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Oil steadies as demand fears due to Covid-19 offset high OPEC compliance

Brent crude futures rose 9 cents to settle at $45.46 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures ended unchanged at $42.89 a barrel

Companies silencing investors at virtual shareholder meets: US activists

To be sure, virtual shareholder meetings have been welcomed by many mom-and-pop investors, who would have otherwise had to travel to a company's headquarters to attend amid the pandemic

Indian national held at border for crossing illegally into US from Canada

According to US Border Police, its agents at Sweetgrass Station in Montana on Saturday encountered a person matching the description of an individual spotted by a citizen illegally crossing the border

Coronavirus clusters erupt at US universities as new semester begins

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said it will switch to remote learning on Wednesday and make arrangements for students who want to leave campus housing

Trump policies boon to super rich. So where are 7-figure cheques?

Only a fraction of the president's top donors have given as much to his re-election effort

US to tighten restrictions on Huawei access to technology, chips: Report

The new actions, effective immediately, should prevent Huawei's attempts to circumvent US export controls, the sources said

Coronavirus hasn't devastated the homeless in the US as many feared

While shelters saw some large Covid-19 outbreaks, the virus so far doesn't appear to have brought devastation to the homeless population as many feared

Malaysia detects new Covid-19 strain that's 10 times more infectious

The mutation called D614G was found in at least three of the 45 cases in a cluster that started from a restaurant owner returning from India and breaching his 14-day home quarantine

China's banking watchdog warns Fed easing risks global financial crisis

The article comes on the heels of a similar warning from Guo in an interview with Xinhua

Alibaba next? After TikTok, Trump looking at pressuring other Chinese firms

Trump has been piling pressure on Chinese-owned companies, such as by vowing to ban short-video app TikTok from the United States

South Africa 'regrets' Palestine's exclusion from UAE-Israel peace deal

The agreement does not commit Israel to halting of plans to further extend Israeli sovereignty over Palestinian territories and its people

Amid ongoing tensions with China, US signs deal to sell F-16 jets to Taiwan

The sale announced on Friday was first floated in 2019 and will reportedly be completed by the end of 2026

Covid-19 patients with underlying heart problems more likely to die: Study

The findings, according to the researchers, strongly suggests that Covid-19 fatality is influenced by pre-existing heart conditions and/or cardiovascular risk factors

US evidence 'unreliable' in Meng Wanzhou extradition case: Huawei lawyers

Meng, 48, was arrested in December 2018 on a warrant from the United States which alleges that she misled the bank HSBC about Huawei's business dealings in Iran

No one will be safe in Biden's America, Harris is 'step worse': Trump

In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly asserted that Biden supports defunding the police

Donald Trump wants substantial benefit, 'total security' from TikTok deal

Microsoft is in talks to buy TikTok's American business, a forced sale after Trump threatened to ban the video-sharing platform, which claims 100 million US users and hundreds of millions globally

India lags peers in heading back to the workplace amid coronavirus

Analysis of Google data shows office visits have declined over the last month

Fiery Harris: Biden's campaign gets new dose of energy, dollars, and voters

Harris has vouched for Biden's character on race and more. And the enthusiasm surrounding her historic candidacy has brought in a record $36 million, including contributions from 150,000 new donors

Roca gets new MD for Asia-Pacific region; re-appoints MD for India

Also, the company announced the re-appointment of K E Ranganathan as managing director (India) for the next five years

Novavax to deliver 60 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses to UK for phase 3 trial

The trial will be a study in about 9,000 adults between 18 years and 85 years of age