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Sudan's former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi dies of COVID-19

Sudan's former prime minister and top opposition figure Sadiq al-Mahdi died from COVID-19 on Thursday, his party said.The 84-year-old was the country's last democratica

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Sudan's former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi dies of COVID-19

File Photo: Sudanese top opposition leader and former premier Sadiq al-Mahdi. /Getty Images Sudan's former prime minister and top opposition figure Sadiq al-Mahdi died from COVID-19 on Thursda

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Tesla is now worth half a trillion dollars

Surging Tesla shares have pushed the company’s market capitalization to more than $515 billion, a fivefold increase since the start of the year.The traditionally volatile stock has continued to

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European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January

Europe is set to lift its flight ban on the Boeing 737 MAX passenger jetliner in January after U.S. regulators last week ended a 20-month grounding triggered by two fatal crashes.The head of the E

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India approves Reliance’s $3.4 billion deal with Future Group, brings a new headache to Amazon

The Indian watchdog said on Friday it has approved the $3.4 billion deal between the nation’s two largest retail giants, Future Group and Reliance Retail, posing a new headache for American e-commerce

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China to set up ministry-level committee to tackle unfair competition

China's State Council approved the establishment of an inter-ministerial committee to enhance efforts to combat unfair competition, the government said on its website on Thursday.The new committee wi

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Astrobotic teams with Bosch and WiBotic to give its Moon rovers wireless charging and smarts to find power stations

Lunar exploration startup Astrobotic is working on developing ultra-fast wireless charging technology for its CubeRover shoebox-sized lunar robotic explorers. The project, which is funded by NASA̵

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Daily Crunch: GitHub reinstates YouTube downloading project

GitHub defies a takedown order, Strava raises a big round and Moderna reports promising COVID-19 vaccine results. This is your Daily Crunch for November 16, 2020.The big story: GitHub reinstates YouT

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Tesla gets a spot on the S&P 500

Tesla will be added to the SP 500, a milestone that will expand its investor base and put the electric automaker in the same company as heavyweights like Apple, Berkshire Hathaway and Microsoft.The a

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Syria's foreign minister Walid Muallem dies

MOSCOW, RUSSIA DECEMBER 23, 2019: Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. /Getty Images Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, a stalwart of Bashar al-Assad's regime who held his job through a

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German DIY ventilation system to be trialed in schools

02:07 Thousands of cases of COVID-19 have been reported in schools across Europe but could a DIY innovation costing just $235 help teachers and students to fight the virus in the class

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Macs with the M1 chip do not support eGPUs

Apple today announced its first self-developed processor for Mac hardware. Called the M1, the system on a chip (SoC) is based on an ARM architecture rather than an Intel-built platform. This is a mas

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Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to end fight in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia and Azerbaijan announced an agreement early Tuesday to halt fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan under a pact signed with Russia that calls f

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Uber has its highest close since IPO

Uber shares surged 7.38% to close at $48.18 following news that a vaccine candidate is 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, and could start coming to market in a matt

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Wall Street tumbles 3%, Dow at late July lows as coronavirus surges

Reuters U.S. stocks tumbled Wednesday, with the Dow closing at lows last seen in late July, as coronavirus cases surged globally and investors worried about the possibility of a contested U.S.

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What is causing long-term lung damage in asymptomatic COVID-19 cases?

A recent study suggests about half of asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers may end up with damage to their lungs. /AP Photo Scientists have made significant progress over the past few decades in und

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Are VCs cutting checks in the closing days of the 2020 election?

Before the 2016 election, Vice Ventures founder and general partner Catharine Dockery was bullish about the future of recreational cannabis in the United States.“We saw quite a bit more optimism