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William Burns backs CIA AI to counter China 2021-02-24 16:39:06William J. Burns, the veteran diplomat tapped to be the next CIA director, says he will follow through with the agency's plans to adopt artificial in

After mental health break, a turnaround at Detroit 2021-02-24 16:21:10DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Mercy’s men’s basketball team began the season with three games in five days. A week later, a matchup with Kentucky

Lawyer: French tourist detained in Iran on security 2021-02-24 15:56:49TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran has detained a French tourist for nine months, his lawyer said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of detentions of foreigne

Sanctions prompt Venezuela to expel head of EU 2021-02-24 13:51:21CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela’s government on Wednesday ordered the expulsion of the head of the European Union delegation in the South Am

For Israel's allies, road to vaccines runs through 2021-02-24 13:21:08JERUSALEM (AP) - When it comes to obtaining hard-to-get coronavirus vaccines, Israel's friends are discovering the road appears to run through Jerusa

Germany urges Iran to accept diplomacy in nuclear 2021-02-24 13:08:16BERLIN (AP) - Germany's foreign minister on Wednesday urged Iran to accept diplomatic overtures coming from the West in order to preserve the 2015 nu

Josh Gottheimer, Dem lawmaker, wants State Department to 2021-02-24 11:32:00The Proud Boys and other groups involved in storming the U.S. Capitol last month should be designated as terrorist entities, a member of the House Hom

Indonesia presses regional effort to resolve Myanmar crisis 2021-02-24 11:19:48BANGKOK (AP) - Regional diplomatic efforts to resolve Myanmar's political crisis intensified Wednesday, while protests continued in Yangon and other

Massive COVID-19 vaccine-sharing push kicks off in Ghana 2021-02-24 08:27:15A shipment of 600,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses landed in Ghana on Wednesday, kicking off a global effort to supply 2 billion shots to countries that ris

US to seek seat on UN human rights 2021-02-24 08:20:44GENEVA (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday the United States will vie for a seat at the U.N.'s human rights body, which woul

China says Japan-U.S. security treaty a product of 2021-02-24 05:37:54BEIJING (AP) - China on Wednesday called the Japan-U.S. mutual security pact a product of the Cold War following U.S. criticism of the presence of Chi

Ghana is first nation in world to receive 2021-02-24 05:23:55ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiat

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Capitol police failed to properly lock down Congress 2021-02-24 16:36:01Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection did not properly lock down the building and were unsure of the rules for

Biden, Trudeau agree to 'safeguard' caribou calving grounds 2021-02-24 14:53:37U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to work with Canada to protect the North's Porcupine caribou herd — marking another shift away from the pol

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the 2021-02-24 10:30:55The first big real-world study of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed shows the shot is 94 per cent effective at preventing COVID

Single dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 2021-02-24 09:43:31Johnson & Johnson's one-shot COVID-19 vaccine appeared safe and effective in trials, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents pu

Australian bid put on IOC fast track to 2021-02-24 09:01:50The Australian state of Queensland became the strong favourite to host the 2032 Olympics after the IOC gave it the status of its preferred bidder on W

Tiger Woods survived near-fatal crash, but his career 2021-02-24 08:55:12The bad news is that the career of the world's greatest golfer — at least on the game's biggest stages — is probably over.

Space fans crack secret message on NASA's Mars 2021-02-24 07:18:05The huge parachute used by NASA's Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team.

First COVID-19 vaccine doses dispatched by COVAX arrive 2021-02-24 05:01:01The World Health Organization's global vaccine-sharing scheme COVAX delivered its first COVID-19 shots on Wednesday, as the race to get doses to the

Canadian legal luminaries sign letter accusing Iranian courts 2021-02-24 04:00:00The rulings of a court in a rural corner of northeastern Iran have brought together a Who's Who of Canada's legal profession to denounce the mistrea

Online booking complicates COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Washington 2021-02-23 22:21:00People 65 or older are now allowed to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Washington state, but many are hindered by the online booking system which some compla

Rochester, N.Y., police officers involved in death of 2021-02-23 17:35:11Rochester, N.Y., police officers seen on body camera video last March holding down a naked and handcuffed Black man named Daniel Prude until

Security officials blame bad intelligence, contradict each other 2021-02-23 15:50:29Faulty intelligence was to blame for the Capitol defenders' failure to anticipate the violent mob that invaded the iconic building and halted certifi

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Boeing 777: Dozens grounded after Denver engine failure 2021-02-22 07:04:34United Airlines and Japan's two main airlines suspend 56 planes after the incident over Denver.

BBC World News business headlines 2021-02-22 01:53:17The latest international business headlines from BBC World News.

'They wanted to jail a banker - I 2021-02-21 23:56:09Tom Hayes, jailed for rigging interest rates, tells the BBC fresh evidence will show his conviction was unsafe.

Bitcoin keeps hitting new highs after Tesla backing 2021-02-21 22:24:11Having broken through the $50,000 level last week the cryptocurrency has extended its rally this year.

More than half of UK firms plan to 2021-02-21 19:58:54The number of firms planning to make staff redundant in the first quarter of 2021 is also falling.

Singapore vending machines now dispense salmon, crab and 2021-02-20 18:53:43The city state has a dizzying array of vending machines, dispensing everything from cacti to pizza.

Is business the 'path to peace' in the 2021-02-19 17:32:03How peace between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain is reshaping business and the region's alliances.

Maersk: Consumers can foot shipping's climate change bill 2021-02-19 17:31:47From footwear to medical equipment, shipping can be a big part of any product's carbon emissions.

Holidays: Travel industry begs for 'route out of 2021-02-19 17:31:32Industry figures have urged the prime minister to provide a "roadmap" to get people travelling again.

Uber drivers are workers not self-employed, Supreme Court 2021-02-19 12:07:16The decision could mean thousands of Uber drivers are set to receive minimum wage and holiday pay.

UK finances see first January deficit in 10 2021-02-19 04:59:46Government borrowing hit £8.8bn last month, the highest January figure since records began in 1993.

Huawei turns to pig farming as smartphone sales 2021-02-18 23:16:16The Chinese telecoms giant is also pivoting into coal mining technology amid US sanctions on its phones.

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Duty-free retail is finding new ways to grow 2021-02-20 19:00:00The pandemic is pushing the industry further away from cigarettes, booze and airports, and towards China

How to design CEO pay to punish iniquity, 2021-02-19 19:00:00Firms are increasingly trying to make badly behaved bosses hand their earnings back

Why China’s Didi can succeed where Uber has 2021-02-19 19:00:00To glimpse the future of the ride-hailing business, look east

Can Pat Gelsinger turn Intel around? 2021-02-19 19:00:00The giant chipmaker’s new boss has his work cut out

Glencore’s new boss takes the reins at a 2021-02-19 19:00:00He looks a lot like his predecessor

Volkswagen’s boss lays out his electric plans 2021-02-19 19:00:00But he will not kill the internal combustion engine

When will office workers return? 2021-02-19 19:00:00Getting back to normal will involve a host of challenges

Can Anglo-Saxon activist investors whip Danone into shape? 2021-02-19 19:00:00Anglo-Saxon shareholders appear to have the backing of the yogurt-maker’s French patriarch

As Vivendi lists Universal Music, the streaming boom’s 2021-02-18 11:01:18As subscriptions approach saturation level, label-owners decide it’s time to sell

Coupang hopes to be the next successful baby 2021-02-18 11:01:18South Korea’s tech darling is the latest second-generation e-commerce group to set investors’ pulses racing

Facebook walks as Google caves in Australia 2021-02-17 19:00:00Why two tech giants have different answers to the question of who should pay for news

Can Intel’s new boss turn the chipmaker around? 2021-02-14 19:00:00Pat Gelsinger has his work cut out

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