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A U.S. oil executive jailed for three years in Venezuela says all he hopes for is a fair trial so that he can walk free, with his name cleared, and go home to his family in the United States

The pandemic is turning this into a holiday shopping season like no other

The British government has formally asked the country’s medicines regulator to assess whether a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University should be authorized for use

Rome's main airport says Italian authorities will soon approve an experiment with so-called “COVID tested” flights from three U.S. airports with the aim of eliminating the required 14-day quarantine for passengers arriving in Italy

Britain plans to create a new watchdog to police big tech companies including Google and Facebook to counter their market dominance and prevent them from exploiting consumers and small businesses

More Missouri counties in the region around St. Louis are imposing mandates requiring the use of face masks as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge

James Wolfensohn, who served as the president of the World Bank for 10 years, has died

Mexico’s anti-monopoly commission says it has begun a formal investigation into possible monopolistic practices in wholesale and retail goods distribution and sales, a probe that that appears to involve Wal-Mart’s Mexican subsidiary

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says officials are working on a winter plan for the state’s efforts against the coronavirus

Manchester United has been unable to fully restore its computer systems a week after being targeted in a cyberattack

One group of South Dakotans marked the Thanksgiving holiday by setting up a makeshift memorial near the state Capitol in Pierre for those who have died from COVID-19

Global shares were subdued as trading activity was reduced as U.S. markets remained closed for the Thanksgiving holiday

The European Union parliament has approved a mini trade deal with the United States, which includes the elimination of customs duties on U.S. lobster imports

Spain’s infection and fatality figures in the COVID-19 resurgence are continuing to edge down, with the country posting 12,289 new cases and 337 deaths

France is resuming collection of a special tax on Big Tech companies like Amazon and Facebook despite the threat of more U.S. retaliatory tariffs on French wines and other goods

Most people in England will continue to face tight restrictions on socializing and business after a nationwide lockdown ends next week

A county commissioner in northern Idaho has proposed defunding the local health district after the district instituted a mask mandate to slow the spread of the coronavirus as it surges in the area

The low-cost carrier FlyDubai has begun regular flights to Tel Aviv, the latest sign of the normalization deal taking hold between the United Arab Emirates and Israel

The coroner in Reno fears the recent explosion of coronavirus cases in Nevada could soon overtake not only the ability to treat the sick, but also store the dead

A North Dakota-based volunteer organization that helps farmers when they are injured or otherwise impaired says it has helped a number of Midwest farmers who were incapacitated by the coronavirus

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France’s health minister says his country is readying to start administering COVID-19 vaccines in late December

They present the 3rd Edition of the GS1 Barometer 2020 - SME Manufacturers of the Consumer Industry. Mexican companies stand out for being resilient, innovative and positive for the future.

The European Union has fined two pharmaceutical companies for colluding to keep a cheap alternative to a sleep disorder medicine off the market for their profit and at the expense of patients