TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns amid US ban threat
TAIPEI, Aug 27, 2020, The China Post. TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer, the former Disney executive…
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Russian national arrested in US for conspiracy to commit cyber attack
NEW YORK, Aug 26, 2020, TASS. Russian citizen Egor Kriuchkov has been arrested in Los…
Tear gas deployed, at least one person has died on another shooting night of unrest in US Wisconsin
KENOSHA, Aug 26, 2020, CNN. A third consecutive night of unrest is unfolding in Kenosha,…
China keen to work with ‘US states, local councils, businesses’: Xi Jinping
BEIJING, Aug 25, 2020, SCMP. President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed a commitment to cooperate with…
Peru may have Covid-19 vaccine by early 2021
LIMA, Aug 25, 2020, ANDINA. Foreign Affairs Minister Mario Lopez estimates that Peru could have…
California fires torch more land than 5 New York Cities
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 25, 2020, CNN. Firefighters working 24-hour shifts will get no reprieve from…
Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia among the highest rates in Bloomberg’s Misery Index
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 25, 2020, Merco Press. Bloomberg’s Misery Index, which tallies inflation and unemployment…
[Analytics] The Eurasian Century has already begun
In 1997, Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote: “Eurasia is the axial supercontinent … It is imperative that…
US, China agree to ensure ‘success’ in partial trade deal: USTR
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 25, 2020, Kyodo. Top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators affirmed progress in…
[Analytics] Taiwan and the United States — much thunder, little rain
Since April, the administration of US President Donald Trump has been ratcheting up its rhetoric…
AI and machine learning platform Dataiku raises $100M
NEW YORK, Aug 24, 2020, BUSINESS WIRE. Today, Dataiku, a leading global Enterprise AI and…
Google says Australian media bargaining laws open up opportunities to ‘game’ the system
CANBERRA, Aug 24, 2020, ZDNet. The battle between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)…