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TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, flagged earlier this week it would be exiting Hong Kong "in light of recent events," referencing the national security law passed at the end of June.

Many residents of Seoul, a city of nearly 10 million people, expressed shock over the sudden death of the former activist, women's rights advocate and lawyer who many saw as a potential presidential candidate in 2022.

The Trump administration has likened China's mass detention of more than 1 million Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang to the worst human rights abuses since the Holocaust, NBC News reports.

With health-care systems in countries already under strain as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Southeast Asian nations are grappling with yet another infectious disease outbreak: dengue fever.

U.S. regulators have long sought more transparency from Chinese companies with shares trading on U.S. exchanges.

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader, said another summit with the United States would only be useful for Washington at this point

Working from home could be about to get a major upgrade, as Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has said her government is considering letting visitors stay and work remotely from the island for a year.

Luxury brands are turning to mainland China from Hong Kong — even shutting stores in the city — as companies try to recoup lost tourism spending and take advantage of new supportive policies from Beijing.

Signum Global Advisors told clients Thursday that it isn't convinced Joe Biden will be as progressive as some might hope if he becomes president.

The agency says the main mode of transmission is still believed to be through respiratory droplets.

Ireland's Paschal Donohoe was elected Thursday to head the powerful finance group of the 19 nations using Europe's single currency, and vowed to lead the bloc through what is set to be a historically deep recession in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Supreme Court delivered split opinions in two cases over whether President Trump can shield his tax records from investigators, handing a win to the Manhattan district attorney but rejecting efforts by Democrats in the House.

Weekly jobless claims were lower than expected last week as workers slowly returned to their jobs in the wake of rising coronavirus cases.

Stocks rose slightly on Thursday as major tech shares continue to lead the market higher amid rising coronavirus cases.

A Vodafone executive warned the firm would have to spend "single-figure billions" if it were forced to swap out Huawei equipment.

Wirecard filed for insolvency last month owing creditors almost $4 billion after disclosing a 1.9 billion euro hole in its accounts.

TikTok's latest transparency report shows that it took down 49 million videos for content violations from July 2019 to December 2019.

British department store chain John Lewis said on Thursday it would close eight stores, putting around 1,300 jobs at risk in another blow to the UK retail sector after the coronavirus pandemic accelerated a shift to online shopping.

Siemens Chief Executive said on Thursday he wanted the future managing board of Siemens Energy to quickly set out plans to exit coal-generated electricity.

The U.K. and Australia have launched a joint probe into U.S. facial recognition firm Clearview AI, which scrapes the internet for images of people's faces.