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The COVID19 pandemic has increased the demand for online educational platforms, triggering a surge in demand for teaching job roles across the country, which has almost quadrupled, according to a report. It witnessed a 4x growth in the demand for profe...

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday he supports the city of Beijing in setting up a pilot international free trade zone for the service sector and digital economy and to promote scientific and technological innovation.

U.S. job growth slowed further in August as financial assistance from the government ran out, threatening the economy's recovery from the COVID19 recession.

Kharif sowing begins with the onset of southwest monsoon from June and harvesting from October onwards.

Senior officials in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office see only a 30%40% chance that there will be a Brexit trade agreement with the European Union due to an impasse over state aid rules, The Times reported.

The dollar's downtrend will continue into next year, driven largely by the U.S. Federal Reserve's shift to a new policy framework, although expectations for a deep fall in a sustained way have waned somewhat from last month, a Reuters poll found.

Apple is delaying a new privacy feature in the next version of its iPhone operating system that will make it more difficult for app makers to track people online to help sell digital ads.

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell below 1 million last week for the second time since the COVID19 pandemic started in the United States, but that does not signal a strong recovery in the labour market.

U.S. wireless carrier Verizon Communications Inc and Amazon.com Inc may invest more than $4 billion for a stake in India's Vodafone Idea Ltd, the Mint newspaper reported on Thursday.

Europe kept record high world share markets marching forward on Thursday, while the dollar was in fightback mode and government bonds steadied after European Central Bank efforts to tame the euro.

Vietnam plans to restart international commercial flights to and from six Asian cities from midSeptember, state media reported on Thursday, ending months of coronavirusrelated suspension after easing some restrictions on foreign business travellers.

U.S. private employers hired fewer workers than expected for a second straight month in August, suggesting that the labor market recovery was slowing as the COVID19 pandemic persists and government money to support workers and employers dries up.

Oil prices were little changed in early trade on Thursday, sitting near multiweek lows hit overnight on worries about fuel demand due to a patchy U.S. economic recovery.

If you've ever seen one of those selfdriving vehicles with strange equipment on the roof and wondered where it's going, then there's a website for you.

When the coronavirus outbreak forced cruise lines to cancel trips to Alaska, it wiped out Midgi Moores tour business, leaving her with thousands of dollars in deposits to refund.

U.S. companies added jobs at a modest pace last month, a private survey found, a sign that while hiring continues, it is only soaking up a relatively small proportion of the unemployed.