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Backed by Microsoft's venture arm, TwentyBN has launched a new fitness app called Fitness Ally that's powered by computer vision technology.

Home-sharing platform Airbnb has introduced a global ban on parties as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

Kamala Harris and Barack Obama were at center stage during the third night of the Democratic National Convention.

Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at the WHO, said on Thursday that the European region was "on a trajectory of its own."

Obama's speech was a scorching critique of President Donald Trump and a passionate plea to Democrats to vote early.

Airbnb has submitted a draft registration to the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering.

Dubai state carrier Emirates Airline will serve all of its 143 destinations by the summer of 2021, with the frequency of flights depending on demand, said Chief Operating Officer Adel al-Redha.

Washington and Beijing will be back around the negotiating table in the coming days, according to China's commerce ministry.

China on Thursday announced no changes to its benchmark lending rate, with the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) kept at 3.85%, while the five-year LPR was on hold at 4.65%. That was in line with expectations from the majority of the participants in a Reuters survey who predicted no change to either rate.

Cryptocurrency bitcoin and Facebook-backed Libra could play different roles in a world where central banks globally begin to issue their own digital currencies, Raghuram Rajan, former Reserve Bank of India governor, told CNBC.

Youth activist Melati Wijsen found her voice among politicians and world leaders — and she's helping others do the same.

The coronavirus has infected more than 22.4 million people around the world as of Wednesday, killing at least 787,682 people.

Asia Pacific generates about three quarters of global retail growth, and about two thirds of online growth, according to the Bain report, titled "The Future of Retail in Asia-Pacific: How to Thrive at High Speed."

Qantas reported a full-year statutory net loss of 1.964 billion Australian dollars ($1.41 billion) for the 12 months that ended on June 30.

Morgan Stanley said that over 68% of the iPhone install base in China is comprised of devices that are at least 2 years old, the highest level in four years providing "significant iPhone upgrade potential."

The one-year loan prime rate was kept unchanged at 3.85%, while the five-year LPR remained at 4.65%.

Companies should "watch out" for millennials when it comes to how environmental, social and governance issues influence where they invest their money, according to the head of ESG governance at PR firm Edelman.

The Democratic Party is set to lay out its vision for how a Joe Biden presidency would handle the coronavirus pandemic.

The California senator and vice presidential nominee will describe the vision of America that she was raised with, and contrast that against the nation under President Donald Trump.

Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba has called on footballers to stand up for Uighur Muslims and condemn China's treatment of the minority group regardless of the financial consequences.