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A venture firm that invests ‘from Park City to Kansas City’ just closed its third fund

Sometimes, in venture capital, it pays to specialize. The latest indicator is a Kansas City, Mo.-based venture firm that’s focused on seed-stage startups that are based anywhere from “Park

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Post-Soleimani fallout

Major General Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds forces, was thought to have controlled Iran's foreign policy in much of the Middle East. /AP Photo Editor's note: Guy Burton is an adju

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Dedication, honor characterize poverty alleviation work in China

03:04 CGTN Digital Series: Visit to regions of extreme povertyPrior to the Spring Festival, China's biggest holiday, CGTN Digital visited Liangshan in southwest China's

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Snapchat quietly acquired AI Factory, the company behind its new Cameos feature, for $166M

After acquiring Ukraine startup Looksery in 2015 to supercharge animated selfie lenses in Snapchat — arguably changing the filters game for all social video and photo apps — Snap has made another acq

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Books on Xi's years in Xiamen, Ningde published

Two books recalling the years Chinese leader Xi Jinping spent in Xiamen and Ningde respectively in the 1980s were published. The books, published by the Party School o

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Italy preparing for blow to wine sector by likely new U.S. tariffs

Italian winemakers are worried that the United States will raise import tariffs on products they make, which could deal a big blow on Italy's already fragile economic growth prospects. Washington th

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Profile: Kiribati's President Taneti Mamau

Kiribati's President Taneti Mamau will pay a state visit to China on Jan. 4-11 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The following is a profile of Mamau. Mamau, 60, graduated from the Un

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Democrat Julian Castro drops out of 2020 U.S. presidential race

Julian Castro, the only Latino contender for the Democratic Party's nomination to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump this election cycle, said Thursday that he is e

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Once unloved, threatened storks sees new hope in Indian zoo

The hatching of two storks on a bamboo platform in a remote Indian zoo has raised hopes that one of the world's most threatened bird species can be saved, experts say.The two Greater Adjutant chicks

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Profile: Kiribati's President Taneti Mamau

Kiribati's President Taneti Mamau will pay a state visit to China on Jan. 4-11 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The following is a profile of Mamau. Mamau, 60, graduated from the Un

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Century-old TB vaccine may work better if given in a new way

Scientists think they've figured out how to make a century-old tuberculosis vaccine far more protective: Simply give the shot a different way.In a study with monkeys, injecting the vaccine straigh

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Iraqi force says 'US strike' killed top Iran, Iraq commanders at Baghdad airport

Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike on Baghdad's international airport on Friday, Iraq's powerful Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force has sa

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Former NBA commissioner David Stern dead at 77: NBA

David Stern at a pre-press conference before the NBA match between the Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers at the Mall of Asia Arenain, Manila, Philippines, October 10, 2013. David Stern, w

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Browns sack GM John Dorsey after another disappointing season

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam (R) and former general manager John Dorsey (L). After another disappointing season, the Cleveland Cavaliers decided to sack their general John Dorsey, annou

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Moon says there will never be war on Korean Peninsula for 'certain'

SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inonThursdaysaidtherewillneverbewarontheKoreanPeninsulafor"certain,"andvowedtoacceleratehiseffortstoreformthenationandovercomesecuri

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IMF chief proposes to reappoint David Lipton as first deputy managing director

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Monday announced her decision to renew David Lipton's five-year tenure as the first deputy managing director starting Sept. 1, 2016.