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Scientists prove aliens could use black holes for energy

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have performed an experiment expending negative energy, and thus gaining positive energy.

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The mega-hub airport's battle to remain relevant

02:30 Air travel in the 21st century has been governed by a plethora of variables. Cut-throat competition, ever-diminishing margins and evolving consumer behavior are just a few of the

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UBS predicts over 8% growth for China's economy in Q1 2021

China's GDP is expected to grow by more than 8 percent in the first quarter of 2021, a notable rise from the negative 6.8 percent in the first quarter of this year, an economist from the United Bank

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Update: Amazon announces $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund

Update: This post has been updated to indicate that although Rodrigo Prudencio’s profile on LinkedIn stated, “I lead investments for Amazon’s $2B Climate Pledge Fund” the fund

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How to supercharge your virtual networking at Disrupt 2020

Get ready for five days of education, action and opportunity at Disrupt 2020 on Sept. 14 -18. This year the programing and networking may be virtual, but the connections you make and the benefits you

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Amazon announces $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund led by longtime cleantech investor, Rodrigo Prudencio

Amazon has announced a $2 billion “Climate Pledge Fund” to invest in sustainable technologies and services that will help the company reach its commitment to be net zero carbon in its oper

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Antitrust case against Facebook’s ‘super profiling’ back on track after German federal court ruling

A landmark regulatory intervention that seeks to apply structural antitrust remedies to cut big (ad)tech’s rights-hostile surveillance business models down to size has

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Twitter says some business users had their pivate data exposed

Flip the “days since the last Twitter security incident” back to zero.Twitter said Tuesday that it has emailed its business customers, such as those who advertise on the site, to warn that

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1 in 6 children not in school, COVID-19 is making things worse: UNESCO

About 17 percent of children globally are not in school, whether because of poverty, gender, race, disability or a myriad other factors and despite international pledges to tackle such inequalitie

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China arrests thousands for cross-border gambling

China has cracked 257 cases and arrested more than 11,500 suspects since it launched a campaign against cross-border gambling and related crimes on Feb. 28. Police acr

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Live COVID-19 Updates: COVID-19 deaths surpass 14,000 in India, total cases 440,215

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - NEW DELHI -- Deaths due to COVID-19 crossed the 14,000 mark, reaching 14,011, as the total cases reached 440,2

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Top-rated hotels offer down-to-earth services during pandemic

02:44 Around the world, the hotel industry has been hit hardby the COVID-19 pandemic. Some are still closed. But many top-rate luxury hotels are offering basic needs for the very peopl

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Putin not ruling out running for another presidential term

Russian President Vladimir Putin has not ruled out that he will run for a new presidential term if such a constitutional amendment is adopted, the TASS news agency quoted him as saying in an inter

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UK plans emergency cut in value-added tax: The Times

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is ready to cut the value-added tax (VAT) as part of the government's latest efforts to tackle economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, the Sunday Times ne

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U.S. bill on Xinjiang flagrant move to undermine China's sovereignty, integrity -- observer

Local residents play traditional instruments at a century-old teahouse of a scenic spot in the ancient city of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regi

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U.S. economy will likely need more support, Fed's Rosengren says

The continued spread of the novel coronavirus could hamper the U.S. economic rebound from the pandemic, and more fiscal and monetary support will likely be needed, Boston Federal Reserve President Er

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Farmers call for green trade policy to help tackle climate change

Farmers want trade deals that reflect the sector's pledge to be at net zero emissions by 2040 following the coronavirus outbreak.