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The stakes are getting higher between the U.K. and the EU amid plans that, if legislated, could alter legally-binding Brexit agreements with Brussels.

The tentative agreement, which will require the approval of both the U.K. and Japanese parliaments, is scheduled to come into the force at the end of the year.

The Beijing-based company is purchasing more cloud-computing servers in Singapore to backup U.S. data for contingency, the source added.

Tesla is planning to export Model 3 vehicles made in China to Asian and European markets, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

The U.K. economy grew 6.6% in July on a monthly basis, according to initial estimates published Friday.

Telecoms and cable group Altice Europe said on Friday its founder Patrick Drahi has offered to buy back the telecom and cable group and take it private.

Municipal and national authorities are looking to develop greener infrastructure.

India's foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, met with China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, at the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Moscow.

The coronavirus has infected more than 27.8 million people around the world so far, killing at least 904,300 people.

Analysts see a smartphone rebound for Samsung, helped by Huawei's woes, alongside strength in its semiconductor business, driving shares in the South Korean giant to all time highs.

The United Nations' map department has produced at least three maps since the start of the year that show a number of Rohingya village names have disappeared or been reclassified by Myanmar.

The move is a reminder of just how much the music industry has changed with the advent of streaming and social media, which have allowed artists to control more of their own revenue, NBC News reports.

Washington in recent years stepped up efforts to put pressure on China's technology firms, including Huawei and ByteDance. 

WHO Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said Thursday there's no need to be "overly discouraged" by the news, adding that "these things happen." 

The coronavirus pandemic is proving to be the accelerator that China's health care technology start-ups needed.

P-TECH, an IBM-created program that brings training and job opportunities to high school students from communities with high concentrations of poverty, is expanding.

Peloton's fiscal fourth-quarter sales surged 172% to $607.1 million, the company announced Thursday, as its high-tech stationary bike and treadmill became two of the hottest commodities for people looking to work out at home during the coronavirus pandemic. 

The software maker delivered revenue growth even during the first full quarter of business during the coronavirus pandemic.

The San Francisco Bay Area awoke to darkened orange and yellow skies Wednesday as smoke from raging fires across the West rose into the upper atmosphere and blotted out the sun. 

Stocks fell sharply in volatile trading as the rout in tech — the best-performing sector in the market — resumed after a one-day respite.