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Japan’s industrial dip in June bodes ill for Europe
The euro-area and UK PMIs improved markedly in June but Europe could be set to repeat the drop of Japanese manufacturing
InternationalUS China policy seeks deliberate decoupling
Pieced together, the US administration's economic policy on China is more coherent but fraught with risk than it appears
InternationalFacebook faces no-win scenario on political posts
Facebook has removed a post by the official Trump election campaign for using hate symbols
InternationalUnited States deals blow to OECD talks on digital tax
The OECD is attempting to keep on track its global talks on digital taxation despite US withdrawal
InternationalReopening schools turns on children's transmissibility
Evidence mounts that children are both less affected by and less susceptible to COVID-19
InternationalRetail sales will be key to global GDP recovery
Retail sales rose in May in the United Kingdom and United States, led by home improvement and bolstered by online sales
InternationalOffensive cybertools are being normalised
Multiple inter-state rivalries are playing out in cyberspace
InternationalNew COVID-19 drug will not replace social distancing
Researchers have announced an existing drug, dexamethasone, can cut COVID-19 deaths among the severely ill by one-third
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