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The leading arguments for a Microsoft-TikTok tie-up

Here they are, ranked by how much weight we put behind them:

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Dow closes down over 200 points after record drop in U.S. GDP

Wall Street's major averages closed mostly lower on Thursday after data showed the U.S. economy contracted massively in the second quarter. The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 225.92 points, o

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Iran, Iraq reopen border crossings for trade exchanges

Iran and Iraq have reopened border crossings for trade exchanges after five months of hiatus, Eghtesad Online news website reported on Monday. Iraq closed its internat

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PM Johnson uses own struggles with weight to urge Britain to get fit

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, June 16, 2020. /Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnsonurged Britain to lose "a little bit of weight" on M

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Britain announces plans to tackle "obesity time bomb"

Britain on Monday announced plans to tackle the "obesity time bomb," with a ban on adverts for junk food at specific times, the cancellation of "buy one get one free" deals on such foods and a dec

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China to play key role for exporters in post-pandemic scenario: Italian think tank

China will likely play a key role in post-COVID 19 recovery strategies for Italian export-based businesses, the Milan-based Italy China Foundation said in a statement

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Do you dare? Do yoga on water lily leaves!

They are the largest water lilies in the world - the largest plant from the Nymphaeaceae family.They are big enough and strong enough that one can even practive yoga on

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U.S. stocks fall amid disappointing jobs data

U.S. stocks closed lower on Thursday after data showed another 1.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 135.39 points, or 0.50 percent, to

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Privacy.com, a virtual payment card startup, raises $10.2M in Series A

Virtual card payment startup Privacy.com has raised $10.2 million in a Series A fundraise, the company announced Wednesday.The round was led by Teamworthy Ventures, with participation from Tusk Ventur

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Liteboxer, the Peloton for boxing, enters the ring

In the vein of increasingly popular at-home connected fitness machines like Peloton, Mirror, and Hydrow, boxing fans now have an option when it comes to getting a good workout in at home.Cofounded by

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Nuggs rebrands as Simulate with new cash, a new CTO and an expanded line of faux-meat foods

Nuggs, the alternative-meat company founded by serial entrepreneur Ben Pasternak (who previously co-founded the social media app Monkey), has raised $4.1 million and gotten itself a new name and a new

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K Fund has another €70M to back early-stage Spanish startups and is launching a pre-seed program

K Fund is officially outing its fund II today, which sits at €70 million, up from €50 million the first time around.The remit remains the same, however: targeting Spanish startups with an internationa

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Unpacking how Dell’s debt load and VMware stake could come together

Last week, we discussed the possibility that Dell could be exploring a sale of VMware as a way to deal with its hefty debt load, a weight that continues to linger since its $67 billion acquisition of

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UN chief calls for networked, inclusive, effective multilateralism to tackle severe challenges

Video:UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for a networked, inclusive and effective multilateralism "at a time of colossal global upheaval and risk." (Xinhua)"We need to give multilateralism th

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Inhaled version of 'promising' COVID-19 treatment to be trialled

Remdesivir is the first drug to show effectiveness against COVID-19 and its emergency use has been permitted by several countries.

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Shanghai eyes further opening and collaboration with Singapore

01:13 As China is accelerating the opening-up of its financial sector, Shanghai and Singapore, two of Asia's biggest financial hubs, have more opportunities to further their cooperatio

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First commercial Earth-to-Moon communication relay satellite planned for 2023

Communications between Earth and the Moon actually requires a huge amount of equipment under current circumstances. The transmission distance for any data sent from our large natural satellite and us