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Artificial lake dries up in Italy

Aerial photos taken by Fabrizio Villa show a flock of sheep in search of water in a dry lake in Sicily, Italy, August 17, 2021. /CFP Pozzillo is the largest artificial lake in Sicily, o

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MOLOCO raises $150M Series C led by Tiger Global at a $1.5B valuation

MOLOCO, an adtech startup that uses machine learning to build mobile campaigns, announced today it has raised $150 million in new Series C funding led by Tiger Global Management, taking its valuation

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On the Road to Happiness: migration pioneer

06:22 Fourteen years ago, Pashagul Kerim took a train and left her home in the Pamir Plateau located in western Xinjiang. She became one of the millions of migrants to

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Can the U.S. infrastructure bill retain its domestic focus?

Editor's note: Hannan Hussain is a foreign affairs commentator and author. He is a Fulbright recipient at the University of Maryland, the U.S., and a former assistant r

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Can the U.S. infrastructure bill retain its domestic focus?

Editor's note: Hannan Hussain is a foreign affairs commentator and author. He is a Fulbright recipient at the University of Maryland, the U.S., and a former assistant r

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Ship sailing under Panama flag runs aground in northern Japan

A Panamanian-registered ship ran aground in a northern Japanese harbor and was leaking oil and no injuries among the 21 crew, the Japan Coast Guard said.It said the oil leak was being controlled with

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Link-in-bio monetization platform Snipfeed raises a $5.5M seed round

The link-in-bio business is heating up as more mobile website builders compete for a coveted slice of real estate on a creator’s TikTok, Instagram, or Twitter. Linktree leads the space, securing

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1910 Genetics’ Jen Nwankwo and Playground Global’s Jory Bell are joining us for Extra Crunch Live

Our Extra Crunch Live series continues with some heavy hitters in August, including Jen Nwankwo, founder and CEO at 1910 Genetics, and Playground Global General Partner Jory Bell. They’ll be wit

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Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z Flip starts at $1,000

The Galaxy Z Flip is probably destined to forever play second fiddle to the Fold. And with its older and larger sibling now ascending to the ranks of “flagship” with a slew of new features like S-Pen

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1910 Genetics’ Jen Nwankwo and Playground Global’s Jory Bell are joining us for Extra Crunch Live

Our Extra Crunch Live series continues with some heavy hitters in August, including Jen Nwankwo, founder and CEO at 1910 Genetics, and Playground Global general partner Jory Bell. They’ll be wit

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1910 Genetics’ Jen Nwankwo and Playground Global’s Jory Bell are joining us for Extra Crunch Live

Our Extra Crunch Live series continues with some heavy hitters in August, including Jen Nwankwo, founder and CEO at 1910 Genetics, and Playground Global General Partner Jory Bell. They’ll be wit

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What to expect from Samsung’s next Unpacked

Foldables! Two, probably! Those are your headliners. Samsung tipped its hand with the event invite, which features a pair of geometrical objects that pretty clearly represent the new Galaxy Z Fold and

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COVID-19 vaccination slows down virus spread: Chinese expert

A resident takes nucleic acid test at a local hospital in Shanghai, August 2, 2021. /CFP Full vaccination helped slow down the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused COVID-19 pandemic, Zh

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Explainer: Why are there so many spectacular highways in China?

02:43 What do you think an expressway looks like?Normally, it looks like a straight wide two-way road with many cars run on. But in China, expressways never look normal.The country has

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Dataiku gets $400M at a $4.6B valuation, led by Tiger Global

Data science platform Dataiku announced today it has raised a $400 million Series E, bringing its valuation to $4.6 billion. The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from returning invest

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Neobanks’ moves toward profitability could be the path to public markets

The global venture capital bet on neobanks is massive. London-based Starling Bank has raised more than $900 million, per Crunchbase. The same data source indicates that Chime has raised $1.5 billion.

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DPRK wants sanctions eased to restart talks with U.S: reports

A man looks at a packet of "Taeha" brand snacks produced by the Unha Taesong Foodstuff Factory at a shop in Pyongyang, DPRK, April 6, 2021. /CFP The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK