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Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030

President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, according t

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Affect raises a seed round to grow its stimulant abuse recovery service

There are any number of seed rounds that cross our desks every day, a never-ending march of enterprise software, consumer apps, games, hardware, biotech, and sometimes even a space startup. But amid t

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U.S. climate summit: New chance for China, U.S. after Alaska talks?

While the memory of the China-U.S. Alaska talks in March is still fresh, another opportunity for the two countries is around the corner as Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led virtual

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Early Coinbase backer Garry Tan is keeping the “vast majority” of his shares because of this deal

A week after the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase staged a direct listing, much of the focus remains on the wealth that the listing generated for executives at the company, its board members, and its

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Cannabis lender Bespoke Financial raises $8m from Casa Verde Capital and Sweat Equity Ventures

Cannabis financing company Bespoke Financial today announced it raised $8 million in a Series A financing round. Through this round, the company brought new, key investors into its corner as it fights

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'Blackmailing' China on climate action won't work (Part II)

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How climate change affects Florida

03:29 Florida could be considered ‘ground zero’ for climatechange ​in the United States.With its2,000kilometers of coastline, rising sea levels are an existential threat to the state.F

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Hainan FTP along China's Belt and Road

02:15 The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 is being held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, from Sunday to Wednesday under the theme of "A World in Change: Join Hands to

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Squarespace files for a direct listing on the NYSE

Today Squarespace, a well-known software-and-hosting provider for SMB websites, released its S-1 filing. The company is pursuing a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE. It will trade

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China vows to become an aviation power as industry marks 70 years

A model of Y-20 military transporter aircraft is displayed at Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)'s booth at the Aviation Expo China 2015 in Beijing, China on September 16, 2015. /Reute

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An ecological redline alarm

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Tech Breakdown: What is carbon neutrality and how to achieve it?

02:36 Climate change is arguably the most severe challenge facing our planet. During the upcoming Boao Forum for Asia from April 18 to 21, experts, industrial leaders and officials wil

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EU commissioner blasts Brazil climate pledge for not going far enough

The European Union's top environment official told Brazil on Wednesday that the South American country's updated climate pledge "sends a bad signal" by only committing

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All the tech crammed into the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS

Mercedes-Benz lifted the final veil Thursday on its flagship EQS sedan after weeks of teasers, announcements and even a pre-production drive that TechCrunch participated in. The company peeled off the

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Do you fit the mold for the next generation of values-driven VCs?

More individuals than ever are donning the investor cap. Almost a fifth of U.S. equity trading in 2020 was driven by mom-and-pop investors — up from around 15% in the previous year. With such im

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Twisting Gao Fu's remark shows spite against China's COVID-19 vaccines

Editor's note:CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on t

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US to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

President Joe Biden will withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that