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New strikes, protests as France unveils retirement bill

The Eiffel Tower shut down Friday as French unions held last-ditch strikes and protests around the country on the day the government unveils a divisive bill redesigning

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Pakistan Claims India Risks Igniting Arms Race by Purchasing S-400s From Russia

The Russian deputy ambassador to India announced earlier this month that the production of five S-400 missiles defence systems for New Delhi had already begun.Islamabad

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France Asserts to Provide No Concession to Pakistan on Terror Funding During FATF Meeting

Pakistan is expected to be taken off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, as major powers including the US, UK, France, Germany, and even Japan appear to

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Colombia celebrates the Chinese New Year

01:31 "Journey through China's Millenary Dances" will be at the Bogota Teatro Mayor Julio Santo Domingo January 23rd and 24th.

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U.S. limits visas in effort to restrict birth tourism

New visa rules aimed at women who come to the U.S. for "birth tourism" go into effect on Friday.By imposing restrictions on tourist visas for pregnant women traveling to the U.S., the Trump admini

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Face of impeachment: Schiff sets tone with appeals to Senate

In the otherwise scripted impeachment trial, it was a rare spontaneous moment: Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s chief defenders, stopped Rep. Adam S

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Los Angeles-based CREXi raises $29 million for its online real estate marketplace

Los Angeles is one of the most desirable locations for commercial real estate in the United States, so it’s little wonder that there’s something of a boom in investments in technology comp

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A founder’s guide to recession planning for startups

We are living through one of the nation’s longest periods of economic growth. Unfortunately, the good times can’t last forever. A recession is likely on the horizon, even if we can’t pinpoint exactly

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The App Store is down

Midday on Friday it appeared that Apple’s App Store, a critical piece of the digital and mobile economies, struggled with uptime issues. Apple’s own status page indicated that the applica

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Goldman Sachs’ new board member diversity rule misses the mark

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon recently said the investment bank won’t take companies public that don’t have at least one board member from an underrepresented group. The main focus will

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Early bird savings end next Friday on tickets to Robotics+AI 2020

TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics+AI 2020 is gearing up to be one amazing show. This annual day-long event draws the brightest minds and makers from these two industries — 1,500 attendees last year alone.

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'Vampire' star discovered eating brown dwarf companion

The white dwarf star is just 3,000 light years from Earth and is feeding on a brown dwarf, or failed star, just beside it.

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Goldman Sachs to stop IPO help for companies without 'diverse' boards

U.S. bank Goldman Sachs says it will stop helping firms with their public flotations if they don't have diverse management boards.The bank underwrites Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) but CEO David So

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Facebook’s dodgy defaults face more scrutiny in Europe

Italy’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched proceedings against Facebook for failing to fully inform users about the commercial uses it makes of their data.At the same time a German

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Coronavirus 'not yet' a global emergency, says WHO

A police officer walks in front of Huanan Seafood Wholesale market in Wuhan, where the coronavirus was detected. (Credit: Hector Retamal/ AFP) Cases of the new coronavirus are likely to contin

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Poland votes through controversial judicial overhaul

The Polish parliament has voted in favor of a controversial bill on judicial reform. A majority of 234 MPs supported the bill, while 211 opposed it.The bill was proposed by the ruling Law and Justice

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Why Front’s Series C matters, the latest on Lambda and The Athletic makes media look good

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This week Danny and Alex are back with more than ever to get through. 2