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IonQ raises additional funding for its quantum computing platform

Quantum computing startup IonQ today announced that it has raised additional funding as part of its previously announced Series B round. This round extends the company’s funding, including its 2

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Bank of Japan boosts aid for coronavirus-hit firms

A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. /Reuters Japan's central bank Tuesday ramped up aid for businesses struggling with the fallout fro

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Number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases down to zero in Wuhan

The number of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients fell to zero in the city of Wuhan of central China's Hubei Province on Monday, according to local health authorities.It came as the last three asymptomati

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T-Mobile hit by phone calling outage

T-Mobile appears to be having problems.Customers are reporting that they can’t make or receive phone calls, although data and text messages seem to be unaffected. DownDetector, which collects o

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UN chief asks leading companies to take bold action to address global risks

Video:UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on June 15, 2020,asksthe world's leading companies to take bold action to address environmental,social and governance risks. (Xinhua)"Now more than ever, as

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Apple expands Apple Card’s interest-free financing to iPad, Mac, AirPods & more

Last year, Apple introduced interest-free financing for new iPhone purchases when you pay with an Apple Card. Today, it’s expanding interest-free Apple Card monthly installments to a range of Ap

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Taiwan adds two COVID-19 cases after 13 days of zero reports

Two people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taiwan, breaking a period of 13 consecutive days with no new cases reported, the local

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Beijing reports 36 more COVID-19 cases in new local market cluster

Beijing recorded 36 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday.Twenty-five men and 11 women tested pos

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China, Myanmar establish fast track for essential personnel

China and Myanmar have opened a "fast-track lane" for essential personnel exchanges, a foreign ministry spokesperson said here on Monday. Zhao Lijian said at a press b

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Infrastructure becomes driving force of Australian PM's plan for economic recovery

Australia's prime minister and Opposition leader have laid out plans for the nation's economic recovery from COVID-19. In a speech to the Committee for Economic Develo

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Wall Street notches biggest weekly losses since March

Wall Street experienced a volatile week as investors grew concerned over a resurgence in COVID-19 cases while digesting a grim outlook for the economy from the U.S. Federal Reserve. For the week e

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Why is Beijing wholesale market linked to new coronavirus cluster?

Beijing's Xinfadi market has been caught in the spotlight after a new coronavirus cluster was linked to the capital's largest vegetable wholesale market. An epidemiolog

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Global COVID-19 Roundup: Fears food markets are new 'hotbed'

Editor's note:This is the 76th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is thepreviousone. 02:40 Beijing registered 36 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases as of Satu

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Rallies held in France against police violence, racism

A protester raises a fist during a demonstration in Paris, France, on June 6, 2020. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)Several thousand people converged to the Republic Square in central Paris, deman

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COVID-19 pandemic causes record-high unemployment rate: U.S. Fed

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee during the Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy hearing on C

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Things you may want to know about Beijing's new COVID-19 cases

Beijing Xinfadi Wholesale Market of Agricultural Products /CFP Fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections have emerged in Beijing after dozens of residents tested positive for coronavirus.T

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Four things fans want to find out after Premier League resumes

The 2019-20 Premier League season is coming back on June 17. Though it's only a matter of time before Liverpool receive their first top league title in 30 years, there are still many things hanging i