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PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times – July 29

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines-...

Shanghai reports 6 new local asymptomatic COVID cases, 1 symptomatic for July 28

Shanghai reported six new domestically transmitted asymptomatic coronavirus cases for July 28, down from 11 a day earlier, while one local symptomatic case was...

ANALYSIS-JetBlue, Spirit brace for tough regulatory review

JetBlue Airways Corp and Spirit Airlines Inc face an uphill struggle getting U.S. regulators to approve their combination after Spirit talked up the chances...

Apple results top estimates as iPhone escapes economic slump

Apple Inc on Thursday reported profit and sales that beat Wall Street expectations, navigating parts shortages better than predicted and benefiting from unceasing demand...

Don’t ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan, China’s Xi warns in call with Biden

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned against playing with fire over Taiwan in a call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, highlighting Beijing's concerns...

Who are the Americans held captive abroad?

The plight of Americans detained by foreign governments has moved into the spotlight with the case of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who is...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares rally, U.S. Treasury yields fall as U.S. economy shrinks

Wall Street stocks rallied on Thursday, while Treasury yields fell for the third straight day as investors digested data showing a declining U.S. economy...

Cricket-Rossouw guides South Africa to 58-run victory over England

Rilee Rossouw smashed a brilliant unbeaten 96 as South Africa defeated England by 58 runs in the second Twenty20 International on Thursday, levelling the...