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Several U.S. civil rights groups have called upon some of the world's largest companies to pause advertising on Facebook Inc, saying the social network is not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platform.

Zoom Video Communications Inc is planning to offer all its free and paying users end-to-end encryption for video calls, the video conferencing provider said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)

Israel has signed an agreement with Moderna Inc for the future purchase of its potential COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.

The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Wednesday that Congress take up legislation to curb protections that big tech platforms like Alphabet's Google and Facebook have had for decades, a senior official said, following through on U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to crack down on tech giants.

Dominion Energy Inc asked U.S. energy regulators for two more years to complete the long-delayed $8 billion Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to North Carolina, which the company now expects to enter service in early 2022.

Canadian telecom operator Telus Corp said on Wednesday that the federal government has not asked it to remove Huawei equipment from 4G network in the capital region, in response to a report https://tgam.ca/2YY5Fvd by the Globe and Mail.

Panama's civil aviation authority said it will extend a suspension of international flights by a month due to the coronavirus crisis, according to a statement on Wednesday.

Equity markets around the world seesawed on Wednesday as the prior day's rally on economic and vaccine hopes faded, while fresh coronavirus outbreaks and rising geopolitical tensions in Asia boosted demand for the dollar and safe-haven debt.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has told bankrupt Hertz Global Holdings Inc it has issues with the car rental firm's plan to sell new shares, the agency Chairman Jay Clayton told CNBC television on Wednesday.

United Airlines sweetened on Tuesday a voluntary exit package for frontline employees like flight attendants and gate agents, saying it needed "a lot more people to sign up" to avoid involuntary layoffs in October, according to a staff email seen by Reuters.

Canadian gold miner Iamgold on Tuesday halted operations at its Rosebel gold mine in Suriname as a workers union issued a stop work order after seven employees tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

China's Oppo cancelled the live online launch of its flagship smartphone in India on Wednesday after a border clash between the two countries that has renewed calls from local Indian trader groups to shun Chinese products.

Paulo Sousa, president of U.S. grain merchant Cargill in Brazil, said on Wednesday that insults coming from Brazilian officials against the country's main trade partner, China, are detrimental to the country's business interests.

The U.S. Justice Department will propose legislation as soon as Wednesday to try to remove protections that big tech platforms like Alphabet's Google and Facebook have had for decades, a department official said on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has been "stonewalling" senators conducting an investigation into the design and development of Boeing Co's 737 MAX in the wake of deadly crashes, a top Republican senator told a hearing on Wednesday.

PepsiCo Inc will change the name and brand image of its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup, it said on Wednesday, dropping a mascot that has been criticized for a racist history.

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Canadian gold miner Iamgold on Tuesday halted operations at its Rosebel gold mine in Suriname as a workers union issued a stop work order after seven employees tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Spain's Iberdrola has made an agreed A$828 million ($569 million) bid for Australian wind and solar firm Infigen Energy, topping an offer from Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp.