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Trump to give annual address to Congress amid impeachment drama

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Google pays $500 million to settle Australian Taxation Office

Deputy Commissioner Mark Konza said: "This settlement is another great outcome for the Australian Tax System". "They join the likes of Microsoft, Apple and Fa...

BMW and Daimler pull out of multiple car-sharing markets

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Ford to Add 3000 Jobs in Detroit Area, Invest $1.45 Billion

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Volkswagen hit with record $125 million fine for emissions breach

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Why Sweden just ditched its negative interest rates - after nearly five years

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Facebook acquires PlayGiga for $78 million U.S. dollars

Facebook might be planning to break into the increasingly crowded cloud gaming market, after confirming the purchase of Spanish service PlayGiga . "We want ...

Nancy Pelosi won’t commit to sending articles of impeachment to Senate

Pelosi's procedural delay in taking the next step - apparently in search of leverage with Senate Republicans in locking in trial arrangements - threw a wrench i...

Uber Gets The Banhammer In Germany

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Carnival Cruise ships collide in Mexico's Cozumel

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Data Leak Exposes 267 Million Facebook Users

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Elon Musk reveals that the Tesla Cyberquad will arrive in 2021

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Andrew Bailey selected as next Bank of England chief

Bailey, 60, is chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, a regulator charged with fighting misconduct in the finance industry. A spokesman for Brita...

HHS Unveils Proposed Rule on Drug Importations

Regarding the exclusion of biologics and other complex drugs, HHS Secretary Azar, a former executive for Eli Lilly , said that if the pilot programs are succ...

2.2 percent increase in Canadian inflation

That figure ends a three-month streak where the annual pace of inflation had held steady at 1.9 per cent. Inflation should remain above 2% until that decline ...

Northern Irish nurses strike over pay, staffing levels

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Cyrus Mistry reinstated as Tata Group head

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PSA Group and FCA sign 'combination agreement', confirm merger

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Pound slumps as return of hard Brexit fears rattles investors

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FedEx cuts 2020 profit forecast - again - as 7-day delivery costs weigh

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Lawsuit alleges tech giants Apple, Microsoft profit from child miners in Africa

The case has been filed by the International Rights Advocates on behalf of 14 Congolese families. "The young children mining Defendants' cobalt are not merely...

Uber nears deal to sell off its food delivery business in India

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Whirlpool recall: half a million Hotpoint and Indesit machines pose fire risk

They have advised consumers with affected models to unplug their machine until it is replaced. This process is expected to take place in early January. "If your...

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Chinese Ambassador Casually Threatens German Car Industry Over Tech Privacy Concerns

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China suspends planned tariffs on some United States goods

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