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The UK officially enters recession: shrinking by over 20%
US unemployment hits parents hardest
Why having kids means you are more likely to be jobless in the US during the pandemic
US seizes Iranian fuel bound for Venezuela
About 1.1 million barrels of fuel were confiscated according to the Justice Department
Democrats host first ever 'virtual convention'
Amid Covid-19 restrictions, the party will also unveil the 2020 Democratic platform
World's largest retailer sees sales jump
Walmart records another jump in sales during covid-19 period
Apple passes $2tn amidst global downturn
Tech giant Apple becomes the first US company to be valued at $2 trillion
Biden's moment
Joe Biden makes his case to become the next president of the US
California ablaze
How is the state coping with mass evacuation amidst a pandemic?
Republican party begins vote rallying
At the opening day of the Republican Convention, we are picking apart the polls
American Airlines: 19,000 crew jobs could go
American Airlines: 19,000 crew jobs will go without government bailout
Pence flags successes at the Republican convention
The US vice-president speaks at the convention as Trump sends officers to Wisconsin.
Trump closes the Republican National Convention
Donald Trump accepts the presidential nomination in a speech live from the White House.
Thousands gather at historic civil rights march
After the summer of unrest in the US, demonstrators rally to demand racial justice
India suffers record economic stagnation
We hear from businesses across India, as the country suffers a record economic fall
President Trump visits Kenosha
Donald Trump visits the Wisconsin city at the centre of a raging US debate over racism.
US debt set to get bigger than the entire economy
US government debt will likely surpass the size of the entire American economy next year.
Facebook tightens policy on political advertising
Facebook won't allow new political ads in the week before the US election in November
SoftBank revealed as Nasdaq 'whale'
It's emerged that SoftBank has been taking massive positions in technology stocks
US election campaigns focus on blue collar workers
In the US, it's Labour Day, dedicated to the achievements of American workers
Daniel Prude: Rochester police leaders step down
Chief resigns and others retire following accusations of cover-up in Daniel Prude case.
LVMH scraps Tiffany takeover
The French luxury goods giant has said it is pulling out of the high-profile deal
Citi gets its first female CEO
Citigroup has named a woman to be its new chief executive in a Wall Street bank first
Oregon wildfires: Dozens of people missing in deadly blazes
Dozens of people are missing as wildfires continue to rage across the western US state
Oracle confirms partnership with TikTok
Oracle confirms being picked by Bytedance to be the app's partner
UN: Businesses 'destroy' nature's systems
A report from the UN talks of the world's failure to protect biodiversity
Boeing's culture of 'concealment' led to fatal crashes
A report from the US show's the plane firm's secrecy led to the 737 crashes
Global rollout of Covid-19 vaccine may be 'massively unequal'
Poorer countries may not see the vaccine reach them as fast as richer countries
TikTok ban in the US concerns ‘politics, not privacy’
We look at the history that led up to the US ban of Chinese-owned app TikTok
US presidential election: Focus on Pennsylvania
This week we're looking at the key states in the US election, starting with Pennsylvania
US presidential election: Focus on Florida
In this edition we look at the issues affecting voters in the key state of Florida.
US presidential election: Focus on Texas
We continue our trip round America with a look at the 'Lone Star State'