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The European Commission said on Monday it had opened an in-depth investigation into Facebook’s proposed acquisition of Kustomer over concerns that the deal would stifle competition for customer relationship ...

The United Kingdom’s decision to maintain restrictions only for French travellers is a “discriminatory” move, French Minister of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune said on Thursday, calling on ...

The new French law extending the use of the health pass (pass sanitaire) to a wider range of public places will enter into force on Aug. 9 to help the country ...

Three Chinese astronauts have been living and working in China’s space station core module Tianhe for more than a month. They are scheduled to stay in space for three ...

Kuwait plans to establish logistic cities to support local economy and attract foreign investment, Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) announced on Sunday. Sheikh Yousef Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, KPA Director-General, said that these ...

The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 has dropped to 39 percent in Israel, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Thursday. The Pfizer vaccine is also only 41 per ...

The Budapest Airport has reported a record turnover for its first six months in 2021, thanks to the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, the airport informed Wednesday. “Thanks to the record half-year, ...

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed the creation of an anti-money laundering authority to clamp down on financial crime across the European Union (EU). “These are bold steps to close ...

China’s new high-speed maglev train rolled off the production line on Tuesday. It has a designed top speed of 600 km per hour — currently the fastest ground vehicle available globally. ...

Sudan on Monday reiterated its rejection of Ethiopia’s completion of the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a 6,450 MW ...

A Chinese language proficiency competition for school and college students was held online via video link in Cyprus on Sunday, as China and Cyprus celebrate this year the 50th anniversary ...

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC countries, known as OPEC+, agreed in an online meeting on Sunday to boost oil production by 400,000 barrels a day as ...

China’s foreign trade in the first half of the year posted the best performance in history, underpinned by the country’s sustainable economic recovery and strong global demand. The ...

Britain reported another 42,302 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, the highest since mid-January, according to official figures released Wednesday. The country also recorded another 49 coronavirus-related deaths. These figures only ...

German car manufacturer Volkswagen and Chinese company Gotion High-tech have concluded a strategic cooperation agreement on the construction of a battery cell factory at Volkswagen Group Components’ site in Salzgitter, ...

Evidence has begun to emerge that COVID-19 had been circulating around the world earlier than the pathogen was first reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. In mid-June, a ...

China expects to see the number of 5G users exceed 560 million by 2023, according to a recent guideline. By then, 5G network is expected to be used by over 40 percent of ...

According to this year’s recently released Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Center Development Index Report, Singapore, London and Shanghai are the top three global shipping hubs in 2021, followed by Hong Kong, ...

Finance ministers of the world’s 20 largest economies (G20) on Saturday agreed to go ahead with the plan to design a global tax system that would impose a minimum levy ...

Israeli cultured meat foodtech company SuperMeat has been piloting a farm-to-fork restaurant that serves a chicken menu based on meat cultivated on-site in a futuristic kitchen. Ido Savir, CEO and ...

China has enhanced supervision over virtual currencies to further fend off financial risks and forestall speculation in virtual currency businesses. Bitcoin mining and trading-related activities will be cracked down upon, ...

The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus has dropped to just 64 per cent in Israel, the country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Monday. The ...

Belarus has closed its border with Ukraine, claiming that arms are being smuggled into the country. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says it is part of an attempt by outside powers ...

A batch of 10 Chinese-made eco-friendly electric buses arrived in Qatar on Tuesday, with the Chinese Ambassador to Qatar Zhou Jian and Qatari Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim bin Saif ...