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China fines Alibaba, Tencent for failing to report past deals to anti-trust regulators
The State Administration of Market Regulation said in a statement that it had taken the decision after reviewing deals the firms were involved in, including Alibaba’s past deal with Intime Retail (Group) Co Ltd and China Literature’s acquisition of New Classics Media.
Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs and other services go down in multiple countries
Not much more to update yet but we’re seeing and getting word from others that multiple Google services have gone down. Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, Google Docs, Maps, Adwords and Adsense, Google Pay, Google Home and Google’s Chromecast are all experiencing outages, with dozens, even hundreds, of reports we’ve seen so far coming in from across Europe, the US, Canada, India, South Africa, countries in Central and South America, Australia and likely more.
2020 was especially deadly, COVID wasn’t the only culprit
More than a quarter of deaths above normal have been from other causes, including diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure and pneumonia, according to a New York Times analysis of estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Aviva to sell Vietnamese business to Canada’s ManuLife
Aviva, under new boss Amanda Blanc, is looking to sell its businesses in continental Europe and Asia, to focus on Britain, Ireland and Canada, after years of share price underperformance in the life and general insurer irked investors.
Asia has emerged as a battleground for foreign insurers who are attracted by the region’s lower insurance penetration levels and faster growth rates for life insurance premiums than in their home markets.
Mastercard faces the prospect of a $18.6 billion UK class action
The ruling also paves the way for further consumer class-action lawsuits, which were made possible by a 2015 law change but have struggled to get traction. When considering the question of individual damages, the Supreme Court has now lowered the bar in similar group actions, said Louise Freeman, a competition lawyer at Covington & Burling.
Next four to six months could be worst of Covid-19 pandemic: Bill Gates
“Overall, when I did the forecasts in 2015, I talked about the deaths potentially being higher. So, this virus could be more fatal than it is. We didn’t get the worst-case. But the thing that has surprised me is that the economic impact in the US and around the world has been much greater than the forecasts that I made five years ago,” Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said.
Gates said that his foundation had been funding a lot of the research for the vaccines.
Singapore first Asian country to OK Pfizer shot
“If all goes according to plan, we will have enough vaccines for everyone in Singapore by the third quarter of 2021,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
Loong, 68, said he would be among the early recipients in the city-state of 5.7 million people, which has one of the lowest fatality rates globally from the coronavirus.
AstraZeneca to buy Alexion for $39 billion to expand in immunology
“This acquisition allows us to enhance our presence in immunology,” AstraZeneca Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said in a statement.“Alexion has established itself as a leader in complement biology, bringing life-changing benefits to patients with rare diseases.
Declare states of ‘climate emergency,’ U.N. chief tells world leaders
“Can anybody still deny that we are facing a dramatic emergency?” U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterressaid via video. “That is why today, I call on all leaders worldwide to declare a State of Climate Emergency in their countries until carbon neutrality is reached.”
Apple CEO calls for stricter corporate, government climate goals at U.N. summit
Cook did not call for specific goals during his remarks but disclosed that Apple is assisting 95 of its suppliers to transition to renewable energy, up from a figure of 70 disclosed in July. The iPhone maker earlier this year said it has become carbon-neutral for its corporate operations and set out plans to make its full supply chain and product lineup carbon-neutral by 2030.