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Japanese vacation rental management startup H2O raises $7 million Series B from investors including Samsung Ventures

Japan’s tourism industry is booming, but it faces a hotel room shortage, especially in Tokyo as it prepares for the Summer Olympics. H2O addresses the market opportunity with a platform that helps vac

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Emergency in Canberra due to falling temperatures and forecast rain

00:37 A fire threatening Canberra's southern suburbs has been downgraded early Sunday. Fire crews said it was no longer at emergency level as temperatures fell back from heatwave highs

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Why Europe's center is in Germany. Or Lithuania. Or Poland. Or Estonia

With Brexit done [citation required], the center of Europe has shifted decisively away from the UK. To be specific, it has shifted 50 miles to the south-east. Or has it? It depends who you believe...

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Now for the hard part: EU-UK trade talks to be complicated

If you thought the drawn-out battle over the U.K.’s departure from the European Union was painful, wait until you see what comes next.While Britain formally left the EU

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Kenin wins first Grand Slam title at Australian Open

Kenin's dream comes true at the Australian Open. MELBOURNE, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Sofia Kenin won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Saturday, overpowering Spain's Garbine Muguruza i

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Japan seeks to contain economic impact of the novel coronavirus

A glimpse of a Japan shopping street. /CGTN Photo Japan on Saturday moved to contain the economic impact of a coronavirus outbreak originating in China as strict new measures aimed at limiting

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China speeds up customs clearance for epidemic prevention materials

Customs authorities across China have stepped up customs clearance for epidemic prevention materials from overseas amid the fight against the novel coronavirus. A cust

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Alibaba purchases overseas medical materials to aid Hubei

The first batch of medical supplies including masks purchased by Alibaba Group from overseas arrived Thursday at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, according t

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USA Gymnastics offers $215m to athletes abused by Larry Nassar

Larry Nassar stands as he is sentenced by Judge Janice Cunningham for three counts of criminal sexual assault in Eaton County Circuit Court, February 5, 2018. /VCG Photo USA Gymnastics has fi

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U.S. Congress has no say in the future of Tibet

Editor's note: William Jones is the Washington bureau chief for Executive Intelligence Review and a non-resident fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. Th

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Palestinians protest Trump plan, Gaza militants fire rockets

Palestinians held demonstrations across the region Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s Middle East initiative, while militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets an

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U.S. groups rally to support China in coronavirus fight

02:07 As China battles 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, organizations and people around the world are collecting supplies and money to help.The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation announced

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Trump to halt immigration from Africa’s top tech hub, Nigeria

The Trump administration announced Friday it would halt immigration from Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation with the continent’s largest economy and leading tech hub.The restrictions w

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Moda Operandi, an online marketplace for high-end fashion, raises $100M led by NEA and Apax

Moda Operandi, an online marketplace that specialises in right-off-the-runway luxury fashion, accessories and home decor, is today announcing a high-priced event of its own: it’s raised $100 mil

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How Bykea is winning Pakistan’s ride-hailing and delivery market

Increasingly, the streets of Karachi and Lahore are being flooded with men riding bikes and wearing green T-shirts, a writer friend recently told me. In a sense, these men represent the emergence of P

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Bruno Fernandes: Manchester United sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder

Bruno Fernandes says he will give "everything" to bring "success and trophies" to Manchester United after joining on a five-and-a-half year deal from Sporting Lisbon.Th

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Bruno Fernandes: Manchester United sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder

Bruno Fernandes says he will give "everything" to bring "success and trophies" to Manchester United after joining on a five-and-a-half year deal from Sporting Lisbon.Th