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IFA Berlin 2021 is canceled, citing ‘uncertainties’ around vaccine rollouts

After IFA became one of an extremely small number of in-person trade shows in 2020, the gfu Consumer Home Electronics GmbH is pulling the plug on this year’s event. Initially planned for September 3-7

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Over 2,300 cases of Indian COVID strain recorded in the UK

Photo taken on April 12, 2021 shows customers queuing up to enter a department store in London, Britain. /Xinhua British Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Monday that a total of 2,323

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Santander 'working to fix' problems with app, ATMs, cards and other services

Santander told customers they can "access cash from other banks' ATMs, at the Post Office and can get cashback where available".

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Teach AIs forgetfulness could make them better at their jobs

While modern machine learning systems act with a semblance of artificial intelligence, the truth is they don’t “understand” any of the data they work with — which in turn means they

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Busy day at VMware ended yesterday with Ragurham as CEO and COO Poonen exiting

They say for every door that opens another closes and the executive shuffle at VMware is certainly proving that old chestnut true. Four months after Pat Gelsinger stepped down as CEO to return to run

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School shooting in Russia kills 9 people; suspect arrested

A gunman attacked a school Tuesday morning in the Russian city of Kazan, sending students running out of the building as smoke poured from its windows. At least nine pe

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Russia school shooting: Suspect arrested, tributes paid to nine dead

Flowers laid for the victims of the shooting. /Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP A gunman attacked a school in the Russian city of Kazan, sending students running out of the building as smoke poured fro

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Two avalanches kill seven in French Alps

Two avalanches in the French Alpine region of Savoie have left seven people dead Saturday, prefecture sources said.Local authorities had already warned of unstable snow formations given a recent fall

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APD | Nepal follows India's footstep, health system struggles to sustain COVID surge

By APD writer ShristiNepal reported nearly 10,000 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day tally since the first case on January last year. Nepal had reported

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Closer EU military cooperation with U.S., Canada, Norway is quantum leap, Germany says

Military cooperation in the European Union will get a boost as the 27 nation bloc is admitting for the first time outside partners such as the United States, Canada and

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TCM helpful for patients in Bangladesh suffering from post-COVID woes

In the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka, the local clinic provides various TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) treatments including acupuncture and Chinese therapeutic massage for Post COVID Syndrome.

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Valence unveils training program to help build pipeline of Black execs

Diversity has been linked with equity and inclusion because diversity is just one part of the equation when it comes to hiring Black employees. How do the companies they work for make people feel welc

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Emergence, known for its enterprise bets, just rounded up nearly $1 billion across two new funds

Emergence, the 18-year-old, San Mateo, Ca.-based venture firm focused on enterprise tech startups, has rounded up nearly a billion dollars in capital commitments across two funds. It closed its sixth

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Will fintech unicorn Flywire’s proposed IPO reach escape velocity?

It’s a big morning for fintech startups today: Flywire, a Boston-based magnet for venture capital, has filed to go public.Flywire is a global payments company that attracted more than $300 milli

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Angered Palestinians Hit the Streets After Abbas Postpones Election

It's been several days since Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he had decided to push the legislative elections set for 22 May to an indefinite date bu

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FDA announces plans to pursue ban on menthol in cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration plans to ban menthol in cigarettes and all flavors in cigars, a step the agency says will reduce tobacco use and curb preventable illnesses and deaths. /Getty Ima

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Asian nations say consensus reached on ending violence in Myanmar

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed on the need for an immediate cessation to the violence in Myanmar after an emergency meeting in Jakarta on Saturday."It's bey