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French COVID-19 vaccine drive stalls as Macron halts AstraZeneca jabs

French President Emmanuel Macron has suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the country for at least 24 hours. Other European countries, including Germany,

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Stripe’s epic new valuation and the value-capture gap between public and private markets

Well, it happened.Over the weekend, Stripe announced the closure of its widely reported new round of capital. The $600 million round values the payments and banking software company at $95 billion, ne

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Musk crowns himself 'Technoking of Tesla' - as finance boss becomes 'master of coin'

Tesla's filing with the SEC follows news of a fresh lawsuit against Elon Musk relating to his Twitter posts.

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Six killed, over 80 missing in Mongolia heavy dust storm

Six people, including five herdsmen and one child, were found dead after a heavy dust storm hit Mongolia, the country's emergency management department said on Monday.In a statement, the department s

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U.S. state of Colorado hit with heavy winter snow storm

The U.S. city of Denver, Colorado has been hit by a massive late-winter snow storm. More than 1800 flights into and out of the city have been canceled this weekend and high

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European Football: Chelsea make a goalless draw with Leeds

Chelsea gave the chasing pack in the race for a place in next season's Champions League hope with a 0-0 draw at Leeds on Saturday, but Everton failed to take advantage as Burnley won 2-1 at Goodison

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COVID-19 situation in Paris area extremely tense: French PM

The COVID-19 situation in the Paris region is extremely tense and authorities are ready to take new measures, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Friday, but he d

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North American audiences hold back, even as more movie theaters open

Theaters reopening in New York City this weekend did not set the box office on fire. North American theatrical grosses stayed relatively muted, despite some major new releases like Disney's "Raya

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'Hi, Mom' continues domination of China box office chart

Domestic comedy Hi, Mom dominated the Chinese mainland box office chart for the 19th straight day on Friday, raking in 33.15 million yuan (around 5.1 million U.S. dollars), according to figures from t

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Hunt for mystery person infected with Brazil variant in the UK is on

The United Kingdom health secretary Matt Hancock. /Getty Images The hunt for an unidentified person who tested positive for the Brazil variant of coronavirus has narrowed to 379 households in

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Chinese director Chloe Zhao makes history with Golden Globe nomination

02:34 The film and television industries are gearing-up for a big award show this weekend.The Golden Globes takes place on Sunday, February 28.Among the nominees, Chloe Zhao, a Chinese

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Iran threatens to end deal with IAEA over U.S.-led push to criticize it

Iran is threatening to end a deal struck with the U.N. nuclear watchdog last weekend temporarily salvaging much monitoring of its activities if the agency’s board endor

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Airbnb plans for a new kind of travel post-COVID with flexible search

Since going public, most of the news out of Airbnb has been around policy. Today, the company has an announcement that’s all about the product.As the pandemic evolves the way we do everything, a

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UK COVID-19 road map offers possibility for Premier League crowds

A general view of the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, UK. /CFP Sports fans could be in English stadiums for the final weekend of the Premier League season, and there are chances that Wembl

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U.S. urges Iran again to cooperate with IAEA on nuclear deal

U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during a daily press briefing at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 22, 2021. /Reuters The United States urged Iran again

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Iran imposes curbs on UN nuclear inspections

Iran officially has begun restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities, state TV reported Tuesday, a bid to pressure European countries and U.S. Pres

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Denver plane engine fire consistent with metal fatigue in fan blade, say investigators

Metal fatigue in the fan blades may have been behind the engine failure of a Boeing jet in Denver at the weekend, the US National Transportation Safety Board has said.T