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...In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump called Smith “deranged” and said he had “supplied [the records] openly”. He has also said the charges are politically motivated....
...In the US, authorities’ scrutiny of Twitter appears to be focused on foreign ownership of the social media platform....
...Go deeper: China is promoting its own security initiative as part of Beijing’s increasingly frantic efforts to oppose US-led blocs. 2....
...Thierry Breton, EU industry commissioner....
...and Drug Administration, testify before the Senate health committee on the Omicron variant and the federal response to new Covid-19 variants....
...We surprised the first year with the Social Security reform. We surprised a second year when we dropped it less....
...FDA accused of cozy ties with Big Pharma The US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of aducanumab, a contentious Alzheimer’s drug made by Biogen, has led to calls for acting commissioner Janet Woodcock...
...The EU financial services commissioner is due to meet Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey on Monday....
...(FT) Greensill files for administration Greensill Capital has filed for administration, warning it is in “severe financial distress”, unable to repay a $140m loan to Credit Suisse and hit by “defaults”...
...Russia is seeking to manufacture its Sputnik V vaccine in Italy to meet a surge in overseas contracts....
...Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU’s trade commissioner, said that the fate of the newly negotiated EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment was tied up in the diplomatic dispute that erupted this week....
...Separately, Department of Justice attorneys said in a court filing that they had begun to review whether TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app, was a threat to national security as the Trump administration...
...Russia’s Sputnik V jab has shown 91.6 per cent efficacy against symptomatic Covid-19 in clinical trials, a Lancet peer review confirmed....
...(FT) TikTok deadline The Trump administration’s seven-day extension for Chinese company ByteDance to secure an arrangement that resolves national security concerns about TikTok or potentially sell the app...
...The UK may require further social restrictions to curb coronavirus, scientists warned....
...Acting Securities and Exchange Commission chief Allison Lee on Monday laid out ideas about how the agency could better accommodate shareholders’ ESG concerns....
...UN Security Council members were still expected to reject the resolution....
...He will appear alongside Stephen Hahn, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner, and Robert Redfield, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
...(FT) Munich Security Conference kicks off The annual event is regarded as the Davos for the world’s security and foreign policy elite....
...The Trump administration, meanwhile, said it would exempt foreign investors from the UK, Australia and Canada from new national security restrictions due to take effect next month....
...Now that’s all about to change and, just like their tax cuts, US banks have the Trump administration to thank....
...James Smith, economist at ING: A full 2021 recovery is unlikely....
...China hawks in the Trump administration have been pushing him for months to sign the executive order amid rising alarm within US security and intelligence agencies about the vulnerability of Huawei-supplied...
...Google hopes the pre-emptive changes will end a decade-long legal battle before the next EU competition commissioner takes office in November....
...Total social financing, a broad gauge of credit growth in China, has been falling since late 2016....
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