Business Stories from September 8, 2020 (Change date)
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Diesel fuel found in ocean near Sri Lanka oil tanker fireSep 08, 2020 10:31 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - An Indian coast guard aircraft sprayed a special chemical on a patch of diesel fuel near a large oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast where firefig...
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Last 2 journalists working for Australian media leave ChinaSep 08, 2020 7:01 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - The last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them and temporaril...
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EU names Dombrovskis as its new trade chiefSep 08, 2020 4:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's executive commission is proposing its experienced Latvian vice president, Valdis Dombrovskis, to take over the post as trade chief o...
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Netflix film dissects a technology-driven 'social dilemma'Sep 08, 2020 7:31 pm - SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - A new Netflix documentary is setting out to expose technology's corrosive effects on society during a pandemic that's left people more dependent...
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Firefighters overtaken by flames in California mountainsSep 08, 2020 11:01 pm - SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) - More than a dozen California firefighters trying to protect a fire station in rugged mountains were overrun by flames Tuesday, and several wer...
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GM to make electric vehicle, supply batteries for NikolaSep 08, 2020 4:31 pm - DETROIT (AP) - General Motors announced its second major electric vehicle partnership in less than a week on Tuesday, this time a $2 billion deal with startup Nikola. GM...
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Swiss official airs concerns about data privacy in USSep 08, 2020 10:01 am - GENEVA (AP) - A Swiss federal commissioner announced Tuesday that a U.S.-Swiss program aimed to protect personal information exchanged between the two countries doesn't ...
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Panama calls for bids on $2 billion water-shortage projectSep 08, 2020 7:00 pm - PANAMA CITY (AP) - The Panama Canal authority has put out a call for bids on a $2 billion package of water supply projects aimed at combating a drought that affects the ...
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Grains mixed, livestock higherSep 08, 2020 3:01 pm - Wheat for Sept. fell 6.50 cents at 5.3975 a bushel; Sept. corn rose 3.75 cents at 3.51 a bushel, Sept. oats was off 1.50 cents at $2.6775 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans w...
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TikTok scrambles to remove suicide video clips, ban usersSep 09, 2020 6:51 am - LONDON (AP) - TikTok says it's working to remove videos of a man apparently taking his own life and banning users that keep trying to spread the clips on the popular soc...