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U.S. admits 10 civilians were mistakenly killed in Kabul drone strike

The U.S. Department of Defense admitted that a deadly U.S. drone strike in Kabul in late August mistakenly killed 10 civilians and not an ISIS-K member who posed an ‘im

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China, Singapore vow to enhance cooperation in pandemic control, digital economy

China and Singapore on Monday agreed to enhance cooperation in combating COVID-19 and developing the digital economy.The pledge was made during a meeting between visiti

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E-commerce aggregator Rainforest raises $20M just months after its last funding

Four months after its last funding announcement, Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator Rainforest has closed a $20 million pre-Series A round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. Other participants included J

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Performance marketing agency MuteSix bets on content and data to boost DTC e-commerce

Warby Parker filing to IPO last week was one more sign that direct-to-consumer (DTC) is an extremely powerful e-commerce trend. But LA-based performance marketing agency MuteSix didn’t wait that

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Emulate Inc. closes $82M Series E to fund expansion of ‘organ-on-a-chip’ products

Emulate Inc., a biotech company focused on developing “organ-on-a-chip” technology, closed an $82 million Series E round on Tuesday. This latest round is intended to formulate a massive investment in

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Social network Peanut expands to include more women with launch of Peanut Menopause

Peanut, a social networking app for women, initially found traction connecting women in the earlier stages of their motherhood journey. But over the years, the network expanded to support women throug

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First underwater footage of critically endangered Angelshark recorded in Wales

The species was once considered abundant in the Atlantic Ocean but has been classified as critically endangered since 2010.

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Bottas to leave Mercedes and race for Alfa Romeo in 2022

Valtteri Bottas holds his third-placed trophy on the podium during the F1 Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, the Netherlands, September 5, 2021. /CFP Valtteri Bottas will leave Mercedes and race f

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Lee Fixel’s Addition invests over $75 million in Delhivery

Indian logistics firm Delhivery has courted one more high-profile investor before its expected IPO in the next two quarters: Lee Fixel’s Addition.The Gurgaon-headquartered firm has disclosed in

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NHL players to participate in 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Karlis Skrastins (#3) of the Nashville Predators and Craig Conroy of the St. Louis Blues challenge for the puck in the NHL pre-season game at the Savvis Center Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.,

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Nearly 33,000 children killed, maimed in Afghanistan war: Aid group

Children stand on the roof of their house in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 14, 2018. /Reuters Twenty years of war in Afghanistan have seen nearly 33,000 children killed or maimed, an average of on

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Aug.28 - Sep. 03)

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 | Florida governor app

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Callin, David Sacks’ ‘social podcasting’ app, launches and announces a $12M Series A round

As live audio becomes more and more popular, co-founders David Sacks (former COO of PayPal and CEO of Yammer) and Axel Ericsson sought to combine social audio and podcasting into one seamless app. The

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HomeLight closes on $100M Series D at a $1.6B valuation as revenue surges

HomeLight, which operates a real estate technology platform, announced today that it has secured $100 million in a Series D round of funding and $263 million in debt financing.Return backer Zeev Ventu

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WhatsApp hit with record fine for breaching privacy regulations over how it shares user data

Ireland's privacy watchdog found the company broke rules on transparency about sharing people's data with other Facebook companies. The fine is the biggest ever handed out by the Irish Data Protection Commission, and also the second-highest under EU GDPR rules.

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China's tutoring firms shift to vocational learning

02:41 Chinese after-school tutoring companies have worked quickly to adapt after a ban on curriculum-based tutoring for students from kindergarten to 12th grade. The co

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Stockeld Dreamery loves cheese so much that it raised $20M to make it out of legumes

Cheese is one of those foods that when you like it, you actually love it. It’s also one of the most difficult foods to make from something other than milk. Stockeld Dreamery not only took that task on