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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the tech giant's latest results come from a variety of consumer and business services including cloud computing

Microsoft Gets Lift From Rise In Earnings

Microsoft gets lift from rise in earnings

Waymo To Team With UPS On Self-driving Delivery Plan

Waymo will be using its autonomous vehicles -- with a safety driver for now -- for parcel deliveries as part of a collaboration with UPS

Waymo to team with UPS on self-driving delivery plan

Actress Says She Will Be Brazil's Culture Chief

Brazilian actress Regina Duarte gestures as she leaves the Planalto Palace in Brasilia after a meeting with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro January 29, 2020

Actress says she will be Brazil's culture chief

The US Federal Reserve held its policy interest rate steady after its first meeting of 2020

US Fed Watching Global Economy For Signs Of Infection From Virus

US Fed watching global economy for signs of infection from virus

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The US and Canada sanctioned a railway company and its CEO for providing service to Crimea from Russia over the recently opened Kerch Strait Bridge

US, Canada Sanction Eight Over Crimea Involvement

US, Canada sanction eight over Crimea involvement

View of a car on January 29, 2020 that was dragged by heavy rains in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

More Torrential Rain In Brazil Raises Death Toll To 54

More torrential rain in Brazil raises death toll to 54

Libyans take part in a demonstration against eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar -- who is backed by France, Russia and others -- and in support of the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), at Martyrs' Square in the GNA-held capital Tripoli

Turkey Says France To Blame For Libya Instability

Turkey says France to blame for Libya instability

News Corp CEO Robert Thompson says the group's news aggregation application will offer content from a variety of sources and will be free from "filter bubbles"

News Corp Aggregator Aims To Break Free From Tech Platforms

News Corp aggregator aims to break free from tech platforms

Syrian troops pass through a recaptured village in their final push on the strategic highway town of Maaret a-Numan, held by the rebels for seven years

Syria Army Says Retakes Key Northwest Town

Syria army says retakes key northwest town

One of the two giant panda cubs with his mother Meng Meng at their enclosure during the first presentation to the media at the Berlin Zoo

Berlin's Panda Twins Ready For Public Debut

Berlin's panda twins ready for public debut

Jerusalem's iconic Dome of the Rock can be seen from Abu Dis -- but Israel's controversial barrier is in the way

Abu Dis, The 'Palestinian Capital' That Doesn't Want The Job

Abu Dis, the 'Palestinian capital' that doesn't want the job

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's meetings with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatens to become a damage limitation exercise for the "special relationship"

Pompeo Seeks Reassurances From Brexit Britain

Pompeo seeks reassurances from Brexit Britain

Naama Issachar, 26, was arrested at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport in April 2019

Putin Pardons US-Israeli Woman Jailed In Russia For Drug Trafficking

Putin pardons US-Israeli woman jailed in Russia for drug trafficking

Greta Thunberg complains that people are using her name for fraudulent purposes

Greta Thunberg Patents Own Name And 'Fridays For Future'

Greta Thunberg patents own name and 'Fridays for Future'

Bibi was sentenced to death on blasphemy charges by a Pakistani court in 2010 but then dramatically acquitted in 2018Â

'Finally Free!': Asia Bibi On Pakistan Prison, Life In Exile

'Finally free!': Asia Bibi on Pakistan prison, life in exile

Frankfurt is synonymous with the IAA International Motor Show

Frankfurt To Lose German Auto Show: Organisers

Frankfurt to lose German auto show: organisers

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to avoid public triumphalism. He faces a raft of challenges in the months ahead.

Euro MPs Set Seal On Brexit In Emotional Vote

Euro MPs set seal on Brexit in emotional vote

The sun sets over St Peter's Basilica (Rear R) at the Vatican, which abruptly shuttered a religious order whose members are under investigation for sexual assault

Priests Accused Of Sex Abuse In Religious Order Shut By Vatican

Priests accused of sex abuse in religious order shut by Vatican

Rail passengers commute on a Northern train, operated by Arriva, a unit of Germany's Deutsche Bahn -- Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he would terminate the franchise with Northern from March 1, 2020, to re-nationalise the operation

Struggling UK Rail Franchise To Be Renationalised

Struggling UK rail franchise to be renationalised

Critics argue that the gig economy's flexibility is an illusion

Report Highlights Perils Of The Digital Gig Economy

Report highlights perils of the digital gig economy

The EU commission's middle road 5G recommendations give cover to European capitals to resist US pressure

EU Announces Strict 5G Rules, But No Huawei Ban

EU announces strict 5G rules, but no Huawei ban

US President Donald Trump signs the United States - Mexico -Canada Trade Agreement, known as USMCA

Trump Signs Long-awaited North American Trade Deal

Trump signs long-awaited North American trade deal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in DecemberÂ declared an end to North Korea's moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests

North Korea News: Pentagon Says It Is Unclear Why Kim Jong Un Didn’t Give US His 'Christmas Gift'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that his country would unveil a new weapon this year.

Macron met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Paris on Wednesday

Macron Accuses Erdogan Of Failing 'To Keep Word' On Libya

Macron accuses Erdogan of failing 'to keep word' on Libya

Three thousand McDonald's restaurants in China will remain open, but about 300 will close in the virus-hit Hubei province, the company said

McDonald's Closes All Branches In Virus-hit Chinese Province

McDonald's closes all branches in virus-hit Chinese province

Robbery

Italian Thieves Burn Vehicles, Spill Nails To Trap Armored Vehicle; Driver Evades

A gang of thieves attacked an armored vehicle along a highway near Milan on Tuesday. The robbers set fire to vehicles and spilled nails along the highway to trap the vehicle but the driver foiled their plans by driving to a rest stop and police patrol intervened.

Wuhan is the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak and a hub for auto and high-tech manufacturing

China Virus Injects Fears For Global Supply Chains

China virus injects fears for global supply chains

The US Federal Reserve has signaled it will only shift interest rates if there is a 'material' change to the economic outlook

US Central Bank Won't Shift Rates But Virus Adds New Risk Factor

US central bank won't shift rates but virus adds new risk factor

The BBC noted that audiences for traditional television broadcasts continued to decline

BBC To Axe 450 Newsroom Jobs

BBC to axe 450 newsroom jobs

Netanyahu has played up his relationship with US President Donald Trump as he fights for re-election in March

Netanyahu Looks To Peace Plan To Boost Election Chances

Netanyahu looks to peace plan to boost election chances

A charter flight carrying 206 Japanese nationals has arrived in Tokyo from the city of Wuhan, the centre of a deadly virus outbreak

Japanese Evacuated From Wuhan Describe Fear In Virus Epicentre

Japanese evacuated from Wuhan describe fear in virus epicentre

Democratic Republic of Congo

Attack Kills 15 In Eastern DR Congo

Attack kills 15 in eastern DR Congo

Boeing will further slash production of its 787 Dreamliner plane to 10 per-month amid weak demand from China which is also dealing with a viral outbreak

Boeing CEO Says 'Confident' China Can Contain Virus

Boeing CEO says 'confident' China can contain virus

The Middle East's first cases of new coronavirus have been reported in the United Arab Emirates, where the glitzy city state of Dubai alone drew nearly a million Chinese visitors last year

UAE Reports Middle East's First Cases Of New Coronavirus

UAE reports Middle East's first cases of new coronavirus

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