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This story was originally published 2020/04/24 1:52pm PDTon Apr 24, 2020 and last updated 2020/04/25 12:38pm PDTApr 25, 2020.  OnePlus has reportedly made severe staffing cuts in its European operations. While the tech brand has experienced massive growth in other markets over the past few years, it has also faced…

The United Kingdom and the European Union showed little sign of progress towards a deal on their post-Brexit relationship this week, failing to bridge differences over future competition and EU fishing access to British waters. The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier told a news conference on Friday that the UK…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union showed little sign of progress towards a deal on their post-Brexit relationship this week, failing to bridge differences over future competition and EU fishing access to British waters. EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier gives a news conference after Brexit negotiations, in Brussels,…

London, United Kingdom - The head of the United Kingdom's diplomatic service was on Tuesday forced into a U-turn after admitting the government had made "a political decision" not to join a European Union-wide scheme to buy medical ventilators in bulk as the scale of the coronavirus outbreak was becoming…

Here's What You Need To Know: The faith in democracy, liberalism, and institutionalism is likely going to decline in favor of a state-centric, and strongman infused system, just as was the case in the interwar era (1918–1939). The current pandemic has revealed that despite overwhelming wealth, scientific advancement and relative security,…

Despite widespread support for an extension to the transition period, the government insists it will not ask for oneEditor’s note: The Economist is making some of its most important coverage of the covid-19 pandemic freely available to readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. To receive it, register here.…

Tez Ilyas's Twitter upload of the video for "You Clap For Me Now" Tez Ilyas/Twitter “So it’s finally happened. That thing you were afraid of. Something’s come from overseas and taken your jobs, made it unsafe to walk the streets…” These are the opening lines of You Clap for Me…

One day the coronavirus may well be remembered as a driver for messaging and digital conferencing services. But the sensitive nature of information makes using them a game of trade-offs in which security isn't absolute. Whereas people frequently use any number of messaging and communications tools in their private lives,…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday announced first steps in undoing coronavirus restrictions that have plunged the economy into a recession, with most shops allowed to open although schools must stay closed until May 4. Shops up to 800 square meters (8,600 feet) are allowed to reopen once they have…

(Reuters) - The year started with protests, bushfires and a missile strike. FILE PHOTO: A riot police holds a pepper spray as he tries to disperse anti-government protesters after a vigil to mourn student’s death, in Hong Kong, China March 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File PhotoNew Year’s Day saw another huge…