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U.S. XPRESS TO INVEST IN TuSimple, A SELF-DRIVING TECH COMPANY
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• U.S. Xpress has also started actively testing the technology on select shipping lanes, and the President and CEO Eric Fuller is now part of TuSimple’s Executive Advisory Board
• CEO of TuSimple, Cheng Lu said U.S. Xpress has been a valuable partner...

LIGHTSOURCE BP ACQUIRED 1.06 GW SOLAR ENERGY PORTFOLIO OF RIC ENERGY IN SPAIN
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- The company ‘Lightsource bp’ has acquired the 1.06-gigawatt solar project portfolio from the RIC Energy in Spain
- Lightsource bp and RIC Energy will be working together for developing the 14 solar energy sites across Spain ...

UK: BMW M ELCTRIC MODEL OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED FOR LAUNCH IN 2021
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- The company BMW has made an announcement about the of its electrified BMW M model in the United Kingdom
- It has still not been clear that, the company has dealing with a complete electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle
The comp...

UNIPHORE ACQUIRES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANY ‘EMOTION RESEARCH LAB’ IN SPAIN
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- The company Uniphore have acquired the Artificial Intelligence company ‘Emotion Research Lab’ based in Spain
- Uniphore said that, the acquisition is going to be providing a global footprint and will also mark its presence in Eur...

ECDC AGENCY: COVID-19 MUTANT VARIANTS POSE VERY HIGH RISK IN EUROPE
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- The three mutated corona virus variants have been posing high risk in the continent of Europe
- These new corona virus variants have been leading to more corona virus cases or infections in the country
On Thursday, the Euro...

FORMER US VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE RETURNS TO HIS INDIANA HOMETOWN
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• On Tuesday, the Indiana Republican Party had said that Pence, his wife Karen along with daughters Charlotte and Audrey will be flying into the Columbus Municipal Airport
• Barbara Hackman, the Bartholomew County Republican chairwoman had said that the gr...

DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE NOMINEE AVRIL HAINES GETS U.S. SENATE CONFIRMATION
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• The United States Senate confirmed Biden’s nominee for director of national intelligence, Avril Haines, making her the first approved Cabinet member
• The former deputy director of the CIA is all set to become a core member of the security team of ...

U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN REVERSES MUSLIM TRAVEL BAN ORDERED BY TRUMP
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• Biden ended the ‘Muslim travel ban' ordered by his predecessor Donald Trump which blocked travel to the US from many Muslim and African countries
• The Democratic President signed 17 executive orders that included end of the Muslim travel ban

EUROPEAN STOCK MARKET CLOSED HIGHER ON THURSDAY
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- The stock market of Europe has closed higher on Thursday as the President Joe Biden takes the office
- The pan-European Stoxx 600 has also been increased by 0.4 percent in the afternoon trade along with the stocks of technology sectors which...

GOOGLE ASKS US JUDGE TO TRANSFER ANTITRUST LAWSUIT FILED BY STATES TO CALIFORNIA
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• Google has asked a US judge in Texas to transfer an antitrust lawsuit filed by 10 states to a court in California
• The first case that alleged it monopolised online display advertising was filed in the month of May by an advertiser, and it was followed ...

ANGELA MERKEL PREPARES TO STEP DOWN AFTER 15 YEARS AS CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY
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- The chancellor of Germany is now going to step down for her position as her party has appointed a new leader
- Angela Merkel has been serving the country as the chancellor for 15 long years
As it is going to be an end of an...

UK: CONCUSSION SUBSTITUTES TRIAL OF FIFA TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN PREMIER LEAGUE
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- The concussion substitutes trial is going to be introduced in the Premier League of the United Kingdom
- The trial is going to require the club doctors for sharing the medical procedures which involves concussed players with FIFA

EUROPEAN UNION AND UK IN ROW OVER DIPLOMATIC STATUS OF THE BLOC
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- The United Kingdom and the European Union are in a row over the diplomatic status of the bloc
- The government of the United Kingdom have been refused to give the full diplomatic status to Joao Vale de Almeida
A diplomatic ...

MINISTRY: GREECE MAKING MOVES IN GREEN ENERGY
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- The ministry of environment and energy of Greece have started progressing to a greener energy model in the country
- The country has welcomed the expansion of the Sino-Greek co-operation in the field of energy
- With this move, Gree...

MINISTER OF UK GAIN POWER TO ALLOW IMPORTS OF LOWER-STANDARD FOODS
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- The ministers of the United Kingdom are now going to be able for approving the imports of the lower-standard products
- The House of Lords have put forward the amendments to the trading bill, that are going to be required for the trade agree...

SWEDEN BEGINS WITH 5G AUCTIONS DESPITE PROTESTS BY HUAWEI
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- The communications regulator of the Sweden has started its 5G auction despite protests by the company Huawei
- The Post and Telecom Authority or PTS of Sweden said that, its auction for the licenses in the 3.5 GHz have started

UK WATCHDOG: BBC FACES FINANCIAL RISK OVER LICENSE FEE INCOME
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- The BBC of the United Kingdom has been facing financial risk over the income of the license fee
- The BBC have been facing uncertainty over the financial future because of the changes in the habits of viewing
A report from ...

UNITED KINGDOM RECORDED HIGHEST SINGLE DAY COVID-19 DEATHS
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- The government of the United Kingdom have recorded the highest single day rise of the novel corona virus deaths
- The country has also faced an increase in the deaths and covid-19 cases since the discovery of the new mutated covid-19 strain<...

JOE BIDEN WILL SIGN 17 ORDERS AND ACTIONS TO SET NEW POLICIES ON IMMIGRATION & CLIMATE
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• Biden will be signing 17 orders and actions to break from policies of outgoing President Donald Trump and set new policies on the environment, immigration, economy and battling against COVID-19
• The President-elect also plans to send a bill to Congress ...

NO BOMB THREAT AT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, IT IS ALL-CLEAR: AUTHORITIES
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• According to the reports, the United States Supreme Court was given an all-clear immediately following a bomb threat that alerted the authorities
• Though the court is closed at present in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, initially it was reported that the...