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Microsoft launches new phone system for businesses in the UK

A new phone system for businesses that brings together calling, chat, meetings, calendars and email has been launched in the UK by Microsoft. Microsoft 365 Business Voice is designed as…

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France to set up regional quotas for foreign worker permits

France will establish a quota system, by region and profession, for issuing work permits to non-EU citizens, the country's Labour Minister Muriel Penicaud announced. It comes during President Emmanuel Macron's renewed…

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Dutch are the most proficient English speakers in the world

The Dutch are the most proficient English speakers in the world, a global study of English skills has found. Swedish education company used an online language proficiency test to rank…

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Lufthansa strike set to disrupt flights ahead of Berlin Wall anniversary weekend

A Lufthansa cabin crew 48-hour strike called for Thursday 7 and Friday 8 November strike is set to disrupt hundreds of flights. The strike was ordered by the UFO union as part…

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Mothercare announces plans to put UK retail business into administration

The baby and maternity-wear retailer Mothercare has announced plans to put its UK retail business into administration, putting hundreds of jobs and 79 stores at risk. The company said it…

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Delta Air Lines could pull out from consortium bidding for Alitalia

Delta Air Lines could pull out of a consortium looking to rescue Italy's Alitalia as it is unwilling to enter a possible bidding war with Lufthansa, newspaper Il Corriere della…

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World’s biggest trade deal to be delayed to 2020: draft ASEAN statement

The signing of the world's largest trade pact will likely be kicked back to 2020, according to a draft statement by Southeast Asian leaders, delaying a deal craved by China…

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World’s most profitable company, Aramco, to go public

Saudi Arabia’s market regulator approved on Sunday Saudi Aramco’s application to list on the domestic stock market as the kingdom seeks to diversify and create the world’s most valuable listed…

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Italy to ban flights by Iran’s Mahan Air from mid-December

Italy is set to ban flights by Iran’s Mahan Air, an Iranian industry official said, as the United States seeks action against the airline accused by the West of transporting…

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Nov

Thomas Cook brand sold to Club Med owner Fosun for £11m

The Thomas Cook brand has been saved from obscurity after the Chinese owner of Club Med said it would buy the name for £11m. Fosun Tourism, which was seen as…

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Kraków chosen as best city break destination in Europe for third year running

Members of leading British consumer association Which? have chosen Kraków as Europe’s best city break destination for the third year in a row. The Polish city finished ahead of Spanish…

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Facebook to allow UK election candidates to run false ads

CNN reports that a controversial policy allowing politicians to run false ads on Facebook will extend to the United Kingdom as the country prepares to vote in a historic December…

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Ninja Theory is using gaming to help people with mental health issues

A Microsoft studio is launching a project to use video games, technology and clinical neuroscience to help people with mental health conditions and promote well-being. Ninja Theory, which was widely…

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British Government acts to improve road safety by closing mobile phone loophole

The British government has confirmed it will close a legal loophole which has allowed drivers to escape prosecution for hand-held mobile phone use while behind the wheel. Transport Secretary Grant…

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Tesco vows to remove 1 billion pieces of plastic packaging by end-2020

Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco has pledged to remove one billion pieces of plastic packaging from products in its UK stores by the end of 2020, seeking to reduce its environmental…

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New Russian controls on the internet

A law introducing new controls on the internet has come into force in Russia amid concerns it may be used by the government to silence its critics. The so-called "sovereign…

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Lebanese banks reopen for first time in two weeks

Lebanese banks opened to customers on Friday for the first time in two weeks following an unprecedented wave of protests that led the prime minister to resign, with small numbers…

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UK will not appoint new BoE chief before December 12 election

Britain’s government will not name a successor to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney before a national election due on Dec. 12, a finance ministry official said. Earlier on Thursday,…

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Unemployment in Italy up to 9.9% in September

Italy’s ISTAT said that the country’s unemployment rose was 9.9% in September, up from 9.6% in August. The national statistics agency reported that the number of people looking for work…

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German jobless total rises more than expected in October

German unemployment rose more than expected in October, data showed on Wednesday, suggesting that a manufacturing crisis in Europe’s largest economy is spilling over to the labour market. Data from…

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US grounds all non-emergency Chinese-made drones

Chinese drone maker DJI said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Interior has grounded all non-emergency Chinese-made or part-made drones as part of a review of its entire drone…

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Conad’s rescue plan for Auchan to require dismissal of 3,105 staff

The industrial plan presented by Italian supermarket group Conad for the ''rescue'' of Auchan calls for laying off 3,105 workers who will be offered ''different occupational solutions'. Some of these…

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MIA McDonald’s Manager Receives Prestigious Global Award

Lucia Salama, McDonald’s Restaurant Manager at Malta International Airport, has won the Ray Kroc Award, an accolade that recognizes the top performing McDonald’s restaurant managers globally. Ms Salama was one…

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Lufthansa ready to invest up to 200 million euros in Alitalia

German carrier Lufthansa is ready to invest up to 200 million euros in struggling Italian airline Alitalia, a source close to the matter said on Thursday. Confirming reports in two…

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Qantas grounds Boeing 737 plane due to ‘cracking’

Australian airline Qantas has grounded one of its Boeing 737 NG planes after discovering "cracking" in one section. The carrier said several airlines were inspecting their 737 NG fleets after…

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Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot join forces to create world’s No.4 carmaker

Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot's owner PSA said on Thursday they would join forces through a 50-50 share swap to create the world's fourth-largest carmaker. The boards of the two groups…

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Peugeot owner’s board approves merger with Fiat Chrysler

The board of France’s PSA, owner of Peugeot, has given chief executive Carlos Tavares approval to launch a full-scale merger with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, which would create one of the…

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The 35th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, in Bangkok

ASEAN Economic Ministers hold hands for a group photo after the 18th ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council Meeting of the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at…

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Twitter to ban all political ads

Twitter will ban all political advertising on its platform beginning next month, Chief Executive Jack Dorsey announced on Wednesday. In a series of posts, Dorsey said politicians should earn their…

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Brent price seen within $60 to $65 next year – IEEJ

Brent crude prices are expected to be around $60 to $65 a barrel next year as any possible price hikes from geopolitical risks would be countered by ongoing trade war,…

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International operation breaks e-commerce fraudsters ring

A joint law enforcement operation supported by 19 countries led to the arrest of 60 people suspected of fraud. The main aim of the 2019 e-Commerce Action (eComm 2019) is…

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Euro zone economic sentiment worsens as gloom spreads to services

Euro zone economic sentiment deteriorated in October for a second straight month, data showed on Wednesday, as pessimism in industry spread to services and consumers in a bad sign for…

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Facebook agrees to pay UK fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook has agreed to pay a 500,000-pound fine for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by consultancy Cambridge Analytica, Britain’s information rights regulator said on…

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Oct

De La Rue warns on profit again

Passport maker De La Rue warned on Wednesday that its annual profit would be significantly lower than market expectations, as its new top boss, a turnaround specialist, leads a review…

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The new Microsoft Project rolls out to customers worldwide

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a major step toward achieving the vision of increased productivity using the power of the cloud to help people and organizations achieve more, with the general…

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European Commission opens investigation into public support for Air Nostrum’s fleet renewal in Spain

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the plan by the Spanish region of Valencia to grant €9 million of public support to regional airline Air…

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Australia takes Google to court over geolocation practices

Australia is taking Google to court over geolocation data-collection practices. The Australian Consumer Commission (ACC) has filed a lawsuit on allegations that the electronics behemoth misleads the public on how…

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Austrian Post fined for selling customer data

Austrian Post has been ordered to pay €18 million for collecting and selling mailers' perceived political preferences. The Austrian Data Protection Authority decided on the administrative penalty after finding that…

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NOUV, AtoZ Electronics Form New Company To Start Offering Cyber-Security Solutions

One in five IT decision-makers claimed cyber-attacks left no clue to their identity, while 54% said they had faced at least one attack in the past two years that resulted…

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UPDATED: Peugeot owner in merger talks with Fiat Chrysler

PSA Group, the French owner of Peugeot, is exploring a merger with its US-Italian rival Fiat Chrysler. After ditching a proposed merger with French rival Renault in June, Fiat Chrysler…

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TikTok owning company eyeing IPO

ByteDance, the $75bn Chinese start-up that owns the short-form video app TikTok, is eyeing an initial public offering in Hong Kong as soon as the first quarter of next year,…

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UniCredit says 3 million clients hit by data breach

Italian banking giant UniCredit said Monday that around three million of its clients in Italy were affected by a data breach in 2015, while stressing that account details were not…

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Louis Vuitton owner eyes Tiffany takeover

The company behind Louis Vuitton has approached Tiffany over a possible takeover - with the proposed deal reportedly valuing the jeweller at $14.5bn. LVMH, the world's biggest luxury group, said…

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HSBC restructuring plans fuel fears of job cuts

HSBC is planning to restructure its business after the banking giant said its performance in parts of Europe and the US was "not acceptable". Interim chief executive Noel Quinn said…

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Euro zone corporate lending growth plunges in Sept

Bank lending to euro zone companies plunged last month, suggesting that the bloc’s economic slowdown is finally slowing lending after a period of surprising resilience, data from the European Central…

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Instagram extends self-harm ban to drawings and cartoons

Social media company Instagram has said it will remove images, drawings and memes showing methods of self-harm or suicide from its platform. The move follows the death of British 14-year-old…

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HSBC warns of ‘challenging’ outlook as profit falls

HSBC saw an 18% drop in pre-tax profit during the third quarter, as the bank warned of challenges ahead. Europe's largest bank said profit before tax hit $4.8bn (£3.8bn) in…

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Unemployment fuels unrest in Arab states: IMF

Unemployment and sluggish economic growth are fuelling social tension and popular protests in several Arab countries, the International Monetary Fund said Monday. The unrest is in turn contributing to slower…

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Hong Kong enters recession as protests show no sign of relenting

Hong Kong has fallen into recession, hit by more than five months of anti-government protests that show no signs of relenting, and is unlikely to achieve annual economic growth this…

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Nutella biscuits to hit Italian shelves in the coming days, after their piloting in Malta and launch in France

55 years from the birth of Nutella, Ferrero will be officially launching its first biscuits filled with the famous hazelnut cream in Italy this week. Nutella Biscuits are produced in…

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Teaching and learning in the digital age: 450,000 students and teachers use the EU’s SELFIE tool for schools

As one year has passed since the launch of SELFIE (Self-reflection on Effective Learning by Fostering Innovation through Educational technology), the European Commission's free online tool that helps schools assess…

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Greece welcomes upgrade by Standard and Poor’s

Greece on Saturday welcomed its foreign debt rating upgrade by Standard and Poor’s as proof of further growth after a nearly decade-long debt crisis. Emerging from its third straight bailout…

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Telegraph newspapers up for sale

The Barclay family has put the Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers up for sale as it assesses its multibillion-pound business investments in the United Kingdom, The Times reported. Daily Mail…

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France introduces new rules for e-scooters use

France is bringing in new rules for the use of electric scooters following hundreds of incidents involving the vehicles, including several deaths. From Saturday, riders will be required to be…

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S&P says it could cut UK rating after no-deal Brexit

Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said it would cut Britain’s AA credit rating if the country leaves the European Union without a deal and warned that Brexit indecision was causing…

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Microsoft wins Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud computing contract

Microsoft Corp. has won the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favourite Amazon.com Inc. The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud (JEDI) contract…

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Eni production rate hits record high as third-quarter profit slumps

Italian energy group Eni racked up its highest ever production rate in the third quarter and said more was to come as net profits fell sharply on lower oil and…

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