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Mike Pompeo calls for ban on Chinese apps in US, but offers few specifics

President Donald Trump has also threatened to ban TikTok, although the legal basis for such a move remains uncertain

Eng vs Pak 1st Test highlights: Babar helps Pakistan post 139-2 on day 1

Pakistan's Babar Azam reached a half-century on a rain-affected first day of the opening test against England with the tourists reaching 139-2 at stumps

'It was a bomb of some kind': Trump insists Lebanon explosion was an attack

The Lebanese government ordered the house arrest of several port officials in connection with the explosion, which killed at least 135 people and injured 5,000 more

Former Google engineer sent to prison for stealing robocar secrets

The sentence handed down Tuesday by US District Judge William Alsup came more than four months after former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski reached a plea agreement with the federal prosecutors

Trump mulls giving Republican convention speech from White House

Trump also called for the first formal presidential debate, scheduled for Sept. 29, to be moved up on the calendar because early voting will have already begun in some states.

Spotting opportunity, Facebook launches a new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels

Instagram Reels will let users record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio, and will let users add visual effects

Eng vs Pak, 1st Test: Babar Azam hits fifty; Pakistan 121-2 at tea

After being invited to bowl first by visiting captain Azhar Ali, the hosts will have been happy with a lunch score of 53-2 Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes with a wicket apiece

US trade deficit drops in June as exports rise at twice the rate of imports

Commerce Department said that the gap between the value of what the United States buys and what it sells abroad fell 7.5% to $50.7 billion in June from $54.8 billion in May

US telemedicine provider Teledoc to spend $18 bn on Livongo Health

Telemedicine involves care delivered remotely, often with a live video connection through patient smartphones or tablets.

Former Trump advisor Fiona Hill plans book on future of polarised America

Senior editor Alex Littlefield acquired North American rights to the book from Andrew Nurnberg Associates, based in London

Eng vs Pak 1st Test: Woakes, Archer put visitors on backfoot; 53-2 at Lunch

Pakistan reached lunch at 53-2 on the first morning of the opening Test on Wednesday, with Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes doing the early damage for England.

US expected to report record-breaking economic plunge due to Covid-19

On Thursday, the government will issue its first of three estimates of economic activity, as measured by the gross domestic product, for the April-June quarter.

Boeing reports $2.4 bn loss in Q2 over 737 Max grounding, Covid-19 pandemic

The International Air Transport Association cited the inability of the United States and developing countries to contain the coronavirus

Biden attacks Trump, vows to combat racial inequality with economic plan

Democrat says Trump is exacerbating social discord across the country by sending federal authorities into major cities under the pretense of addressing crime

Biden unveils post-pandemic economic plan centred around racial equality

He plans to spend $50 billion to provide startup capital that can help entrepreneurs of color start businesses in disadvantaged areas

3rd Test: Broad's 10 wickets in match help England beat Windies by 269 runs

England snatched the bio-secure series 2-1 after losing the first test by 113 runs in Southampton

Federal Reserve wrestles with next moves as coronavirus stalls US economy

No major changes are likely when the Fed releases a statement Wednesday after its two-day policy meeting ends and just before Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference.

Nitrogen dioxide levels fell by 70% in coronavirus lockdown in Delhi: UN

Environmental gains will be temporary if economies reopen without policies to prevent air pollution, says policy brief

Covid masks thwarting facial recognition tech, will investigate: US agency

Even the best commercial facial recognition systems have error rates as high as 50% when trying to identify masked faces, says study

North Korea's Kim boasts of his nuclear weapons amid stalled talks with US

It shows he has no intention of abandoning his weapons as prospects dim for resuming diplomacy with the United States