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Canadian convenience-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc said on Tuesday it has initiated exploratory discussions with Europe's biggest retailer, Carrefour SA, regarding a potential transaction.

Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Tuesday it has suspended Donald Trump's channel as it violated policies for inciting violence after last week's ...

The Trump administration has scrapped plans to blacklist Chinese tech giants Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu, four people familiar with the matter said, providing a brief reprieve to Beijing's top corporates amid a broader crackdown by Washington.

The Trump administration moved on Tuesday to accelerate vaccinations of Americans against COVID-19, releasing the rest of the doses it had been keeping in reserve and recommending states immediately open inoculations to those aged 65 and over.

UPDATE 1-Indias Serum Institute expects approval for AstraZeneca vaccine in days Reuters 12/28/2020 (Updates with details from Serum CEO) By Devjyot Ghoshal and Sumit Khanna KOLKATA/AHMEDABAD, India, Dec 28 (Reuters) - The Serum Institute of India, the local maker of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, said on Monday it expected the British and Indian governments to approve shots for emergency use within a few days. "You will be hearing some good news from the UK very soon," Serums Ch...

23 Dec 2020 / 10:39 H. (Updates byline) By Neha Arora and Cate Cadell NEW DELHI/BEIJING, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The political head of Tibetans in exile on Tuesday welcomed legislation passed by the U.S. Congress that reaffirms the rights of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a move that infuriated China. China regards the exiled Dalai Lama as a dangerous "splittist", or separatist, and the latest show of support from the U.S. Congress could increase already t...

REFILE-Crowds absent as Spain draws 2.4 bln eur Christmas lottery Reuters 12/22/2020 (Drops superfluous s from headline) MADRID, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Muted celebrations on Tuesday greeted the draw for Spains annual El Gordo lottery, with the usual live audience absent from Madrids Royal Theatre and COVID curbs also thinning the often flamboyantly dressed crowds outside to a handful of onlookers. Continuing a two-centuries-old tradition that kicks off the festive season, children sang out the wi...

UPDATE 2-Tibetan leader welcomes U.S. bill that reaffirms rights, angering China Reuters 12/22/2020 (Updates byline) By Neha Arora and Cate Cadell NEW DELHI/BEIJING, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The political head of Tibetans in exile on Tuesday welcomed legislation passed by the U.S. Congress that reaffirms the rights of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a move that infuriated China. China regards the exiled Dalai Lama as a dangerous "splittist", or separatist, ...

Crowds absent as Spain draws 2.4 billion eur Christmas lottery Reuters 22/12/2020 © Reuters/VINCENT WEST Lottery shop owner Monica Cejudo holds up a First Prize winning ticket of Spains Christmas Lottery "El Gordo" (The Fat One), alongside family members, in Bilbao MADRID (Reuters) - Muted celebrations on Tuesday greeted the draw for Spains annual El Gordo lottery, with the usual live audience absent from Madrids Royal Theatre and COVID curbs also thinning the often flamboyantly dressed ...

Documented foreign nationals trading legally in the Durban CBD have told Daily Maverick they are “baffled” by the inability of the ANC-run eThekwini municipality and law enforcement to assure their safety or the protection of their property at a popular market based literally metres from city hall.  Authorities have relegated the assaults on persons and property to “hooliganism” and “criminality”. Yet, those attacking and intimidating the traders were uttering clear xenophobic slu...