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The Alphabet Workers Union has said it is concerned over Google's decision to lock Margaret Mitchell, a senior AI ethics researcher, out of her account.

The agreement comes after several months of talks between Google France and France's Alliance de la Presse d'Information Generale.

The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged Thursday, as euro nations continue to struggle with surging Covid-19 infections and lockdowns.

This year's Galaxy S21 is $200 cheaper than last year's model -- it starts at $799.99 -- and feels like a downgrade. The $1,199.99 Ultra is the true flagship.

The tests are self-administered and can detect current Covid-19 infection, with results usually within 30 minutes.

Digital tech is starting to play in important role in many people's healthcare regime.

Consumer goods giant Unilever says it wants to tackle social inequalities to help build a more equitable society. 

New White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday said President Joe Biden's first world leader call would be to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Wednesday marked the transfer of power from former President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden.

The U.S. will join a global alliance that aims to deliver coronavirus vaccines to low-income countries, Dr. Anthony Fauci said told the WHO.

Biden administration nominees facing congressional confirmation have pushed a hard line on China similar to that of the Trump administration.

In recent months, Grantham's been warning that the massive runs on Wall Street in the past year – and indeed, the bull run since 2009 – is turning into an "epic bubble."

For all of 2020, new investors increased by 18.02 million to 177.77 million, official data showed. That's about 1.5 million new accounts a month.

Jobs in e-commerce, health care and digital content freelancing are seeing the fastest growth in the U.K., according to LinkedIn.

Qualcomm's chips shipments in China shrank 48.1% year-on-year as domestic smartphone makers looked to alternatives from rival MediaTek.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris start their four-year term in the White House on Jan. 20.

Over in India, the BSE Sensex crossed the 50,000 level for the first time on Thursday.

Twitter removed the contents of the tweet and replaced it with a label stating that it was no longer available.

Asia-Pacific's real estate investors are most likely to put money into offices in 2021, according to a survey by property investment firm Colliers International.

Kamala Harris, 56, is a daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants.