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G7 nations 'millimetre away' from tax deal for tech companies

France and Germany said an agreement on a global minimum tax rate was very close

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Google fined $267m in France

Google is to pay a $267m fine in France because of its advertising dominance

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FBI app lures criminals into police hands

Hundreds of suspected criminals have been arrested after using an FBI-run messaging app

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US Senate passes bill to counter China tech

The US Senate has approved a $250bn spending plan to boost tech research and production

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Major countries outline vaccine donation plan

The group of seven industrialised nations are to donate one billion coronavirus vaccines

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Acute food shortages in northern Ethiopia

The UN warns of food shortages in Ethiopia's Tigray region, so is famine being concealed?

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Nato finds China its new 'challenge'

Nato says China is its latest priority as its defence technology gets more advanced

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EU and US call trade truce

The two sides agreed to end a 17-year trade dispute over subsidies for Boeing and Airbus.

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Russia-US summit in Geneva

Biden and Putin praise Geneva summit talks but discord remains

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US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed challenge to Obamacare

Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

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Harry Potter publishers demand staff prove vaccination

A growing number of companies are making corona-vaccination mandatory for their employees

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US authorities open probe into SolarWinds' cyber breach

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun the inquiry, media reports say.

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Bitcoin falls below $30,000 on China crypto-crackdown

The crypto currency hasn't been that low for five months.

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John McAfee: Anti-virus creator dies in prison

Anti-virus software entrepreneur John McAfee found dead in Barcelona prison cell

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Biden announces bipartisan infrastructure deal

Biden reaches bipartisan infrastructure deal after meeting with senators

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Reaction to George Floyd verdict

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years for the murder of George Floyd

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Case to break up Facebook dismissed

A US judge dismisses a legal case to break up Facebook

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United Airlines' biggest ever order

The airline bets on a post pandemic travel recovery

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China’s Communist Party turns 100

We explore the progress and setbacks of the ruling Chinese Communist Party

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Historic tax deal announced

Officials from 130 countries have agreed to overhaul the global tax system

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US economy adds 850,000 jobs

The US economy added 850,000 jobs in June, whilst the unemployment rate was at 5.9%.

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Most Covid rules set to end in England

But, with the infections rising, is it too soon?

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What next for Chinese tech apps?

China's efforts to exert more control over Hong Kong

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Turmoil in Haiti after killing of President

Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse has been killed in the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince

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Fans largely barred from Tokyo Olympics

How much money will that lose for the organisers?

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World's Youngest Country Turns 10

It's ten years since South Sudan won its independence

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Dozens arrested in Cuban anti-government protests

Thousands of people have joined the island's biggest protest for decades

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Food and used car prices push US inflation to 5.4%

The rate of inflation is at its highest in the US since 2008

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EU unveils sweeping climate change plan

The European Union has announced a raft of climate change proposals

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Merkel makes last visit as chancellor to White House

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits President Biden at the White House

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