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Hong Kong reports 33 new coronavirus cases, in sharp decline from recent weeks

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Philippines' Duterte accepts Russia's Covid-19 vaccine offer and volunteers to take first shot

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US ban on TikTok could cut it off from app stores, advertisers: White House document

  • Microsoft's involvement in China's tech world has left it with connections such as ByteDance, which owns TikTok. But sources say the company will have to avoid giving the impression that it is taking advantage of a forced sale.

TikTok deal tests Microsoft's decades of China experience

Chinese state media slams 'madness' of US tech purge

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