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Wall Street ends down on Powell's sober outlook, fiscal support call

A woman walks in the rain outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the financial district of lower Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., April 13, 2020. /VCG Wall Street's three maj

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EU plan looks to reopen borders for summer tourism amid pandemic

The European Commission offered a tourism and transport package on Wednesday, aiming to provide guidance for the European Union (EU) member states to gradually lift th

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Roundup: Shops in Spain adapt to "new normalty"

A security guard offers disinfectant gel to a woman at the entrance of a building in Barcelona, Spain, on May 11, 2020. (Photo by Sergi Camara/Xinhua)"It will be a drastic change for businesses, becau

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India becomes 12th worst-affected country by COVID-19, Thailand records zero cases for first time since January

The overall situation in Asia-Pacific countries over the COVID-19 pandemic remained unstable on Wednesday, as India became the 12th worst-affected country with over 74,0

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Crypto Startup School: A new type of computer drives waves of innovation

Editor’s note: Andreessen Horowitz’s Crypto Startup School brought together 45 participants from around the U.S. and overseas in a seven-week course to learn how to build crypto companies. Andreessen

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The missing links to grading Harley Davidson’s EV pivot

As Harley Davidson rounds year one on its electric debut, we’re still riding in the fog on how to evaluate the company’s EV pivot.The American symbol of gas, chrome, and steel released its first produ

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Fed's Powell warns of prolonged economic weakness, calls for more fiscal support

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a sober review of where the U.S. economy stands on the cusp of its reopening, warned on Wednesday of an “extended period” of wea

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CyberArk snaps up identity startup Idaptive for $70M

Israeli cybersecurity company CyberArk has acquired identity startup Idaptive for $70 million in an all-cash deal.CyberArk is one of the shining stars in the Israeli cybersecurity scene before its ini

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Pompeo's blame game fallacy

First, there was SARS, then MERS and Ebola … Now, there is COVID-19, the latest and most deadly in a succession of viruses to hit the world in the 21st century. But what sets this virus apart from it

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Coronavirus watch update, May 13

Passengers wearing face masks are seen on a subway train in Moscow, Russia, on May 12, 2020. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua) - Russia confirms 10,028 new cases - COVID-19 could derail e

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Dollar on defensive, eyes on Powell amid negative rates debate

A woman counts U.S. dollar bills at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 28, 2018. /Reuters The dollar was on the defensive against its rivals on Wednesday as traders looked to Federal

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China's tracking ship Yuanwang-5 returns after mission completed

The spacecraft-tracking ship Yuanwang-5. /CCTV China's spacecraft-tracking ship Yuanwang-5, responsible for the maritime tracking and measuring mission for the launch of the country's Long Mar

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China's e-commerce covers all 832 state-level poor counties

00:54 China's e-commerce has developed rapidly in rural areas, and has covered all 832 state-level poor counties across the country, said Wang Bingnan, vice-minister for commerce on Tu

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Thailand's health safety measures put ahead of social, economic ones: PM

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reconfirmed on Tuesday health safety measures will be continually given higher priorities in face of the global pandemic th

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PlayPlay raises €10M to help brands easily produce ‘high quality’ video content

PlayPlay, the Paris-based startup behind a video creation tool that enables comms, marketing and social media teams to produce high-quality video content “in minutes”, has raised €10 milli

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Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal calls for NBA season scrapped

Shaquille O'Neal performs on day four of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, August 4, 2019. /VCG The NBA is still exploring ways to restart the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, b

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Hardest hit Australian state records zero new COVID-19 cases

For the first time since COVID-19 officially reached Australia's shores, on Tuesday the hardest hit State of New South Wales (NSW) recorded zero new infections. Since late February, NSW has clocked