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Banks beware, Amazon and Walmart are cracking the code for finance

Global brands from Mercedes and Amazon to IKEA and Walmart are cutting out the traditional financial middleman and plugging in software from tech startups to offer customers everything from banking and credit to insurance.

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A year after the killing of George Floyd and with Minneapolis enduring a wave of shootings, citizens are asking: Where are the police? … Two Fed bank presidents were reportedly active investors last year. Fed chair Jerome Powell wasn’t happy … Moderna says vaccine protection against COVID-19 wanes over time

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Australia at centre of Indo-Pacific alliances to counter China

Australia finds itself as the common link in a new mesh of global alliances centred on the Indo-Pacific that are all but in name aimed at countering China's rising military power and economic clout.

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Banks beware, Amazon and Walmart are cracking the code for finance

Taliban replaces women's ministry with ministry of virtue and vice

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IMF chief in spotlight after China rigging report

Google, Apple remove Navalny app from stores as Russian elections begin

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Australia at centre of Indo-Pacific alliances to counter China

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N.Korea accuses U.S. of double standards on missiles, hampering talks

Sydney pilots home quarantine as Australia looks to reopen border

Income disparity, pandemic in focus as race for next Japan premier kicks off

November? December? Fed's 'taper' timeline tied to volatile jobs data

U.S. consumer sentiment steadies in September after August plunge -UMich

Bad for business: World Bank China rigging scandal rattles investors

EXCLUSIVE Teamsters organizing workers' unions at 9 Amazon.com facilities in Canada

China enters Taiwan air defence zone a day after military budget boost

China applies to join Pacific trade pact to boost economic clout

With tighter grip, Beijing sends message to Hong Kong tycoons: fall in line

China's Xi urges Afghanistan to stamp out terrorism, vows more aid

Over 10,000 mostly Haitian migrants sleeping under Texas bridge, more expected

White House warns of economic catastrophe without action on debt limit

U.S. Speaker Pelosi: Capitalism has not served our economy as well as it could

Factbox: Five congressional Republicans targeted by Trump's revenge endorsements

Britain records 32,651 new COVID cases, 178 deaths on Friday

British minister to simplify COVID-19 travel rules for England

U.S. judge sets back Prince Andrew's bid to avoid accuser's lawsuit

UK's Prince William unveils finalists for prize with goal to save planet

Putin's foes accuse Google and Apple of caving to Kremlin pressure

EU unsure if women face higher risk of clots from AstraZeneca shot

Supply fears lead EU vaccine industry to seek home comforts

Albania votes in its first female dominated government

EXCLUSIVE Teamsters organizing workers' unions at 9 Amazon.com facilities in Canada

Australia's two largest states trial facial recognition software to police pandemic rules

Exclusive: Facebook targets harmful real networks, using playbook against fakes

Facebook rolls out new messaging, business tools for brands

U.S. FDA vaccine advisory committee debates boosters for ages 16 and up

EU unsure if women face higher risk of clots from AstraZeneca shot

Coronavirus compounds climate disasters but shows action can work - Red Cross

Swiss impose new COVID-19 requirements for some travellers

Brazil renews protection of little-seen Amazon tribe for six months

Countries' emissions pledges still fall short of global climate goals, UN says

Biden urges countries to join pledge to reduce methane emissions in climate fight

Coronavirus compounds climate disasters but shows action can work - Red Cross

All eyes on turnout as Canada's tight election campaign enters final days

Bahamas PM concedes defeat in polls overshadowed by COVID-19

Bolsonaro's support hits fresh low ahead of Brazil 2022 vote, poll shows

Thousands of migrants converge under Texas bridge, posing new challenge for Biden

Mining firms in Mexico must face 'strict' scrutiny, says senior official

Iran's petrochemical, fuel sales boom as sanctions hit crude exports

U.S. House panel to probe oil companies over climate disinformation

Oil holds above $75 as storm-hit U.S. supply returns slowly

UN faces $100 trln shortfall in fight against climate change, inequality - report

Work-related deaths kill nearly 2 mln people a year: UN agencies

Lukewarm: rich states set to fall short of $100 bln climate funding goal

IMF chief called out over pressure to favor China while at World Bank

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'Together for a Shared Future' unveiled as motto for Beijing 2022 Games

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