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The death toll from cyclone Seroja in eastern Indonesia and East Timor has risen to nearly 180. More than 70 people are still being searched for missing. The Southeast Asian countries faced landslides, floods and mudslides on…
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Privacy activist Max Schrems and his organization Noyb have filed a complaint against Google in France for alleged violations of European privacy rules in advertising. The complaint was lodged with the French regulator CNIL.…
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The Tokyo stock exchange ended slightly lower on Thursday. A sharp rise in the number of corona infections in the Japanese capital and Osaka fueled concerns about new measures to contain the virus. Another shortening of restaurant…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Xi expressed the hope of greater cooperation with Germany and the European Union. The call comes two weeks after the EU imposed sanctions…
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The British are urged to get vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine and not to be put off by reports that it may cause blood clots. Health authorities point out that only thirty suspected blood clots have been identified after 18…
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Japanese technology and electronics group Toshiba has received a takeover offer from investment company CVC Capital Partners. More than $ 20 billion may be involved in that offer. Toshiba said it was looking at the proposal. CVC…
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A court in Moscow has fined the Chinese video platform TikTok of 2.6 million rubles, more than 24,000 pounds. TikTok, part of Chinese tech company ByteDance, was fined for `` not removing calls for minors to argue. '' Those calls…
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Russian police have stepped up security at the penal colony where opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being held. Activists want to demonstrate there on Tuesday to demand better medical care for the politician. On Tuesday morning,…
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