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Volkswagen completes monitoring in 2015 diesel emissions norms scandal

Volkswagen said Monday that it has completed supervision by an independent monitor imposed as part of the company's plea agreement with the US Justice Department in its diesel emissions scandal

US halts imports from 4 firms in China's Uighur region for forced labour

US blocked imports from 4 firms and manufacturing facility in northwestern China suspected of using forced labour from people detained as part of sweeping crackdown on ethnic minorities in the region

Belarus leader visits Russia to secure more loans, support amid protests

Belarus' authoritarian president visited Russia Monday in a bid to secure more loans and political support, as demonstrations against the extension of his 26-year rule entered their sixth week

US lawyer says Wikileaks founder faces decades in prison if convicted

Attorney Eric Lewis, appearing as a defense witness, said the scope of the indictment pointed to "a very aggressive approach to sentencing on the part of the government."

Walmart, Zipline team up to launch drone delivery program early next year

Walmart, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, said Monday that it plans to eventually expand to general merchandise

UK's Johnson defends plan to rewrite Brexit deal, says EU 'unreasonable'

"It's a protection, it's a safety net, it's an insurance policy and it's a very sensible measure," he said

European Union presses China on market access, human rights

European Union on Monday urged China to further open its markets up to European companies and prove that it really does want to secure an investment agreement this year with the bloc,

Major 20 economies see unprecedented contraction amid Covid-19: Report

A global development agency said the world's 20 major industrialised nations have seen their economies shrink in an unprecedented manner between April and June amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Nvidia to buy UK chipmaker Arm from Softbank in $40 billion deal

US graphics chip maker Nvidia said it plans to buy UK-based Arm Holdings in a deal worth up to $40 billion, in a move that would create a global industry powerhouse

Germany: Foreign labs confirm Alexei Navalny poisoned with Novichok

Specialist labs in France and Sweden have confirmed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the German government said Monday

US Open: Japan celebrates Osaka but sponsors cautious about her activism

Japan is celebrating Naomi Osaka's victory at the US Open, especially her array of corporate sponsors

Amazon to hire 100,000 to keep up with online shopping orders surge

Amazon on Monday said it will be hiring another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders

Yoshihide Suga becomes ruling party head; set to take over as new PM

Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan's ruling party on Monday, virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary election as the country's next prime minister

Yoshihide Suga poised to win party vote for Japan's next prime minister

Yoshihide Suga is poised to win Japan's ruling party leadership vote on Monday, virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary election as the country's next prime minister

Gulf Coast residents brace for possible onslaught of Tropical storm Sally

Storm-weary Gulf Coast residents prepared for a new weather onslaught as Tropical Storm Sally churned northward

Israel coronavirus update: New nationwide lockdown soon as cases surge

Benjamin Netanyahu announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge, with schools and parts of the economy expected to shut down in a bid to bring down infection rates

US presidential polls: Biden win in November is no slam dunk, says Sanders

Bernie Sanders is warning that if Joe Biden doesn't do more to promote his policies and reach out to Latino voters, the Democratic presidential nominee is at risk of falling short to Trump

Bloomberg to spend at least $100 mn to help Joe Biden's campaign in Florida

The billionaire Bloomberg launched his own campaign for the Democratic nomination late last year amid worries about Biden's strengths

As Donald Trump played down coronavirus, health experts' alarm grew

The White House has tried to answer that criticism by pointing to selected comments from US health experts to suggest they were on the same page with Trump all along

Smoke chokes West Coast as death keep climbing from California wildfire

Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes