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Hong Kong economy shrinks for first time in a decade
Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 11:13pm on February 03, 2020
Hong Kong confirmed on Monday it plunged into recession in 2019, suffering its first annual contraction in a decade as the city buckled under the...
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Get post-Brexit budget done quickly, say 15 EU states
Agence France-Presse . Beja | Updated at 11:54pm on February 02, 2020
EU countries need to reach a swift agreement on the bloc’s next budget after the loss of Britain and its hefty financial contribution, 15 member...
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Facebook’s settlement puts spotlight on ‘biometric privacy’
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:36pm on February 02, 2020
Facebook’s massive settlement in a class action case over violating a state law on how it uses facial recognition is being hailed as a watershed...
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Amazon, Flipkart may approach India government for budget clarification
Press Trust of India . New Delhi | Updated at 11:34pm on February 02, 2020
Amazon India and Flipkart are studying the budget proposal on levy of one per cent TDS and may reach out to the government for clarifications....
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Uber suspends 240 user accounts over possible virus contact
Agence France-Presse . Mexico City | Updated at 11:33pm on February 02, 2020
Uber has suspended the accounts of 240 users in Mexico who may have been in contact with drivers that ferried a person suspected of having...
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Hype over growth rate figures overshadows quality
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:05pm on February 02, 2020
Economists on Sunday said that the country’s economic growth would not be sustainable without linking it with governance as a lot of hype over the...
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Coronavirus cutting many links to China: travel analyst
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 11:03pm on February 01, 2020
Many airlines have suspended flights to China to slow the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 200 people, but the country has...
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US income, spending gains slow in 2019
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:56pm on February 01, 2020
US consumer spending and incomes rose but at a slower pace in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to government data released on Friday....
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India relaxes fiscal deficit, cuts taxes to spur growth
Agence France-Presse . Mumbai | Updated at 10:49pm on February 01, 2020
India relaxed its fiscal deficit target on Saturday, raising spending and slashing taxes as it seeks to attract foreign investment and increase consumption in the...
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How clothes become micro-fibre pollution in the sea
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 10:48pm on February 01, 2020
From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometres below the waves, synthetic micro-fibres spat out by household washing machines are polluting oceans...
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