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USA (United States of America)TikTok parent ByteDance applies for China tech export licence
Even as TikTok’s proposed deal with Walmart and Oracle remains in doubt, the parent company of the short video-sharing platform, ByteDance, has applied for a technology export licence to comply with ...
TikTok urges court to block Trump’s ban on app in US
TikTok is urging a federal court to block US president Donald Trump from banning the video app, arguing the move is motivated by election politics rather than legitimate national security concerns
Global COVID-19 cases top 31.7m: Johns Hopkins
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 31.7 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 975,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
Beijing unlikely to approve Oracle, Walmart’s TikTok deal
Whereas ByteDance said it will majority-own TikTok Global, Oracle and Walmart together said ByteDance’s ownership would be distributed to its investors - many of which are US-based - and that ...
TikTok proposes social media coalition to curb harmful content
The company, owned by China's ByteDance and at the centre of a political battle between Washington and Beijing, said it had sent letters to nine companies for a memorandum of understanding on content ...
US stocks rebound on Fed reassurance
US stocks climbed on Tuesday on policy reassurance from a top Fed official following losses in the previous three sessions
Facebook plans drastic measures if US polls descend into chaos
Facebook is bracing for tough measures to restrict content in case the November elections in the US descend into chaos or violent protests, according to a report in the Financial Times on Tuesday
US COVID-19 deaths top 200,000
US COVID-19 deaths surpassed 200,000 on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University
More than 150 nations join global vaccine plan but US, China absent
Some 156 nations have joined a global scheme for fair distribution of future vaccines against COVID-19, an alliance led by the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, but superpowers China ...
Asian markets track US, Europe rout as restrictions return
Asian markets extended the previous day’s losses following another rout in New York and Europe as governments impose new containment measures as they struggle to fight off a second wave of virus ...
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