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PHILO PHOTO: Health workers take swab samples from passengers arriving at Beirut International Airport on their renewed day following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), in Beirut, Lebanon July 1, 2020. REUTERS / Aziz Taher BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon must shut down two weeks after a rise in coronavirus infections, the …

(Bloomberg) – SoftBank Group Corp. has invested approximately $ 3.9 billion in 25 of the largest technology companies in the world, including Amazon.com Inc., Tesla Inc., Netflix Inc. and Alphabet Inc. The Japanese conglomerate owned $ 1.04 billion in Amazon shares, its largest investment, a $ 475 million stake in …

© Reuters. A board display of stock prices is decorated with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) logo in central Sydney By Alun John and Chibuike Oguh HONG KONG / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian equities rose on Tuesday as Sino-American tensions weighed on optimism generated by Wall Street’s technology drive …

The Independent uses reporters all over the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider making a contribution. Donald Trump has claimed that the economic fallout following the coronavirus pandemic is “God testing” him to rebuild what he called “the largest economy in the history of …

iRobot If you shop for one robot vacuum cleaner, you are likely to consider factors such as how well it removes dirt, whether it supports virtual barriers and how thoroughly it maps out your floors. But if you knew there was a model that actually emptied its own bin when …