MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 5th 2019
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Monday, August 5th 2019 - 09:01 UTC
Trump warns UK: drop tax proposal on US tech companies or forget a free trade deal
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has told Britain it will not get a free trade deal unless it drops a new tax proposal for major U.S. tech companies, the Telegraph newspaper reported late on Friday.
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Monday, August 5th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Arctic buoy with yearlong Beluga recordings salvaged by Swedish icebreaker
A year-long recording of the high-pitched clicks made by Beluga whales has been salvaged from the Arctic after the crew of a Swedish icebreaker chanced upon a research buoy adrift in hazardous pack ice.
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Monday, August 5th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
HSBC CEO steps down, “by mutual agreement”; search for a replacement has started
The chief executive of HSBC has stepped down after the bank said it needed a change in leadership to address a “challenging global environment”. John Flint is giving up the role he has held for a year and a half “by mutual agreement with the board”.
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Monday, August 5th 2019 - 07:20 UTC
French inventor crosses the English Channel of a hover board in 20 minutes
French inventor Franky Zapata on Sunday succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet-powered hover board he designed, zooming over the Strait of Dover in just over 20 minutes.
