December 8, 2020 ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey wants to improve ties with the European Union on the basis of full membership, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, adding that problems between them could only be solved if the bloc acted with common sense at a summit this week and […]
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Britain’s competition regulator sets out new regime for tech giants
December 8, 2020 LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition watchdog outlined a new regime for regulating tech giants such as Google <GOOGLO.O> and Facebook, saying it needed new powers to harness the full potential of digital markets and drive competition and innovation. It proposed a new, legally binding code of conduct, pro-competitive […]
Students unite internationally to fight campus sexual assault
London — Students at universities in the U.S. and the U.K. have launched an international coalition to fight sexual violence on college campuses after dozens of independent, anonymous Instagram accounts emerged over the summer, sharing thousands of allegations of sexual assault. The University Survivors Movement, launched at the end of November, […]
Army to release results of broad review of Fort Hood command climate
The review was prompted by Vanessa Guillen’s disappearance and murder. December 8, 2020, 10:10 AM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The Army is set to unveil the results of an independent review of the command climate and culture at Fort Hood on Tuesday, which […]
The world’s highest mountain officially just got a little bit higher
Beijing — China and Nepal have jointly announced a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. The new official height is 29,032 feet, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday, slightly more than Nepal’s previous measurement and about 13 feet higher than China’s. The new height was […]
JD Health shares close 56% higher on their market debut in Hong Kong
A woman stands next to signage incorporating the logo of JD.com, and the company’s mascot ‘Joy,’ at the company’s headquarters in Beijing, China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Shares of JD Health, the health-care arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, surged on their debut in […]
China arrests 8 more in crackdown on Hong Kong democracy advocates
Hong Kong — Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested eight pro-democracy activists over their role in an unauthorized protest last summer, widening a crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The arrests, which included several former lawmakers, are tied to a July 1 demonstration in which thousands defied a […]
Stocks mixed as Dow, S&P lower, Nasdaq on the rise in early Tuesday trading
Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. U.S. equity futures are pointing to a lower open Tuesday as hours before the opening bell, the Dow and S&P 500 were down, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was higher as surging coronavirus infections in the U.S. and other countries […]
Facebook hopes the cryptocurrency it backs will launch in 2021, top exec says
David Marcus, now head of Facebook Financial or F2, testifying about Facebook’s proposed digital currency previously known as Libra, during a Senate Banking, House and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, July 16, 2019. The cryptocurrency was renamed Diem in December 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP […]
U.S. missed an opportunity to ‘put a lot of pressure’ on China, says former senator
The U.S. flag flies at a welcoming ceremony between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump in 2017. Thomas Peter | Getty Images SINGAPORE — The Trans-Pacific Partnership was a “missed opportunity” for the U.S. to “put a lot of pressure” on China, said former Senator Bob Corker. […]