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Shopify joins Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra Association

After eBay, Visa, Stripe, and other high-profile departures, the Facebook -backed cryptocurrency collective Libra scored a win today with the addition of Shopify. The ecommerce platform will become a

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China's Qinghai Province discharges last two coronavirus patients

Northwest China's Qinghai Province discharged the last two patients who recovered from the novel coronavirus on Friday, as both confirmed and suspected cases in the pr

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NHC says positive trend is shown in curbing coronavirus epidemic

A positive trend is shown in curbing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic on the Chinese mainland as 28 provincial-level regions and theXinjiang Production and Construction Corps each reported l

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More provincial-level regions of China report "zero" new confirmed cases of COVID-19

No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported as of Thursday in 14 provincial-level regions of China and the Xinjiang Production and Constru

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Twitch to top 40 million U.S. viewers next year, forecast says

Twitch, the Amazon-owned streaming service for gamers, is poised to surpass 40 million monthly active viewers in the U.S. as of next year, according to a new forecast from eMarketer out on Thursday. B

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Interview: China, U.S. share same aspirations despite complex differences, says expert

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States share the same aspirations to improve the lives of their respective populations despite their ideological and cultural differences, Bra

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Interview: China, U.S. share same aspirations despite complex differences, says expert

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States share the same aspirations to improve the lives of their respective populations despite their ideological and cultural differences, Bra

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Lack of big tech GDPR decisions looms large in EU watchdog’s annual report

The lead European Union privacy regulator for most of big tech has put out its annual report which shows another major bump in complaints filed under the bloc’s updated data protection framewor

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Adapting to a fast-forward world

Editor's note: Mohamed A. El-Erian is chief economic Adviser at Allianz, chairman of U.S. President Barack Obama's Global Development Council. He is also an author, most recently, of The Only Game

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Zero Motorcycles unveils new SR/S — a full-fairing 124 mph sport EV

California-based mobility startup Zero Motorcycles has a new e-moto in its lineup — the fully-faired SR/S, unveiled today in New York.The company’s CEO Sam Paschel pulled the cover off the two-w

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Level launches a mobile banking app offering 1% cash back on debit purchases, 2.10% APY

A number of startups are taking on big banks with new apps that offer modern, mobile banking experiences, innovative features and reduced or even zero fees. Entering this now-crowded market is Level,

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China opposes U.S. decision to designate five media outlets as "foreign missions"

China deplores and rejects the wrong decision of the United States to designate five Chinese media outlets as "foreign missions," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said Wednesday. According

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (Feb. 19)

BEIJING, Feb. 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2020 with a tilt-shift l

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Well, Bill Gates is never going to buy a Tesla now

Elon Musk is not one to mince words, but he may have just lost a potential customer because of a cutting tweet.That customer is renowned big deal Bill Gates, who sat down recently with YouTuber Marq

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Global Business Daily: HSBC losses, Apple shockwave, stagnant Germany

"Europe is over-banked. If you look at the number of banks per customer, it's higher than most other parts of the world. And therefore it's hard to make money from banking in Europe."That's the view

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Bolsonaro and son blast probe of Brazil hit man killed by police

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his son on Tuesday hurled criticism at state authorities investigating the death of an alleged hit man who was suspected of invol

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The State Department cannot be run like another CIA anymore

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the audience on the podium during the 5th Munich Security Conference (MSC). (Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/ Pool/ AFP) Editor's note: Jia Wens