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Trifo raises $15M, announces new robot vacuum

Just over two years ago, PerceptIn announced an $8 million Series A. The funding followed a $2 million seed round, and found the startup essentially coming out of stealth to showcase the sensors it wa

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AU congratulates Guinea Bissau for peaceful elections

FILE: A young woman from Guinea-Bissau votes in the legislative elections./UN The African Union has congratulated Guinea Bissau for conducting a peaceful run-off election in search of a new pr

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HSBC condemns vandalism to its branches

After another of its branches was trashed, HSBC on Wednesday evening condemned the repeated violent acts of rioters targeting its banks and properties in recent days.

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Crowds gather after popular Tamil Nadu leader Jayalalithaa Jayaraman suffers cardiac arrest

The life of the leader of India's southern state of Tamil Nadu hung in the balance on Monday (Dec 5) after she went into cardiac arrest, drawing large crowds to the hospital where doctors were fighting to save the hugely popular former actress.

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U.S. dollar falls against euro amid new stimulus plan in eurozone

​The U.S. dollar declined against most major currencies Thursday and the euro/dollar rate went up 0. 39 percent in late trading as European Central Bank (ECB) launched a new asset purchase plan to stimulate the waning economy in the eurozone.

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Czech Karlovy Vary film festival's main prize goes to Georgian film

Georgian film "Corn Island", directed by George Ovashvili, won the main prize Crystal Globe and and a 25,000 U.S. dollars cash prize at the prize-giving gala of the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Saturday night.