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More than 66m Americans have already cast ballots amid fears over catching Covid at polling stations [...]
Already fighting in court, Republicans and Democrats ready for more litigation after polling day [...]
Acquisition is the latest in a wave of big-ticket M&A sweeping the semiconductor sector [...]
Partnership will allow users to shop as they scroll through short-form videos [...]
Lenders braced for rise in bad loans as Covid resurgence threatens fresh economic damage [...]
Security and political challenges hinder the president’s efforts to overhaul its ‘Françafrique’ strategy [...]
A series of mergers shows how the industry is trying to demonstrate discipline after the boom [...]
President campaigns heavily in swing state that helped him pull off surprise win in 2016 [...]
Keeping free movement would give British territory closer ties to EU than when it was part of bloc [...]
AI21 Labs is launching Wordtune, a Chrome extension that suggests ways to rephrase a sentence. [...]
“Inculsivity by design” is now a top Gap corporate value. [...]
The deal is expected to give AMD more of the pieces it needs to break Intel’s stranglehold on the profitable market for data center computer components. [...]
Airbnb has tapped Jony Ive's design consultancy LoveFrom to design new customer experiences. [...]
An uncertain supply chain, frustrated employees, a wary public, and a changing business model—America’s dentists are stressed out. [...]
This year's virtual Fortune Global Forum focuses on how COVID has changed the nature of business. [...]
More than 100 planes are stored at a purpose-built facility on the dusty outskirts of Alice Springs, Australia. [...]
BlackRock Inc. holds a “modest” short in the greenback against the likes of the Chinese yuan, Indian rupee and Indonesia rupiah. [...]
Paul Hudson, head of the French pharmaceutical firm, thinks collaboration within the industry can lead to big breakthroughs for many illnesses other than COVID-19. [...]
U.S. futures are trading sideways after Monday's market plunge [...]
Names on the move ahead of the open. [...]
Stocks opened little changed on Tuesday as Wall Street attempted to rebound from a massive sell-off a day earlier. [...]
Strong demand and a limited supply of homes have caused home price gains to accelerate dramatically. [...]
The move by JPMorgan could boost the broader blockchain and cryptocurrency industries, whose proponents believe mainstream adoption is nearing. [...]
The DOJ argued that Trump was acting in his capacity as a government employee when he said E. Jean Carroll was motivated by money in claiming he raped her. [...]
Semiconductor designer Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said it has agreed buy Xilinx in a $35 billion all-stock deal that will intensify its battle with Intel in the data center chip market. [...]
SpaceX is expanding the beta test of its Starlink satellite internet service according to emails seen by CNBC, with service priced at $99 a month. [...]
Ant Group will close its Hong Kong institutional book building process a day earlier than expected due to strong demand for its record initial public offering (IPO), a person familiar with the matter told CNBC. [...]
The findings of the study could deal a blow to those pushing for so-called herd immunity. [...]
New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods rose more than expected in September, wrapping up a quarter of potentially record growth in business spending and the overall economy. [...]
Fiscal sustainability for states will become the casualty, overwhelming the modest gains of the prudence in recent years: RBI [...]
Sitharaman said the economy saw a contraction in the April-June quarter, but demand has picked up in the festival season. [...]
Leaders from Pakistan to Algeria expressed unease over the French president’s crackdown on radical Islam. [...]
Caterpillar Earnings Offer Little Guidance on Recovery Pace [...]
U.S. Can’t Replace Trump as Defendant in Rape-Accuser’s Lawsuit [...]
Pound Outlook Clears Before U.S. Vote But Gains Depend on Brexit [...]
Investors Rebel Against Brazil’s Rich-Nation Approach to Crisis [...]
Hedge Fund LIM Focusing More on Distressed Debt Trading in Asia [...]
The Supreme Court Needs Reform [...]
Huawei, China Firms Are Said to Seek Curbs on Nvidia’s Arm Deal [...]
Rising Covid-19 infection levels around the world are compounding worries about the global economic outlook. [...]
S&P 500 futures are edging higher a day after the benchmark's steepest descent in over a month. [...]
A day after Italy introduced a 6 p.m. curfew for bars, Davide Campari-Milano, the maker of Campari and Aperol reported a summer surge in sales. [...]
Shares in HSBC rose after the bank took fewer provisions for bad loans in the third quarter and said it might pay a “conservative” dividend, the latest global bank to strike a cautiously optimistic note on a recovery. [...]
Traders already wary of Turkish assets are concerned that a victory for Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential election could increase the chance of sanctions against Turkey. [...]
The Chinese fintech giant, currently the world’s most valuable startup, is about to make history with record-breaking IPOs in Hong Kong and Shanghai. How did it become so big? [...]
Investors have questioned the health of some New York City real-estate loans amid the pandemic, but the situation for now often isn’t as dire as it might seem. [...]
South Korea’s recession ended in the third quarter of the year with the economy growing 1.9% from the second quarter. The country’s commendable control of Covid-19 has helped—but like China, its pre-existing economic structure was also key. [...]
Despite the steep stock-market selloff Monday, investors appear to be positioning for a speedy outcome to the presidential contest and dwindling volatility through the end of the year. [...]
U.S. sanctions over Hong Kong are likely to pose fewer headaches for international banks operating in the financial hub than first feared, lawyers say. [...]
INX Limited, a cryptocurrency exchange that went public on Ethereum last month, will purchase U.S. broker-dealer Openfinance Securities. [...]
This week's $24M exploit of DeFi platform Harvest shows risks as real as rewards in open-beta crypto markets, where investor protection is minimal. [...]
A survey from Grayscale Investments suggests interest in bitcoin is on the rise, with the coronavirus being a driver of new investors. [...]
A major tech firm is about to start using JPM Coin in global payments, as the investment bank doubles down on its blockchain business. [...]
Bitcoin's (BTC) price has climbed to 15-month highs even as coronavirus-induced instability rocks the stock markets. [...]
DBS is planning to launch an exchange for trading bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to a cached website page. [...]
"Stop f**king up your bulls**t DeFi scams and expecting exchanges to bail you out," Powell said. [...]
The exchange is making it simpler to pay for cryptocurrency with Visa and Mastercard with a direct service through a regulated subsidiary. [...]
A third version of Ocean Protocol has been released, fleshing out its vision for “datatokens” and decentralized data marketplaces. [...]
Keeping Wyoming's lead in crypto banking is a priority of the state's top elected official, Gov. Mark Gordon. [...]
Doctors say Covid-19 is now rampant in the refugee camps of Idlib, north-west Syria. [...]
Neither candidate is popular but most prefer a Biden presidency, a survey in the Middle East finds. [...]
More than 50 people reportedly die in the attack, which puts at risk a ceasefire in the area. [...]
Women were examined without consent at a Qatar airport after an abandoned baby was found, witnesses say. [...]
Women and girls are fighting back against sexual harassment like never before. [...]
The Middle East's version of Sesame street, 'Ahlam Simsim', hopes Muppets will help calm children's Covid fears. [...]
Sudan becomes the third Arab country in weeks to agree to normalise ties with its historical foe. [...]
Sheikh Mohammad Adnan al-Afiyuni, a key mediator with Syrian rebels, was killed by a car bomb. [...]
Saad Hariri, who resigned after mass unrest last October, must deal with a deep economic crisis. [...]
The country's problems have worsened since huge crowds took to the streets a year ago. [...]
Early voting surges as Donald Trump and Joe Biden barnstorm the nation in the final days of the presidential campaign. [...]
And threatening to turn our lands into a toxic waste dump. [...]
UK report says pre-existing conditions cannot explain entirely why non-white people have suffered disproportionately. [...]
Demonstrations break out across the country, with clashes in two cities, as daily COVID-19 cases soar to fresh records. [...]
Hashtags in support of President Emmanuel Macron on Indian Twitter as his remarks cause outrage among Muslims. [...]
As protesters gather, The Stream examines the cause and effect of Pakistan’s unrest. [...]
Democrat Jamie Harrison was considered a long shot to beat Republican Lindsey Graham, but the race has tightened. [...]
Looking back, specific actions helped me embrace a new life and freedom after leaving my abuser. [...]
Officials say 'erring Chinese' nationals deported for violating conditions of stay amid brewing bribery allegations. [...]
A neo-Nazi Slovak MP has been given a prison sentence, after Greece and Italy took legal measures against the far right. [...]
[allAfrica] The Annual Law and Policy Conference organized by the Food and Drug Law Institute, from October 21st to 23rd, was held virtually under the theme « Tobacco and Nicotine Products: Regulation and Policy ». A number of public health experts, doctors and consultants, discussed this topic with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) along with the tobacco industry. [...]
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Days after President Donald Trump accused Ethiopia of breaking a deal he had negotiated over Egypt's rights to water from the Nile, the African Union is kick-starting renewed trilateral talks on the issue between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan. [...]
[RFI] France and Mali differed on Monday over whether to talk to jihadists to help end the Sahel state's eight-year-old insurgency, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian ruling the option out. [...]
[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta's successor may wait 120 days after the 2022 General Election to assume office if a proposed constitutional amendment is passed and the outcome of the vote successfully challenged at the Supreme Court. [...]
[Premium Times] The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed N3 million sanction each on AIT, Channels and Arise News television stations, for alleged violation of broadcasting code in reporting the #EndSARS protests. [...]
[Premium Times] The Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Tukur Buratai, has warned that the army will not allow subversive and unscrupulous elements to destabilise the peace and stability of Nigeria. [...]
[Manchester Trade] Washington, DC -- In this brief Manchester Trade paper, we argue that unless intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) begins on a timely basis, Africa's credibility as a serious player in the global economy will suffer a demoralizing blow. Specifically, if the current delays and launch dates go beyond January 2021, Africa's various trade and investment partners may start to doubt if the AfCFTA will ever become a reality. Ideally,… [...]
[Namibian] Protesters demanding action from the government on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and femicide have set a deadline for the resignation of minister of gender equality, poverty eradication and social welfare minister Doreen Sioka. [...]
[spotlight] Tuberculosis (TB) treatment can be shortened from six to four months in 80% of children. This is according to findings from the SHINE study that were presented at a leading TB conference on Saturday. [...]
[Observer] -- President's ally, PYJ appears to confirm suspicions [...]
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Defense Army of Nagorno Karabakh has reported 35 more deaths in fighting against Azerbaijan.Since September 27, when Azerbaijan started the war against [...]
In abandoned mountain villages and small towns shattered by shelling in Nagorno-Karabakh, FRANCE 24 spoke to soldiers fighting in the disputed enclave since the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan b [...]
Muslims are a small minority in the United States, but they may have a significant influence on the US elections. Muslim Americans, however, are often torn between the anti-Muslim rhetoric and xeno [...]
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 27 (ANI): Taliban is yet to cut ties with al-Qaeda and other terrorist organisations, said the Afghan Chief of Army Staff Yasin Zia in reaction to the killing of the senio [...]
WASHINGTON - The United States has confirmed the death of a high-ranking al-Qaida official in Afghanistan, describing it as a major setback for the group despite some initial confusion in reporting [...]
By David SwansonI read this nightmare fantasy in the :Of course, virtually anything is "conceivable," although few things are "almost certain" - perhaps least among them the end of NA [...]
WASHINGTON - The United States is confirming the death of a high-ranking al-Qaida official in Afghanistan - only it appears the dead terrorist is not the group's second-in-command, as has been repo [...]
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army downed two Azerbaijani drones on Monday, October 26, Karabakh presidential spokesman Vahram Poghosyan said in a [...]
PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday, October 26 that the ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone is holding.Azerbaijan, however, violated the t [...]
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Defense Army destroyed another Israeli reconnaissance and combat drone IAI Harop of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on Monday, October [...]
In an attempt to defuse any objections to the expected start of EU accession talks, Skopje said it is willing to clarify that the use of the name North Macedonia does not imply any territorial claims on Bulgaria. [...]
After Facebook banned content that denies the Holocaust, the Institute for Research of Genocide Canada has called on the social network to apply the same policy to the denial of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. [...]
The Serbian Interior Ministry told the Council of Europe that it is still looking into attacks on journalists, some of them involving police officers, during protests that turned violent in July. [...]
In deference to the US and NATO, North Macedonia is mulling laws that will effectively exclude China’s Huawei from its 5G race – possibly at the cost of its normally cordial relations with Beijing. [...]
A lower court’s rejection of a ruling by Turkey’s Constitutional Court has reignited debate over judicial independence, just as the country’s top court considers a number of high-profile verdicts. [...]
Hashim Thaci initially argued for the establishment of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, but as he faces possible indictment for war crimes, he has now been accused of attempting to obstruct and undermine it. [...]
Since the coal mines in Romania’s Jiu Valley closed, many former workers and their descendants are looking for hope inside the slot machine venues that have invaded the region. [...]
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that secret negotiations have secured the return from Syria of several of the children of Islamic State fighters from Albania after years spent in refugee camps. [...]
The plan of Poland’s ruling party may have been to quietly pass a near-total abortion ban under cover of the pandemic, using the Constitutional Tribunal to do its dirty work. The growing protests and the global coverage suggest it has failed. [...]
In Serbia’s new government, responsibility for ‘family care and demography’ will fall to the right-wing Serbian Patriotic Alliance. [...]