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Commissioner Office: Interference in HK affairs doomed to be futile

The spokesperson of the Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday strongly warned that fo

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Olympics reforms approved after Bach's re-election as IOC president

IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during a conference held virtually at the organization's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 10, 2021. /CFP The International Olympic Committee (IOC)

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Australian minister apologises to former staffer over handling of rape accusation

Australia’s embattled defence minister apologised on Friday and withdrew remarks made about a former staffer in settling a defamation claim by the latter, who had said

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Song Kenan of China will fight American Max Griffin in UFC on Mar. 21

Resting for 13 months, "The Assassin" Song Kenan of China will launch his sixth fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 21 morning (Beijing Time) during the main card of UFC Fig

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Daily Crunch: NFT artwork sells for $69M

The artist Beeple scores a huge NFT sale, Twitter Spaces are coming soon and Seth Rogen’s weed startup launches in the U.S. This is your Daily Crunch for March 11, 2021.The big story: NFT artwor

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Google paves way to tap Pay users’ data in India

Three and a half years after launching Google Pay in India, the Android-maker is paving the way to tap its users’ transaction data for monetization purposes — though it plans to give them ample

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Facebook to tackle coronavirus vaccine misinformation

The campaign, launched jointly with independent fact-checkers Full Fact, aims to educate people about misinformation online.

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Democrats' unemployment insurance plan passes on party line vote

After a nearly 12 hour stall, the Democratic unemployment insurance agreement passed on a party line vote of 50-49.The amendment, passed by Democrats in the early hours

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The need for Australian introspection

Chinatown in Melbourne, Australia, March 25, 2020. /Getty Editor's note: Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a former visiting fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington and serves as assistant researche

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Indonesian payments infra startup Xendit raises $64.6M in Accel-led Series B

Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation is happening all over the world. And Southeast Asia is no exception.Indonesia’s Xendit, a startup focused on building digital payments infrastru

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Calling Zagreb Investors: Be featured in The Great TechCrunch Survey of European VC

TechCrunch is embarking on a major project to survey the venture capital investors of Europe, and their cities.Our a href=”https://forms.gle/k4Ji2Ch7zdrn7o2p6”>survey of investors in Zagreb will

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German high school writes back to China's First Lady Peng Liyuan

The headmaster and students of a German high school have written letters in reply to Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing their commitment to increasing cultural exchanges

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F1 turns down Bahrain's COVID-19 vaccination plan

Lando Norris of McLaren driving the #4 racing car leads during the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain, November 29, 2020. /CFP The 2021 Formula One (F1) season l

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Calling Czech VCs: Be featured in The Great TechCrunch Survey of European VC

TechCrunch is embarking on a major project to survey the venture capital investors of Europe, and their cities.Our survey of VCs in the Czech Republic and Prague will capture how the country is faring

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Lifestyle benefits startup Fringe gets a pandemic boost, raises seed round

Employers today often use perks to attract new talent in the form of discounts and deals, commuter funds, gym memberships, childcare, free lunches and more. But the pandemic has impacted what sort of

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Selfish Western countries should give 'vaccine diplomacy' a try

Editor's note:CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on t

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BigCommerce customers can now sell on Walmart’s online marketplace

BigCommerce has partnered with Walmart to allow its customers to sell on the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer’s ecommerce marketplace, it announced this morning. Shares of Austin-based BigCo