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Egypt may seek over $1b compensation for losses caused by stuck ship

Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is seen in Egypt's Great Bitter Lake, March 30, 2021. /AP Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) may seek over $1 billion in compensation for the losses ca

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Egypt's Suez Canal may seek over $1b compensation for losses caused by stuck ship

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) may seek over $1 billion in compensation for the losses caused by the giant container ship Ever Given that was stuck in the waterway

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Huawei Reports 3.8% Revenue Growth in 2020

Chinese telecom giant Huawei said Wednesday it saw growth in both revenue and profit in 2020, up by 3.8 percent and 3.2 percent respectively, meeting company targets.

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Pipe, which aims to be the ‘Nasdaq for revenue,’ raises more money at a $2B valuation

Fast-growing fintech Pipe has raised another round of funding at a $2 billion valuation, just weeks after raising $50M in growth funding, according to sources familiar with the deal.Although the round

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Tips for founders thinking about doing a remote accelerator

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.For this week’s deep dive, the Equity team got ahold of three founders

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Deliveroo shares flop on stock market debut

Shares in Deliveroo have slumped by as much as 30% as the takeaway delivery company made its highly-anticipated stock market debut.The flop wiped more than £2bn off the company's initial £7

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Head of WHO's international experts hails cooperation with China

The release of the report on the global tracing of COVID-19 origins showed "strong and good" cooperation between the World Health Organization (WHO) and China, said Dr. Peter Ben Embarek, team leader

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Finch Capital acquires Wirecard Turkey

Finch Capital, the early-stage fintech VC with a presence in London and Amsterdam, is acquiring Wirecard Turkey, a subsidiary of Wirecard, the disgraced fintech out of Germany. The acquisition, for wh

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Czech billionaire Petr Kellner killed in Alaska helicopter crash

The Czech Republic’s richest man has been killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska.Billionaire Petr Kellner was among five people who had died after the aircraft crashed

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Greek president meets Chinese defense minister, touts growing ties

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou touted Greek trade ties with China during a meeting with Chinese defense minister Wei Fenghe in Athens. /Theodore Manolopoulos/Presidency of Hellenic Republic v

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Mice (and even people) really could have the ability to become toxic, snake venom scientists say

Researchers find that salivary glands in mammals and venom glands in snakes share an ancient functional core.

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Chinese streaming site Bilibili sinks by 6% on Hong Kong debut

The Bilibili application download page on a smartphone arranged in Hong Kong, China, March 23, 2021. /CFP Video streaming site Bilibili sank on its first day trading on Hong Kong's stock excha

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Boy finds 480 million-year-old fossil using set he got for Christmas

Sid Singh was digging in his garden when he unearthed the fossilised remains of a creature dating back to the era of Pangea.

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China's industrial profits surge by 179% in first two months of 2021

A factory in Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 25, 2021. /CFP China's industrial profits grew significantly during the January-February period as the country is back to no

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Multiple people injured in shooting in Virginia

Multiple people were injured in a shooting at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront on Friday, U.S. media reported.Dispatchers said the first call reporting shots fired came in around 11:24 p.m. local time.

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Report: U.S. failure to control COVID-19 violates human rights

Medical workers transfer the body of a COVID-19 patient in Brooklyn, New York, April 2, 2020. /CFP Due to the U.S. government's reckless response, the COVID-19 epidemic went out of control and

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NFL to hold 2021 Draft with fans, prospects in attendance in Cleveland

Logo of 2019 NFL Draft. /CFP The 2021 NFL Draft will be held in Cleveland with limited attendance of fans, players and the press, announced the league on Monday."We are thrilled to be heading