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On-form Leipzig close in on second place

Third-placed RB Leipzig scored two quickfire goals through Dani Olmo immediately after Hoffenheim had a penalty award overturned by VAR in a remarkable opening 12 minutes on the way to a 2-0 win o

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43 African countries under border closure as COVID-19 cases top 225,000 continentwide

As COVID-19 caseload surpassed 225,105 on Saturday across the African continent, 43 African countries are now under full border closure due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The death toll fro

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White House advisor sees U.S. red state/blue state divide in post-pandemic economic recovery

A top White House economic adviser on Friday predicted an "increasing divergence" between states controlled by Republican governors and those led by Democrats, saying R

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Interstellar Technologies’ privately-developed MOMO-5 rocket falls short of reaching space

Private launch companies seeking to lower the coast of reaching space continue to develop new vehicles, and the latest to attempt a trip to space is Interstellar Technologies (IST), a Japanese private

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Hong Kong's Ocean Park reopens after 4-month closure due to COVID-19

Hong Kong's Ocean Park. /VCG Hong Kong's iconic theme park Ocean Park resumed operations on Saturday after being temporarily closed for more than four months due to the COVID-19 epidemic.To en

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Adviser sees U.S. red/blue divide in post-pandemic economic recovery

A top White House economic adviser on Friday predicted an "increasing divergence" between states controlled by Republican governors and those led by Democrats, saying Republican "red" states openi

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Live COVID-19 updates: 46 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Beijing

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - BEIJING -- A total of 46 people have tested positive in throat swab COVID-19 tests in Beijing, after authorit

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UK set to U-turn on EU border checks as virus slams economy

The British government is watering down plans for full border checks on goods coming from the European Union to relieve pressure on businesses hammered by the coronavir

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You can help a Mars Rover’s AI learn to tell rocks from dirt

Mars Rover Curiosity has been on the Red Planet for going on 8 years, but its journey is nowhere near finished — and it’s still getting upgrades. You can help it out by spending a few minutes la

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Xi calls for deeper China-Belarus BRI cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed Thursday that China and Belarus turn challenges to opportunities and deepen cooperation in the joint pursuit of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Xi made the r

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Relatives of Italy virus victims file complaints

A patient is seen sitting inside the Spedali Civili hospital in Brescia, Italy, March 13, 2020. /Reuters Fifty relatives of COVID-19 victims in Italy filed complaints on Wednesday over the han

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Amazon won’t say if its facial recognition moratorium applies to the feds

In a surprise blog post, Amazon said it will put the brakes on providing its facial recognition technology to police for one year.The moratorium comes two days after IBM said in a letter it was leavi

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Tulsa is trying to build a startup ecosystem from scratch

When you think about startup hubs, Tulsa, Oklahoma is probably not the first city that comes to mind.A coalition of business, education, government and philanthropists are working to foster a startup

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Crypto Startup School: How to build companies by building communities    

Editor’s note: Andreessen Horowitz’s Crypto Startup School brought together 45 participants from around the U.S. and overseas in a seven-week course to learn how to build crypto companies. Andre

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Are you ready for the coming wave of VC down rounds?

As North America slowly begins to reopen after nearly two months of sheltering in place and business lockdowns, startups that paused fundraising are starting to get back into the game. But these are s

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Cue Health raises $100 million to speed development of rapid, portable COVID-19 diagnostics

San Diego-based startup Cue Health has closed a $100 million Series C funding round, including participation from Decheng Capital, Foresite Capital, Madrone Capital Partners, Johnson Johnson Innovatio

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Huawei’s new handset goes international June 25, with all of the camera and none of the Google

The Huawei P40 Pro+ has already been on the market in China for a few days now. And in spite of various legal woes, the handset is set for international available on June 25. Given…everything the comp