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Apple's app store chief fends off attacks in antitrust trial

Apple's top app store executive on Thursday faced an avalanche of documents unleashed by an Epic Games lawyer aiming to prove allegations that the iPhone maker has been gouging app makers

Japan set to extend coronavirus emergency in Tokyo through May

Japan is set to expand and extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas through May 31 as coronavirus continues spreading and uncertainty grows about safely holding the Olympics 11 weeks away

Qatar Finance Minister al-Emadi arrested in corruption investigation

Qatar's finance minister was being questioned over alleged abuse of power and misuse of public funds in the energy-rich state after the attorney general ordered him arrested

155 million people faced severe hunger last year, says United Nations

At least 155 million people faced acute hunger in 2020, including 133,000 who needed urgent food to prevent widespread death from starvation -- and the outlook for 2021 is equally grim or worse, a report by 16 organizations said Wednesday.

Tokyo 2020: Pfzier and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes

Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, says IOC

Covid-19: Volkswagen profits jump as China leads pandemic rebound

Volkswagen Group's after-tax profit rebounded strongly to 3.4 billion euros ($4.1 billion) in the first three months of the year as sales rebounded in China

Tokyo 2020: Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures

An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 to be canceled has gained tens of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan only days ago

Covid-19: European Union ready to discuss US vaccine patent proposal

European Union President Ursula von der Leyen says that the 27-nation bloc is ready to talk about a US proposal to share the technology behind Covid-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic

Covid-19: Google says 20% of workers will be remote, many more hybrid

Google says it expects about 20% of ifs workforce to still work remotely after its offices reopen this fall, while some 60% will work a hybrid schedule

US backs waiving intellectual property rules for Covid-19 vaccines

'Extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures', says US trade representative.

Canada authorises Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for age 12 and older

The vaccine was previously authorised for anyone 16 or older

US President Joe Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4

US President Joe Biden has set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70 per cent of adult Americans by July 4

GM profit surges to $2.98 billion on sales of higher-margin trucks

General Motors' first-quarter net income surged to $2.98 billion as strong US consumer demand and higher prices offset production cuts brought on by a global shortage of computer chips

Facebook board's decision on Donald Trump could have wider impacts

Since the day after the deadly Jan 6 riots on the US Capitol, former President Trump's social media accounts have been silent, muzzled for inciting violence using the platforms as online megaphones

Sebastian Coe gives stamp of approval to Tokyo Olympic test event

The head of the world governing body of track and field, said a half-marathon test event run in Japan's northern city made him confident that the Olympic marathon can be held successfully

Covid-19: Italy to vaccinate its athletes for Tokyo Olympics 2020

The Italian Olympic Committee is making arrangements to vaccinate its entire team for the Tokyo Games

Facebook board's Trump decision could have wider impacts for tech companies

Since the day after deadly January 6 riots on the US Capitol, former President Donald Trump's social media accounts have been silent muzzled for inciting violence using the platforms

US birth rate falls 4% in 2020 to lowest point in more than a century

The US birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to a government report being released Wednesday

Two Asian American women stabbed in San Francisco Mid Market area

Police were hunting for a man who stabbed two Asian American women without warning Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco's Mid-Market area

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu misses deadline, political future in question

Failing to meet the deadline raises the possibility that his Likud party could be pushed into opposition for first time in 12 years