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China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent, said it would review whether it adequately limits children’s access to live streaming and other features after the government expanded a regulatory crackdown on tech industries by initiating a lawsuit against the company for failing to do enough to protect young users.
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Amid lawsuit, China’s Tencent to review kids’ use of WeChat

Exxon Mobil Corp was suspended from advocacy group Climate Leadership Council (CLC) that looks to make policies to address climate change, the CLC said on Friday.
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Exxon suspended from climate advocacy group it helped form

Starting Monday, Amazon will be requiring all of its 900,000 U.S. warehouse workers to wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status.
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Amazon to mandate masks for all its workers in U.S. warehouses

A controversial open-pit coal mine project in the Canadian Rockies will not proceed because of its ‘significant adverse environmental effects,’ the government has decided.
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Grassy Mountain coal project blocked by the Canadian government

Norwegian Cruise Line asked a federal judge Friday to block a Florida law prohibiting cruise companies from demanding that passengers show written proof of coronavirus vaccination before they board a ship.
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Norwegian cruises challenges Florida passenger vaccine law

A San Francisco investment banker recently sold his Maui mansion to a retired hedge fund CEO and a Hollywood actress for US$45 million.
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USM mansion sale reflects hot Hawaii real estate market

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it has opened a preliminary investigation into reports some 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, configured for use as Amazon.com Inc delivery vehicles or ambulances, roll away shortly after being shifted to park.
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U.S. opens safety probe into Mercedes vans used for Amazon deliveries, ambulances

United Airlines will require employees in the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by late October, perhaps sooner, joining a rising number of big corporations that are responding to a surge in virus cases.
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United Airlines will require U.S. employees to be vaccinated

Statistics Canada says the country added 94,000 jobs in July as public health restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic continued to be lifted, but economists warned there is still a “long slog” toward a full recovery ahead.
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Economy added 94,000 jobs in July, largely in the services sector: Statistics Canada

Google co-founder Larry Page has gained New Zealand residency, officials confirmed Friday, stoking debate over whether extremely wealthy people can essentially buy access to the South Pacific country.
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Google founder gets New Zealand residency, raising questions