A U.S. FCC commissioner urges Apple, Google to boot TikTok from app stores

A Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission has urged the chief executives of Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to kick Chinese-owned TikTok out of its app stores.

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29-06-2022

BOJ's public relations crisis forces rethink on inflation message

Japan's central bank has stumbled into a rare public relations storm that has dragged debate about its ultra-low interest rates out of sterile boardrooms and into tabloid and social media, amid surging household ire over rising living costs.

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29-06-2022

Texas proposes rules to ready natgas industry for weather emergencies

The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC), which oversees the state's oil and natural gas industries, approved a proposed weatherization rule to help protect Texans during emergencies that could occur any time of the year.

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29-06-2022

China to extend tariff exemptions on some U.S. products

China will extend tariff exemptions on some imported products from the United States until Feb. 15 next year, the finance ministry said on Wednesday.

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29-06-2022

COVID can't break South Africa's love affair with shopping malls

With two days to go until opening to the public, workers rush to put the finishing touches on the Kwena Square shopping complex, a shiny $13 million sign that South Africans are defying the global "retail apocalypse".

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29-06-2022

U.S. power companies face supply-chain crisis this summer

U.S. power companies are facing supply crunches that may hamper their ability to keep the lights on as the nation heads into the heat of summer and the peak hurricane season.

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29-06-2022

Japan's Renesas, India's Tata Motors partner to develop chip solutions

Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp and India's Tata Motors have formed a strategic partnership to design, develop and manufacture semiconductor solutions for domestic and global markets, the companies said on Wednesday.

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29-06-2022

Aeromexico shareholders back Mexico stock exchange exit in bankruptcy restructuring

Aeromexico said on Tuesday that a majority of its shareholders approved a proposal to exit the main Mexican stock exchange as part of the airline's bankruptcy restructuring.

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29-06-2022