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France to invest 5 bln euros in scientific research amid coronavirus pandemic

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged to invest five billion euros (5.35 billion U.S. dollars) over the next decade in bolstering scientific research against the backdrop of the coron

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Virus knows no borders! WHO officials and business leader support the view

Medical workers cheer up each other before the closure of the Wuchang temporary hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 10, 2020.(Xinhua/Fei Maohua)BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Virus

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Virus knows no borders! WHO officials and business leader support the view

Medical workers cheer up each other before the closure of the Wuchang temporary hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 10, 2020.(Xinhua/Fei Maohua)BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Virus

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Even in the age of COVID-19, you need to stay focused on the customer

It’s easy to think, as we find ourselves in the midst of a truly unprecedented situation, that the rules of building a successful business have suddenly changed. While the world may be topsy-tur

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Startups rethink what it means to be high-touch during a pandemic

Glossier NYC, in normal times, is typically visited by more than 2,000 people every day, with lines of people from all over the world curling out the door. And when you enter, it’s tempting to touch,

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Flame arrival faces calls for Tokyo Olympics be delayed

The Olympic flame is set to arrive in Japan from Greece even as the opening of the Tokyo Games in four months is in doubt with more voices calling for the event to be p

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Israel’s Netanyahu accused of exploiting virus crisis

With the Israeli government enacting a series of emergency measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing accus

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Coronavirus: Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers respond to frustrated athletes

The International Olympic Committee says it has held "constructive" talks with athlete representatives about the coronavirus crisis.President Thomas Bach admitted he wa

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Coronavirus: Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers respond to frustrated athletes

The International Olympic Committee says it has held "constructive" talks with athlete representatives about the coronavirus crisis.President Thomas Bach admitted he wa

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Commentary: Time for Western media to get over China-smearing virus for common good

A new and interesting, if not strange, twist is happening in some China-bashing Western media's coverage of the Asian country's COVID-19 fight: they are beginning to s

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Senior WHO official warns against mis-labeling coronavirus

A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against mis-labeling the novel coronavirus, calling for joint efforts to fight the disease. "Viruses know no borders, and they don

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Dalio denies rumors of Bridgewater's blow-up in Chinese social media

Raymond Dalio, co-chairman and co-chief investment officer, Bridgewater Associates, speaks at the 2019 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 1, 2019. /Reuters

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Singapore may have to hold elections during the coronavirus outbreak, says minister

It’s “very likely” that Singapore will have to hold its next general elections in the middle of the new coronavirus outbreak, the country’s national development ministe

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Across furtive videocons, junior VCs wait for the layoffs to begin

Amid post-YC Demo Day discussions and online “coffee” catchups, there is a lingering sense of dread among VCs — particularly junior VCs — about their own job security.Over the past few days, I have he

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Bill Gates addresses coronavirus fears and hopes in AMA

Bill Gates, newly free from his role on the Microsoft board, has taken to Reddit to answer the community’s questions about the pandemic, the government response, and what the world can do to be

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Don’t be stupid and hold off on announcing your funding round

For those who have followed TechCrunch and/or me for a long time, you know that I like to harp on the fact that fewer and fewer startups are filing their Form Ds with the SEC, which discloses informat

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Project Oasis is a Google-backed research initiative to support local news startups

As part of its $300 million News Initiative, Google is teaming up with the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media’s Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media, local news association