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Newly discovered prehistoric creature named after character from The Hobbit

The findings from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder suggest mammals diversified quicker than previously thought after the mass extinction of dinosaurs.

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As its startup market accelerates, Brazil could be in for an IPO bonanza

Brazil’s startup market is reaching new heights, and its domestic stock market could benefit from the boom.According to data from KPMG, Brazilian startups raised the most capital in a single quarter i

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Fired Alibaba employee suspected of 'forcible indecency', no proof of rape: police

A fired male employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is suspected of committing "forcible indecency" against a female colleague, said a local Chinese police

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British sprinter CJ Ujah 'devastated' at positive doping test

CJ Ujah of Great Britain looks on after competing in the men's 100m event at the Tokyo Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 2021. /CFP British sprinter CJ Ujah said he was

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Taliban claim control over 2 major cities in S. Afghanistan

Taliban militants on Friday claimed to have taken control over key southern Afghan cities of Lashkar Gah and Kandahar, after weeks of heavy clashes between the Taliban

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One dead, 17 injured after explosion on Russian bus

A woman was killed and at least 17 people injured in an explosion on a bus in western Russia, local authorities said early Friday.The explosion went off when the bus was at a stop near a shopping cen

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Robinhood on Wall Street: What it means for online traders

04:20 On Jul 29, online stock trading platform Robinhood, which played a major part in the GameStop stock frenzy at the beginning of 2021, went public on Wall Street, with an initial pu

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E-commerce-as-a-service platform Cart.com picks up $98M to give brands scaling tools

Cart.com, a Houston-based company providing end-to-end e-commerce services, brought in its third funding round this year, this time a $98 million Series B round to bring its total funding to $143 mill

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Explosive device goes off in Afghanistan's Khost

Casualties are feared as an explosive device went off in Khost, capital of eastern Afghanistan's Khost Province, on Tuesday, police said. Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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UK reports another 25,161 COVID-19 cases, 37 deaths

FILE PHOTO: A man receives a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at an NHS Covid-19 vaccination centre hosted at the nightclub Heaven in London, England. /VCG The UK reported another 25,161 coronavirus

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CGTN is having fun reporting Tokyo 2020 on the front line

01:39 CGTN Sports Scene went to Japan and reported a series of exciting, fun stories about the Tokyo Olympics. Many candid and humorous moments were captured while reporter Jiang Mengxi

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Uber shares fall despite revenue beat as its core operations continue to lose money

Today after the bell U.S. ride-hailing giant Uber reported its second-quarter financial results. The company’s numbers come a day after its domestic rival, Lyft, shared its own Q2 earnings.Notably whi

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Apax to combine three social impact software companies in deal valued at $2B

Who says there is no big money in software aimed at helping people? Private equity firm Apax Funds announced this morning that it is combining three social impact firms to create a platform of sorts i

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Nikola cuts delivery outlook for its electric semi trucks

Nikola, the electric truck startup that went public via a SPAC merger, warned Tuesday that supply chain constraints are causing numerous delays forcing it to slash its vehicle delivery projections in

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Square to buy ‘buy now, pay later’ giant Afterpay in $29B deal

In a blockbuster deal that rocks the fintech world, Square announced today that it is acquiring Australian buy now, pay later giant Afterpay in a $29 billion all-stock deal.The purchase price is based

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Robinhood’s stock drops 8% in its first day’s trading

Robinhood priced its public offering at $38 per share last night, the low end of its IPO range. The company was worth around $32 billion at that price.But once the U.S. consumer investing and trading

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Nikola founder Trevor Milton indicted on three counts of fraud

Trevor Milton, the fast-talking showman founder of Nikola and the electric truck startup’s former CEO and executive chairman, has been charged with three counts of fraud.Milton “engaged in