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Autonomous drone maker Skydio raises $170M led by Andreessen Horowitz

Skydio has raised $170 million in a Series D funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Growth Fund. That pushes it into unic

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World's oldest DNA sequenced from million-year-old mammoths

Teeth from mammoths buried in the Siberian permafrost for more than a million years have yielded the world's oldest DNA ever

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Golf: Dustin Johnson wins his 1st Masters title

In this one-of-a-kind Masters that had no fans and no roars, Dustin Johnson made sure it had no drama. And when he polished o

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Murray hails Nadal's French Open record as 'one of sport's best-ever'

Andy Murray predicts Rafael Nadal's record of 13 French Open titles will never be beaten as the British former world number o

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Former Olympic sprint champion Morrow dies aged 84

Bobby Joe Morrow, a triple sprint gold medalist at the 1956 Olympic Games, has died at the age of 84, according to World Athl

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Season-opening F1 rules out fan ban despite coronavirus

The season-opening Formula One race in Melbourne will proceed as planned this week and there is "no chance" fans wi

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APD | Japan to develop 6G network development strategy

By APD writer Alice The Japanese government said on January 21 that it will draw up a comprehensive strategy on future 6G wir

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Pentagon says no DPRK missile launch after NHK report

The Pentagon on Thursday confirmed that no missile had been launched from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), a

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Tibet one step further towards poverty eradication

Authorities in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region announced on Thursday that the last impoverished areas in the region

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Fury grows after deaths in Indian Muslim neighborhood

Zaheer Ahmed had just returned home from work in northern India last Friday afternoon and stepped out for a smoke before lunc

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Turkish president pays surprise visit to Tunisia over Libyan issue

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Wednesday morning to Tunisia in a surprise visit to meet with his Tunisian cou

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Australia's wildlife carers work day and night over Christmas

Wildlife carers in Australia are ready to work around the clock over Christmas, preparing for more admissions particularly fo

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Iran's capital extends closure of schools over heavy air pollution

The governor of Tehran Province on Sunday extended the closure of schools and kindergartens in Iran's capital Tehran until De

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China to adjust import tariffs for some products starting Jan. 1

China will adjust import tariffs for a range of products starting Jan. 1, 2020 to promote high-quality development of trade,

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Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli missiles, state media reports

Syrian air defenses intercepted missiles fired from inside Israel on Sunday night, Syrian state TV reported. Four cruise miss

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Cuba advances HIV/AIDS vaccine project

Researchers in Cuba are making advances in the field of developing a therapeutic AIDS vaccine, which has passed pre-clinical

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APD | New partnership framework; US$400 million loan approved for public assets management, fiscal risks due to natural disasters ad climate change

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA – The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors endorsed a new Country Partnership F