The hit to the service sector - which accounts for about three-quarters of the UK economy - meant it contracted by 3.4% in November, and is now 9.9% below the level of February 2020.

Facebook Inc said on Saturday it will ban advertisements for weapon accessories and protective equipment in the United States with immediate effect until at least two days after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20.

Tesla (TSLA) did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Asked by a Twitter user on Sunday about the company's India plans for 2021, Musk said that the company would "definitely" enter the market, though not in January.

British food-delivery company Deliveroo said on Sunday it had raised a further $180 million from existing investors, including minority shareholder Amazon, in a move that values the business at more than $7 billion.

The European Union and the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden should suspend a trade dispute to give themselves time to find common ground, France’s foreign minister said in remarks published on Sunday.

For more than a year, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has systematically prevented a transparent and thorough investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic’s origin, choosing instead to devote enormous resources to deceit and disinformation.

The rise of on-demand music streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music has not only changed the way we pay for music but also the way we consume it.

Using data from a study out of Harvard University, these visualizations focus on putting the economic cost of COVID-19 in the U.S. in perspective. To help us understand the immense price associated with a pandemic, the study looked at other comparables like the costs of running America’s longstanding war on terror.

Immunity to the novel coronavirus may last eight months or longer, according to a new study authored by respected scientists at leading labs, which found that individuals who recovered from the coronavirus developed “robust” levels of B cells and T cells (necessary for fighting off the virus) and “these cells may persist in the body for a very, very long time.”

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos ended a bumper car week against Tesla founder Elon Musk by once again becoming the world’s richest person, with an estimated net worth of $181.5 billion (despite his fortune falling $1.4 billion on Friday).

The National Rifle Association has filed for bankruptcy, it announced in a news release Friday, as the pro-gun rights organization says it plans to “restructure” and move away from New York.

Signal, an encrypted messaging app, has seen a massive influx in new downloads this week as users, looking for more privacy, flee WhatsApp and other social networks, so much so that the app said it caused technical difficulties Friday.

China's most famous tech company faces a host of challenges at home and abroad that risk fundamentally changing it forever. Chinese authorities are investigating the company on antitrust grounds as part of a growing crackdown on the tech industry, while also pushing its sprawling financial affiliate, Ant Group, to overhaul its business.

U.S. retail sales fell for a third straight month in December as renewed measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 triggered job losses, further evidence that the wounded economy lost considerable speed at the end of 2020.

France’s Total SE on Friday became the first major global energy company to quit the main U.S. oil and gas lobby due to disagreements over its climate policies and support for easing drilling regulations.

The Trump administration is inflicting even more damage on Chinese businesses — including smartphone maker Xiaomi — with just days to go before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

Consulting company Cushman & Wakefield Georgia published a report. According to the publication, the office market will likely see greater shifts in 2021 than what was apparent in 2020. “First consideration is the extent to which COVID-19 has affected business center tenants. How many of these will be back to resume operations once the crisis is over?

Former chairman of the ruling party Georgian Dream Bidzina Ivanishvili transferred part of his businesses and real estate, including Bank Cartu to the Cartu Charitable Foundation.

Consulting company Cushman & Wakefield Georgia published a report. According to the publication, tourism will not reach the pre-pandemic levels until 2023, while the recovery in the hospitality market is directly related to the effective distribution of the vaccine and in line with this – recovery of the crisis of confidence that the pandemic engendered.

External merchandise trade (excluding non-declared trade) of Georgia amounted to USD 11 347.7 million in 2020, 14.8 percent lower year-on-year.