TikTok rejects Microsoft buyout offer, Oracle sole remaining bidder

Sep 14,2020
US tech giant Microsoft said Sunday its offer to buy TikTok was rejected, leaving Oracle as the sole remaining bidder ahead of a looming deadline for the Chinese-owned video app to sell or shut down its US operations.
Austria experiencing second virus wave: chancellor
Sep 13
Austria is experiencing the start of a second wave of coronavirus infections, its chancellor said Sunday, as cases spike upwards in line with other EU countries.
France reports more than 10,000 daily virus cases
Sep 13
France reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, its highest daily number since wide-scale testing was launched in the country. 
Spanish virus cases soar by over 12,000
Sep 12
The number of coronavirus cases in Spain has leapt by more than 12,000, health ministry figures showed Friday, the biggest jump in a 24 hour period since the pandemic began.
UK virus-hit economy continues to recover in July
Sep 12
The British economy continued to recover in July, expanding by 6.6 percent, a slower pace of growth than in June when the country emerged from its virus lockdown, official data showed on Friday.
Brazil virus death toll passes 130,000
Sep 12
Brazil's death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 130,000 Friday, amid cautious optimism over signs the virus is finally slowing in the hard-hit South American country.
Singapore Airlines to shed 4,300 jobs due to virus
Sep 11
Singapore Airlines said Thursday it was cutting about 4,300 jobs -- around 20 percent of its workforce -- due to the coronavirus, and warned any recovery would be "long and fraught with uncertainty".