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One giant leap the first Chinese female astronaut made beyond space

China's Tiangong space station welcomed its first female astronaut Wang Yaping, on October 16. Wang, who has drawn much attention at home and abroad, will become the fi

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Sporting world mourns tragic death of Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop

Athletes, officials and other prominent figures in sports have paid tribute to Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop, who was found stabbed to death on Wednesday at her ho

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Emotional Merkel, marking German reunification, calls for tolerance

Angela Merkel urged Germans on Sunday to forge a common future that draws on their diverse backgrounds, harking back to the 2015 decision to admit 1 million refugees th

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APD | Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership; An opportunity for south and East Asia?

By writer Ajith D PereraIn November 2020, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed against the backdrop of global pandemic among 10 Southeast

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Pentagon asks all personnel to report symptoms of 'Havana syndrome'

The Pentagon is directing military service members, civilian employees and contractors to report when they have symptoms of the so-called "Havana syndrome," The New Yor

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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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Virtual meeting platform Vowel raises $13.5M, aims to cure meeting fatigue

Meetings are an inevitable part of the work day, but as workplaces became more distributed over the past 18 months, Vowel CEO Andy Berman says we are steadily moving toward “death by meeting.”His virt

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Equity Monday: Women’s employment drops, as Delta’s drama continues

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff to catch up on weekend news an

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Howard University cancels classes after ransomware attack

Washington D.C’s Howard University has canceled classes after becoming the latest educational institution to be hit by a ransomware attack.The incident was discovered on September 3, just weeks after

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HoneyBee raises millions to make financial wellness a workplace benefit

HoneyBee, a startup that aims to help companies provide access to financial support for their employees, announced today it has raised $5.7 million in equity in a round led by FFVC.Resolute Ventures,

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How engaged are your employees?

Managers are occasionally evaluated by their team’s occupational wellness — the sometimes-hazy calculation that rates employees’ professional and personal contentment. What may not be as commonl

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Everything AI and robotics at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

AI is everywhere in tech, and you can bet it will be a vital topic at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. It’s the driving force behind just about everything from rockets, robotics and custome

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TikTok and Snap alums launch mayk.it, a social music creation app, with $4M in seed funding

After living through the global upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers are re-evaluating their career path. Stefan Heinrich Henriquez, a former Head of Global Marketing at TikTok and Chief Ma

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Ledgy is an equity management tool for European startups

Every startup founder faces the same issue — how do you manage your cap table and equity plans in a transparent and lightweight manner? If you’re based in the U.S., chances are you’re using an equity

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Routes with different themes to visit the Great Walls unlocked

The Simatai section of the Great Wall in Beijing. /CFPEndless mountains, an ancient brick fortification that runs along the ridge, is this still the only picture in you

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Dukaan raises $11 million to help merchants in India set up online stores

Dukaan, a one-year-old Bangalore-based startup that enables merchants to set up online stores and sell products digitally, said on Monday it has raised $11 million in a new financing round as it looks

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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.,