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Rocket Lab to acquire satellite hardware maker Sinclair Interplanetary

Rocket Lab is acquiring Sinclair Interplanetary, a manufacturer of spacecraft hardware based in Toronto that has provided hardware for more than 90 satellites sent to orbit to date, including AstroDi

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Macao reports one imported COVID-19 case

The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center of China's Macao Special Administrative Region government reported Sunday evening a newly confirmed COVID-19 cas

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Diary in Rome: From quarantine to lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak

Editor's note: The decree of the Italian government putting the country under lockdown went into effect on Tuesday, in a bid to prevent the ongoing coronavirus epidemic from spreading. Below is a

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China sends more experts to assist Iran fighting coronavirus

Two more voluntary experts sent by the Red Cross Society of China will leave for Iran Saturday night to help it fight the novel coronavirus outbreak, sources from the

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Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to focus on philanthropy

The billionaire says he plans to dedicate more time to global health, education and climate change.

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British fitness coach helps Chinese in fight against COVID-19

03:31 Many foreigners have been standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the Chinese people to combat the novel coronavirus. One of them is Tony Nicholson, a prominent star fitness coach and

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Shanghai reports 4 new confirmed coronavirus cases

Shanghai reported four new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, which are all imported cases from Italy, local health authority said Satur

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Italy at 'mitigate' phase of four-stage strategy to tackle pandemic

Patients with coronavirus are treated in Italy. Miguel Medina/AFP Spiraling COVID-19 cases in Italy show it is now in the "mitigate" phase of a four-stage strategy that has been implemented gl

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'The Forest Maker' continues to impact millions of lives in Africa

VCG Most people have probably never heard of Tony Rinaudo, but millions continue to benefit from his work, especially in parts of Africa.The 63-year-old Australian agronomist is known as the "

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Trump declares virus emergency; Pelosi announces aid deal

President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency in order to free up more money and resources. But he denied any responsibility f

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Bill Gates leaves Microsoft’s board

Bill Gates has stepped down from the board of Microsoft to spend more time on his philanthropic endeavors, the company announced Friday afternoon. Though he will remain technology advisor to CEO Satya

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Raising money in a bear market, and what happened with Sequoia and Finix?

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.Today was something a bit special. We’d originally hoped to have

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Roundup: Containment area set up in New York state as U.S. COVID-19 cases tops 1,600

A growing number of cities, counties, and entities across the United States pushed out more stringent measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 on Thursday following President Donald Trump's addres

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WHO suggests keeping containment measures in place

01:23 The rising numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide prompted the World Health Organization to declare a "pandemic" on Wednesday. The WHO director-general said the agency is

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CPC shares China's anti-virus experience with foreign parties

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has shared its experience from China's fight against COVID-19 with political parties around the world, bolstering its efforts to aid countries in stemming the virus

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Elizabeth Warren Is Unlikely to Endorse Bernie Sanders. Here's Why.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, whose endorsement became highly coveted in the Democratic presidential race after she dropped out last week, is unlikely to endorse her ideologic

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Russian trolls are outsourcing to Africa to stoke US racial tensions

With tech companies wise to many of the tactics that Russia’s now-infamous troll farms used to seed disinformation during the 2016 election, those campaigns are getting creative.According to a p