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UK urges G7 to present united front in face of 'rising threats'

G7 foreign ministers abided by COVID-19 safety guidelines in their first in-person meeting in 2 years. /Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP The foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) are gathe

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British author and journalist: Hong Kong should look north

03:03 Hong Kong is in the spotlight as the National People's Congress plans improvements to the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The changes are

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Nadal pulls out of Rotterdam Open with back issue

World number two Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week's Rotterdam Open due to a back injury, organizers of the ATP 500 event announced on Thursday.The 20-time Grand Slam winner has been strug

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Powder raises $14 million for its social app for game clips

Meet Powder, a French startup that helps you share video clips of your favorite games, follow people with the same interests and interact with them. The company has raised a $14 million Series A round

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PayPal is shutting down domestic payments business in India

PayPal is shutting down its domestic business in India, less than four years after the American giant kickstarted local operations in the world’s second largest internet market.“From 1 April 2021, we

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Google’s parent firm is shutting down Loon connectivity project

Google’s parent firm Alphabet is done exploring with the idea of using giant balloons to beam high-speed internet in remote parts of the world.The firm said on Thursday evening that it was winding dow

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Lime removes all Trump-owned properties from its list of approved corporate hotels

Lime has changed its corporate travel policy to ensure not a dime of its money ends up in the coffers of the Trump Organization’s hotels and other properties in response to the January 6 insurre

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China's central bank tightens limit for firms to borrow abroad

South Korean won, Chinese yuan, Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen on this picture illustration taken in Seoul, South Korea, December 15, 2015. /ReutersChi

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The final shot of Trump's losing trade war

App icons for Ant Group Co.'s Alipay, clockwise from top left, Tencent Holding Ltd.'s QQ, Tencent's WeChat, CamScanner, VMate, WPS Office and SHAREit arranged on a smartphone in front of an Ameri

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The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E disappoints in our first drive

This is not a review of the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Sport SUV.A few weeks back, I spent two short hours in Ford’s upcoming EV. I don’t feel comfortable declaring a conclusion with just a

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Photos show severe damage in America's 2020 fire wildfire season

A firefighter battles the wildfire near Irvine, California, the United States, on Dec. 3, 2020. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua) A recent study using satellite photos of wildfire devastation in Cali

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How Jack Dorsey will defend Twitter in tomorrow’s Senate hearing on Section 230

Three of tech’s most prominent CEOs tomorrow will face the Senate Commerce Committee during a virtual hearing tomorrow and their opening statements are beginning to trickle out.The hearing, sche

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Tesla introduces its tabless battery design on the road to 10 terawatt hours of production

For Tesla to reach the ambitious goal of 10 to 20 terawatt hours of battery production per year that the company has set, it will need to advance the battery and its production.Today, during TeslaR

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UK house prices rebounce in August as lockdown eased: survey

The average house price in Britain saw a robust recovery in August, as lockdown restrictions eased and pent-up demand came through, the mortgage lender Nationwide Build

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Xwing plans short, regional flights for its autonomous cargo planes

The path to deploying commercial aircraft that can handle all aspects of flight without a pilot is long, winding, expensive and riddled with regulatory and technical hurdles. Marc Piette, the founder

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DST Global pumps $35 million into Asian e-grocer Weee!

Coronavirus stay-home orders have sparked an unprecedented demand for grocery delivery around the world. Now investors are clamoring to bet on promising players in the field.That includes DST Global,

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Oil prices struggle to hold five-month high amid pandemic worries

A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of the displayed stock graph in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. /Reuters Oil prices were unchanged on Thursday, struggling to hold onto f