Aug 3, 2020

ByteDance urges U.S. to allow Microsoft-TikTok deal

TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance remains under pressure in the U.S. Getty Images

Microsoft has confirmed that it is continuing talks to purchase the U.S. operations of TikTok. HSBC sees profits plunge amid protests in Hong Kong. And, two years after a deadly bridge collapse in Genoa, the Italian city has a replacement.

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