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Taiwan's UN claims 'unjustifiable'

Beijing reiterated on Tuesday that Taiwan is not eligible to become a member of the United Nations.Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remark as the island

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Artificial intelligence still fighting for inventor's rights

Can robots be inventors? A recent ruling in the United Kingdom's High Court decided, when asked to consider a program written by British inventor Stephen Thaler, they c

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Oct. 02 - Oct. 08)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | China, U.S. agree to

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Emotional Merkel, marking German reunification, calls for tolerance

Angela Merkel urged Germans on Sunday to forge a common future that draws on their diverse backgrounds, harking back to the 2015 decision to admit 1 million refugees th

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Haitians stuck in Texas extend Biden's immigration woes

The growing group of Haitians massing under a bridge in Texas under increasingly squalid conditions is worsening President Biden's political headache over immigration.I

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BRICS nations face challenge and opportunity amid U.S. isolationism

BRICS nations are due to meet virtually on September 9 for talks chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The grouping comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China

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China's Hainan gibbon protection success for biodiversity conservation

The conservation of Hainan gibbons in China is a success for biodiversity preservation worldwide, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on

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Shanghai to reduce students' homework this semester

Students do homework at school. /CGTNChina's primary and middle schools have opened in most parts of the country. But this semester is set to be different as education

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Daily Crunch: Fintech startup Jeeves snags $500M valuation after $57M Series B

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here.Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for September 3, 2021. As noted ye

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Make accessibility part of your startup’s products and culture from day one

The world of accessibility has experienced a tipping point thanks to the pandemic, which drove people of all abilities to do more tasks and shopping online.For the last year, the digital world was the

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SEC fines brokerage firms over email hacks that exposed client data

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has fined several brokerage firms a total of $750,000 for exposing the sensitive personally identifiable information of thousands of customers and clients a

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Forum Brands secures $100M in debt financing to acquire more e-commerce brands

Forum Brands, an e-commerce acquisition platform, announced today that it has secured $100 million in debt funding from TriplePoint Capital.The financing comes just just over two months after the star

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Elizabeth Holmes trial begins - the downfall of a Silicon Valley medical hero

Holmes founded Theranos when she was 19 and by 2015 the company had been valued at $9bn - but it was all about to collapse as what the US government alleges was "an elaborate, years-long fraud" unravelled.

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Taliban: Doha against isolation, India talks, Tajikistan cautious

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (L) and Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed give a press conference in Doha, Qatar, August 31, 2021. /CFP Qatar warns isolating Taliban could further de

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LoftyInc Capital launches third fund at $10M for a more diverse portfolio of African startups

LoftyInc Capital, a pan-African VC firm, announced today that it is launching its third fund — LoftyInc Afropreneurs Fund 3 — at $10 million for tech startups in Africa.The firm has reache

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The ignominious end of the American era

Future students of history will remember August 30, 2021, as the end of the American era.For 20 years, the United States of America had sent its soldiers to Afghanistan

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The ignominious end of the American era

Future students of history will remember August 30, 2021, as the end of the American era.For 20 years, the United States of America had sent its soldiers to Afghanistan