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Europe and China's year-end breakthrough

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Chinese companies raise more money than ever in 2020: Bloomberg

Chinese companies raised more money in initial public offerings (IPO) both at home and overseas than ever this year, thanks to the country's early emergence from the pandemic.Chinese mainland firm

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Gillmor Gang: Strange Days Indeed

The place we’re in, the valley of the dolls between the vote and the Inauguration, is overshadowed by the battle to save our lives. The vaccines look promising, and so does the persistence of the Trum

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Sundae snags $36M to build out its distressed property marketplace

Opendoor has opened the door, so to speak, for startups to apply their technical expertise in search, marketplaces and audience segmentation to rethink the very antiquated and analogue world of proper

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EU negotiator kicks off hectic day for final Brexit deal

European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday set off one of the most intense days in the long-running Brexit trade negotiations with a pre-dawn debriefing o

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Poker faces as post-Brexit trade talks set to resume in London

Face-to-face negotiations are set to continue in London on Saturday, as another week lapses in what is becoming a mad-dash to a post-Brexit trade deal finish line. The

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Nov. 21 - Nov. 27)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 |Diego Maradona: Thous

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Biden seeks unity as Trump stokes fading embers of campaign

On a day of grace and grievance, President-elect Joe Biden summoned Americans to join in common purpose against the coronavirus pandemic and their political divisions w

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Chinese, Ethiopian presidents exchange congratulations on 50th diplomatic ties anniversary

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde on Tuesday exchanged congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ti

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Sudan boycotts faltering talks over Ethiopia's mega-dam

File photo: The site of the planned Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near Assosa in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, near Sudan, some 800 kilometers from the capital Addis Ababa, June 28,

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Why China's vaccines are gaining international momentum

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain and

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AFCON 2021 qualifiers: Sudan stuns Ghana, champions Algeria qualify

FILE PHOTO: Riyad Mahrez in action for Algeria during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final. /Getty Images The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Monday and Tuesday yielded some surprisin

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China resorts to COVID-19 response, economic recovery to spur growth

06:59 China has ratcheted up efforts in both COVID-19 control and economic improvements during the pandemic outbreak, which have yielded fruitful results in socio-economic results, the

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France closes Paris mosque in clampdown over teacher's beheading

Hundreds of people gather on Republique square during a demonstration on October 18, 2020 in Paris. /AP French authorities said Tuesday they would close a Paris mosque as part of a clampdown o

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Energy consumption and CO2 emission in Southeast Asia

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EU, UK agree to step up Brexit talks to close 'significant gaps'

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the head of the EU's executive, Ursula von der Leyen, agreed in a phone call on Saturday to step up Brexit talks to close "significant gaps" b

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U.S. Supreme Court vacancy may help Democrats in November

The passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the power vacuum it left on the court is set to become one of the most historic political fights in mo