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Colin Huang, the founder of fast-growing Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo, has resigned as chairman.

The latest guidance from the global public health body comes after a raft of European countries announced that they would suspend use of the shot.

The U.K. has changed its defense policy which may enable it to use nuclear weapons in response to "emerging technologies."

Bilibili, a streaming service popular with young Chinese users, said it would issue 25,000,000 shares as part of the Hong Kong offering.

The general election is largely seen as referendum on the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

The challenge will be to assure investors that even if the status quo remains, it won't provoke policymakers to change course.

It's no secret that Germany has been seeing a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in recent weeks but one leading health expert is warning of "exponential growth."

France and Italy say they are ready to quickly restart inoculation programs with the AstraZeneca vaccine if regulators confirm it's still safe to use.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security advisor Jake Sullivan will hold high-level, in-person talks on Thursday with Chinese officials.

Baidu has priced its shares at 252 Hong Kong dollars ($32.45) each which will raise the company around $3.1 billion.

Experts say the decision by some European countries to suspend use of the AstraZeneca/University of Oxford Covid shot could be damaging.

Multiple Chinese embassies issued statements on how China would facilitate entry into the country for people who have been vaccinated using Chinese vaccines.

Tesla shares are going to see sharp falls as interest rates increase after the coronavirus crisis, Lansdowne Partners fund manager Per Lekander told CNBC.

Peter Thomson, the U.N. secretary-general's special envoy for the ocean, told CNBC that "there can be no healthy planet without a healthy ocean" as the organization launches a new 10-year project. 

One strategist said the dollar could jump if the Fed's post-meeting statement and Chair Jerome Powell's remarks are not deemed dovish enough.

Green School International is a network of eco-friendly schools that's turning mainstream education on its head and raising an army of activist alumni.

Two additional countries opted to suspend the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Europe on Tuesday as regulators proceeded with a new review into its side effects.

Russian President Vladimir Putin pushed misinformation about Joe Biden through people close to then-President Donald Trump, a U.S. intelligence report said.

The intelligence community also found that China ultimately did not deploy operations to affect the outcome of the Trump-Biden election.

Wall Street's short-term focus is "one of the most destructive, corrosive attributes" of the system, Palantir CEO Alex Karp said.