nord Str

US ambassador in Moscow heads home for consultations 2021-04-20 05:53:28MOSCOW (AP) - The U.S. ambassador to Russia said Tuesday he will head home for consultations - a move that comes after the Kremlin prodded him to take

China rejects accusations of abuses in Xinjiang 2021-04-20 05:53:23BEIJING (AP) - China’s government on Tuesday rejected accusations of abuses in the Xinjiang region after a human rights group appealed for a U.N

Reports: UK to toughen climate target before Biden 2021-04-20 05:24:56LONDON (AP) - The U.K. government will set itself a more ambitious climate target, pledging to reduce carbon emissions by three-quarters of their 1990

EU expands sanctions against Myanmar military, companies 2021-04-20 03:26:28BANGKOK (AP) - The European Union expanded its sanctions against Myanmar’s military leaders and army-controlled companies ahead of a regional me

Pakistan Parliament to consider French envoy's expulsion 2021-04-20 02:07:44LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan’s Parliament is expected to consider a resolution on Tuesday about whether the French envoy should be expelled

Amid U.S. strains, China's Xi warns against 'unilateralism' 2021-04-20 00:42:46BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for more equitable management of global affairs and, in an implicit rejection of U

Biden's virtual climate summit: Diplomacy sans human touch 2021-04-20 00:05:13WASHINGTON (AP) - There will be no hands to shake or backs to slap, no way to look a foreign leader in the eye. The small human moments that define st

Joe Biden invites Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin to 2021-04-19 20:25:27President Biden will summon dozens of world leaders Thursday and Friday for a virtual climate change summit aimed at securing historic cuts in polluti

Colombia peace court alarmed over killings of former 2021-04-19 20:10:39BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia’s postwar reconciliation tribunal said Monday that violence against former guerrilla fighters and community lea

UN agency to provide food assistance for Venezuelan 2021-04-19 18:15:17CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The food assistance agency of the United Nations announced Monday that it will begin operations in Venezuela after reaching

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At least 11 killed, dozens injured in Egypt 2021-04-18 14:38:26Egyptian authorities say at least 11 people have been killed and almost 100 others injured in a passenger train derailment north of Cairo.

The U.S. is awash in vaccine supply. Its 2021-04-18 04:00:00With some U.S. states now boasting more than one dose of COVID-19 vaccine for every adult, the newest concern involves demand: Will enough Americans g

U.S. safety regulator issues warning about Peloton's Tread+ 2021-04-17 19:06:45U.S. safety regulators warned people with kids and pets Saturday to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and nearly

Health of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny worsening amid 2021-04-17 17:08:25Dr. Yaroslav Ashikhmin said Saturday that test results he received from Navalny's family show him with sharply elevated levels of potassium, which ca

MP William Amos speaks out: Leaked naked photo 2021-04-17 12:11:49The Liberal MP who inadvertently flashed his parliamentary colleagues says the fact that a screenshot of him in the nude was leaked to the media sends

Chauvin trial highlights and takeaways 2021-04-16 19:45:00CBC's Susan Ormiston takes a look back at 14 days of testimony at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged

Biden will lift refugee cap in May after 2021-04-16 19:13:04Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said U.S. President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor's historicall

MIT researchers turn spider webs into musical forms 2021-04-16 18:20:00Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology put spider web formations through computer algorithms, creating melodic tones, chords and dis

Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response 2021-04-16 16:30:48Russia said it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington in response to a barrage of new U.S.

Castro era ending in Cuba as Raúl announces 2021-04-16 14:52:03Raúl Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of Cuba's all-powerful Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by hi

Peaky Blinders, Harry Potter actor Helen McCrory dead 2021-04-16 12:15:24Britain's Helen McCrory, who starred in Harry Potter films and the TV series Peaky Blinders, has died after a battle with cancer, her husband, a

U.S. preparing for COVID-19 booster shots, as Pfizer 2021-04-16 10:17:46The United States is preparing for the possibility that a booster shot will be needed between nine to 12 months after people are initially vaccinated

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Super League: Why are football's biggest clubs starting 2021-04-18 23:00:48Europe's biggest football clubs have suffered during the Covid pandemic and seek financial stability.

Australia opens travel bubble with New Zealand 2021-04-18 21:04:38The world's first major travel bubble set up in the Covid pandemic allows quarantine-free visits.

Facebook: Our staff can carry on working from 2021-04-18 19:16:34The US technology giant tells the BBC that remote working after the pandemic is "the future".

Low-deposit mortgage scheme is launched 2021-04-18 19:16:25First-time buyers will get cheaper deals if they can stretch to a bigger deposit, analysts say.

Job centre workers 'feel unsafe returning to work' 2021-04-18 19:16:15A union representing job centre staff says three in five feel unsafe interacting with the public.

Leon: Billionaire Issa brothers buy fast food chain 2021-04-18 08:40:46The Issa brothers have bought the British fast food chain Leon, which has more than 70 sites.

Charles Geschke: Adobe co-founder who helped develop the 2021-04-18 06:02:22Charles Geschke set up Adobe in 1982, giving the world the ubiquitous PDF technology.

How cancer put me off joining Amazon union 2021-04-17 19:02:36Carla Jonson's story helps explain how Amazon won last week's union vote in Alabama.

Peloton safety: US regulators warn against using treadmill 2021-04-17 18:50:38The Consumer Product Safety Commission says it is aware of 39 incidents involving the Tread+ treadmill.

Reopening verdict: 'It was 'buzzing, chaotic and crazy' 2021-04-16 17:01:03Business owners tell how their first week of trading has gone after lockdown rules eased in England and Wales.

Covid: Michelin-starred Amsterdam restaurant's €20 takeaway burgers 2021-04-16 16:01:16Unable to have guests due to the pandemic, a fine dining restaurant in Amsterdam turns to takeaways.

Archegos collapse costs Morgan Stanley $911m 2021-04-16 10:11:54US investment bank Morgan Stanley's lending to the collapsed hedge fund cost it nearly $1bn.

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Life after the C-suite 2021-04-16 20:00:00The adjustment process can be painful

A new boss at L’Oréal will have to 2021-04-16 20:00:00What will beauty habits look like after the pandemic?

Can South-East Asian tech’s hot streak last? 2021-04-16 20:00:00Foreign investors cannot get enough of Sea, Grab, Gojek and other regional unicorns

The method in Microsoft’s merger madness 2021-04-15 10:55:06Making sense of the software giant’s acquisitive streak

New means of getting from A to B 2021-04-14 20:00:00The business of “mobility” in its many forms is huge, and legacy metal-bashers are racing to adapt

CEO activism in America is risky business 2021-04-13 20:00:00Firms used to keep politics at arm’s length. What went wrong?

Clubhouse may fade. Group voice chat is here 2021-04-09 20:00:00What Silicon Valley’s latest hype cycle says about the future of social media

Brace for the Amazon effect on live sport 2021-04-09 20:00:00The last redoubt of the pay-TV bundle is under siege

Pfizer’s boss thinks covid-19 is reshaping Big Pharma 2021-04-09 20:00:00The industry is becoming nimbler and more innovative

A leaked memo from a chief impact officer 2021-04-08 10:48:55The newest addition to the C-suite talks climate change and hot tubs

Cairn Energy takes on India’s government 2021-04-08 10:48:55A Scottish firm threatens to seize overseas assets of state-controlled Indian firms

China’s rulers want more control of big tech 2021-04-07 20:00:00As the Communist Party whips digital platforms into line, trillions of dollars in market value are at stake

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