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Fall sale: Get 10% off an annual Extra Crunch membership

From now until October 25, TechCrunch readers in the U.S. can save 10% on an annual plan for Extra Crunch. If you aren’t familiar, Extra Crunch is our membership program focused on startups, founders

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U.S. says will respond if E.U. imposes tariffs in aircraft dispute

The headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is in Geneva, Switzerland. /VCG Photo The United States has threatened to respond if the European Union imposes tariffs on U.S. imports,

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Egypt hosts UN-brokered Libyan peace talks

Fighters loyal to Libya's internationally recognized government regain control over the city, in Tripoli, June 4, 2020. /Reuters Egypt hosted on Sunday a new round of negotiations between Liby

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Ming garments on display in Shandong

Garments of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) are on display at the Shandong Museum in Jinan, capital of Shandong province. [Photo provided to China Daily] An exhibition at the Shandong Museum in Ji

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Australia records 1st day without COVID-19 deaths since mid-September

Australia has recorded its first day with zero COVID-19 deaths since mid-September.As of Monday afternoon, Australia's coronavirus death toll remained at 894.It is the

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Trump signs stopgap spending bill to avert government shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded through December 11, 2020, White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere said in a tweet early on Thursday

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LVMH countersues Tiffany in bid to drop $16 billion acquisition

Tiffany & Co sued LVMH on September 9 after the French luxury goods giant told the U.S. jeweler it could not complete a 16 billion U.S. dollars deal to acquire it because of a French government r

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Moctar Ouane named prime minister of Mali's transitional government

Former Foreign Affairs minister Moctar Ouane was named prime minister of Mali's transitional government by the president, Bah Ndaw, state TV reported on Sunday.Ouane, a career diplomat, had served

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China auto show drives new demand amid market recovery

The 2020 Beijing Auto, an annual event showcasing China's rising auto market, kicked off on Saturday in Beijing and will run until October 5.China's auto market has rapidly recovered from the COVI

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Hong Kong SAR govt. adds UK to high-risk COVID-19 countries

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday announced it will add the UK to a list of high-risk COVID-19 countries, according to an offic

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New mini-moon about to join Earth's orbit believed to be discarded part of rocket

The characteristics of the objects suggest it is a manmade object rather than an asteroid or moon rock.

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China to launch Chang'e-5 lunar probe this year

China plans to launch the Chang'e-5 lunar probe by the end of this year, a senior designer said at the ongoing 2020 China Space Conference in Fuzhou, capital of east Ch

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TikTok confirms proposed deal with Oracle, Walmart as U.S. delays app store ban by one week

TikTok on Saturday confirmed that it has reached a proposed deal with U.S. companies Oracle and Walmart. "We are pleased that the proposal by Tiktok, Oracle, and Walmar

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Legend's legacy inspires musical of heroic intellectual

Musical Shaonian Guo Moruo, based on Guo's early life, premieres in Shawan town, Sichuan province, on Sept 18 and will run until Oct 2 before embarking on a national tour. [Photo provided to Chin

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Brazil's Bolsonaro extends COVID-19 welfare payments key to popularity

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday extended until the end of the year emergency payments to help low-income Brazilians weather the economic fallout from the p

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Champions Real Madrid kick off La Liga title defense at Real Sociedad

Real Madrid players celebrate clinching their 34th Spanish La Liga title after the match against Villarreal in Madrid, Spain, July 16, 2020. /VCG Spanish champions Real Madrid begin the defens

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New electronic skin can react to pain just like human skin

"No electronic technologies have been able to realistically mimic that very human feeling of pain - until now," say researchers.