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Tencent asks Douyin to start showing some copyrighted content
BEIJING (Reuters) - ByteDance's Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, said on Friday it had received a request from Tencent to allow short videos, based on Tencent's copyrighted films and TV shows, t...
Nov 12, 2021
Biden says U.S. will deepen economic ties with APEC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to deepen U.S. ties with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries, including advancing fair and open trade as well as invest...
Nov 12, 2021
ECB asks for governments’ help to hit inflation goal
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European governments should be allowed to spend more when inflation is below the European Central Bank's 2% inflation goal and vice versa, the ECB's chief economist Philip Lane s...
Nov 12, 2021
Norway wind turbines should be torn down, reindeer herders say
By Nora Buli AAFJORD, Norway (Reuters) - Norway should dismantle two large wind farms that were recently stripped of their licences for jeopardising traditional reindeer husbandry, herders from the in...
Nov 12, 2021
APEC leaders vow to tackle economic recovery, COVID-19, climate
(Reuters) - Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on Friday vowed to address economic recovery in the region by shoring up supply chains, tackling labor issues and continuing t...
Nov 12, 2021
Biden expected to nominate Califf to head FDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Robert Califf to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday, a source familiar with the decision told Reuters. Califf...
Nov 12, 2021
Ewan McGregor teases lightsaber duel with Vader in ‘Obi-Wan’ series
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Star Wars" fans yearning for another battle between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi may see the duo face off in a new streaming TV show expected next year, actor Ewan McGregor ...
Nov 12, 2021
Republican Senator Murkowski, who voted to impeach Trump, announces re-election bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, a three-term Republican who voted to convict President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, announced her bid for re-election on ...
Nov 12, 2021
Serbia restores warship that fired first shots of World War One
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia has finally recalled to service as a floating museum a warship that fired the first shots that began World War One, following years of lobbying from navy ship enthusiasts w...
Nov 12, 2021
China’s Xi calls for more APEC investment in economic, technological cooperation – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping on Friday told fellow Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders that economic and technological cooperation is important for the bloc and should...
Nov 12, 2021
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