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November 10, 2020
EU files charges against Amazon over use of data

European Union regulators have filed charges against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using data to gain an unfair advantage over merchants using its platform.

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November 10, 2020
Codemasters agrees £759m sale to US rival Take-Two

UK video game firm Codemasters has agreed to be taken over by Grand Theft Auto owner Take-Two in a £759 million deal.

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November 10, 2020
Newly-discovered species of prehistoric flying reptile ‘poses mystery’

A trawl through century-old fossil collections has led to a surprising find – a new mystery species of pterosaur.

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November 10, 2020
Landsec plunges to £835 million loss as property estate falls in value

Commercial property giant Land Securities (Landec) has dived to a mammoth £835 million loss for the past half-year after the value of its empire fell by £945 million.

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November 10, 2020
Rare books returned to owners after ‘Mission Impossible’ burglary in UK

A trove of 240 rare books worth over $3.3 million have been returned to their owners after they were stolen in London by a gang of Romanian men who abseiled...

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November 10, 2020
Pfizer vaccine volunteer: ‘It’s like the bells ringing at the end of WWI’

Volunteers on the Pfizer vaccine trial have spoken of their pride and excitement after data suggested the jab was more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 infection.

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November 10, 2020
Mr Kipling maker Premier Foods expects profit surge this year

Premier Foods expects that its profits will beat market forecasts this year, as large parts of the UK enter a second lockdown.

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November 10, 2020
Pfizer in profile: The company founded by a chemist and confectioner

The history of Pfizer, the pharmaceutical giant which has achieved a coronavirus vaccine breakthrough, started with the treatment for another scourge of the time: parasitical worms.

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November 10, 2020
Afghan woman shot and stabbed in the eyes for getting a job

The last thing 33-year-old Khatera saw were the three men on a motorcycle who attacked her just after she left her job at a police station in Afghanistan's central Ghazni...

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November 10, 2020
Europe running low on intensive care beds amid virus spike

Many countries in Europe are running out of intensive care beds amid a surge of coronavirus cases – as well as the doctors and nurses required to staff them.

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November 10, 2020
‘I think there’s a screw loose there’ – Robert De Niro responds to Donald Trump’s election loss

Robert De Niro has reopened his feud with Donald Trump and said the president has a “screw loose” following his election loss.

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November 10, 2020
Persimmon delivers more dividend cheer after strong summer sales

Housebuilding giant Persimmon has said it is “well prepared” for the latest lockdown as it announced its second dividend payout thanks to resilient demand for new homes.

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November 10, 2020
The husband and wife ‘dream team’ behind Covid vaccine breakthrough

POSITIVE data on BioNTech and US partner Pfizer Inc's Covid-19 vaccine is an unlikely success for the "dream team" married couple behind the German biotech firm, who have devoted their...

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November 10, 2020
Few victims of Guatemalan landslide found

Rescuers have recovered only a handful out of more than 100 people believed to be buried in the central Guatemalan community of Queja, days after a landslide buried half the...

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November 10, 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to end fighting

Armenia and Azerbaijan have announced an agreement to halt fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan under a pact signed with Russia that calls for the deployment of Russian peacekeepers...

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November 10, 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to end fighting

Armenia and Azerbaijan have announced an agreement to halt fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan under a pact signed with Russia that calls for the deployment of Russian peacekeepers...

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November 10, 2020
Passengers try out Hyperloop transport

Two people have become the first passengers on a Hyperloop, a technology considered to be the future of high-speed ground transport.

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November 10, 2020
Russia helps broker peace deal between Azeris and Armenians

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia said they have signed a deal to end the military conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region after more than a month of bloodshed.

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November 10, 2020
Russia helps broker peace deal between Azeris and Armenians

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia said they have signed a deal to end the military conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region after more than a month of bloodshed.

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November 10, 2020
Belgium to introduce a third gender of ‘X’

Belgium plans to introduce the letter “X” as a third gender on official documents, along with male or female.

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November 10, 2020
Russia helps broker peace deal between Azeris and Armenians

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia said they have signed a deal to end the military conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region after more than a month of bloodshed.

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November 10, 2020
Belgium to introduce a third gender of ‘X’

Belgium plans to introduce the letter “X” as a third gender on official documents, along with male or female.

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November 10, 2020
Suu Kyi’s ruling party claims victory in Myanmar election

Myanmar's ruling party claimed victory yesterday in a general election that marked another democratic milestone in the former military dictatorship but was overshadowed by the sidelining of minorities.

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November 10, 2020
Biden tells Americans to ‘wear a mask and save lives’

President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a new coronavirus task force yesterday, as he told Americans: “Let's wear a mask. Let's get to work.”

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November 10, 2020
Suu Kyi’s ruling party claims victory in Myanmar election

Myanmar's ruling party claimed victory yesterday in a general election that marked another democratic milestone in the former military dictatorship but was overshadowed by the sidelining of minorities.

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November 10, 2020
Biden tells Americans to ‘wear a mask and save lives’

President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a new coronavirus task force yesterday, as he told Americans: “Let's wear a mask. Let's get to work.”

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November 10, 2020
Suu Kyi’s ruling party claims victory in Myanmar election

Myanmar's ruling party claimed victory yesterday in a general election that marked another democratic milestone in the former military dictatorship but was overshadowed by the sidelining of minorities.

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November 10, 2020
Biden tells Americans to ‘wear a mask and save lives’

President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a new coronavirus task force yesterday, as he told Americans: “Let's wear a mask. Let's get to work.”

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November 10, 2020
Trump delaying paperwork for power transfer

An administrator appointed by Donald Trump is coming under pressure from Joe Biden's team after not signing paperwork authorising the transfer of power.

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November 10, 2020
Fears of civil war in Ethiopia increase as tensions rise

Hundreds are feared to have been killed amid heavy fighting and fighter jet air strikes in northern Ethiopia, as Africa's second most populous nation lurches towards full-scale civil war.

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November 10, 2020
Trump delaying paperwork for power transfer

An administrator appointed by Donald Trump is coming under pressure from Joe Biden's team after not signing paperwork authorising the transfer of power.

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November 10, 2020
Fears of civil war in Ethiopia increase as tensions rise

Hundreds are feared to have been killed amid heavy fighting and fighter jet air strikes in northern Ethiopia, as Africa's second most populous nation lurches towards full-scale civil war.

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November 10, 2020
Trump delaying paperwork for power transfer

An administrator appointed by Donald Trump is coming under pressure from Joe Biden's team after not signing paperwork authorising the transfer of power.

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November 10, 2020
Fears of civil war in Ethiopia increase as tensions rise

Hundreds are feared to have been killed amid heavy fighting and fighter jet air strikes in northern Ethiopia, as Africa's second most populous nation lurches towards full-scale civil war.

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November 10, 2020
Trump team files lawsuit over vote in Pennsylvania

US President Donald Trump's campaign yesterday filed a lawsuit alleging Pennsylvania's mail-in voting system “lacked all of the hallmarks of transparency and verifiability that were present for in-person voters”. The...

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November 10, 2020
Furious president ‘terminates’ defence secretary

US President Donald Trump yesterday sacked his Defence Secretary Mark Esper as he appears ready to use his final months in office to settle scores within his administration.

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November 10, 2020
Trump team files lawsuit over vote in Pennsylvania

US President Donald Trump's campaign yesterday filed a lawsuit alleging Pennsylvania's mail-in voting system “lacked all of the hallmarks of transparency and verifiability that were present for in-person voters”. The...

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November 10, 2020
Furious president ‘terminates’ defence secretary

US President Donald Trump yesterday sacked his Defence Secretary Mark Esper as he appears ready to use his final months in office to settle scores within his administration.

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November 10, 2020
Furious president ‘terminates’ defence secretary

US President Donald Trump yesterday sacked his Defence Secretary Mark Esper as he appears ready to use his final months in office to settle scores within his administration.

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