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COVID-19 might fundamentally change Western society

Editor's note:Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 through

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'Wonderchicken' fossil reveals ancestor of today's birds

A tiny fossil skull nicknamed "Wonderchicken" is giving scientists a rare glimpse at early ancestors of today's birds. It may be the oldest known fossil from this group.With a face like those of toda

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Why investors not rushing to stocks when helicopter money is coming?

VCG Editor's Note: The series – COVID-19 Economic Analysis consists of articles expressing experts and scholars' analysis of the global macro and micro economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. T

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EU underscores desire to settle aircraft subsidy issue with U.S.

U.S. and EU flags are seen during the visit of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 20, 2017. /Reuters The European Union on We

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France reports 9,134 confirmed coronavirus cases, 264 deaths

As of Wednesday, France had registered 9,134 confirmed coronavirus cases and 264 deaths, Jerome Salomon, director general for health at the Health Ministry, announced here on Wednesday. Eighty-nin

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S&P 500 triggered another level-one circuit breaker amid growing fears

A screen displays trading information over the floor of the NYSE in New York, U.S., March 18, 2020. /VCG U.S. stocks deepened their selloff on Wednesday and the Dow erased virtually the last o

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The rise of China-ASEAN trade amid trans-Pacific decoupling

Editor's note:Ji Xianbai, PhD, is a research fellow with the International Political Economy Program of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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The Dow and S&P near three-year lows, Nasdaq falls as well, and treasuries are no haven

It was another brutal day on Wall Street as investors continue to come to grips with the new economic realities imposed by the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA

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Across furtive videocons, junior VCs wait for the layoffs to begin

Amid post-YC Demo Day discussions and online “coffee” catchups, there is a lingering sense of dread among VCs — particularly junior VCs — about their own job security.Over the past few days, I have he

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Bill Gates addresses coronavirus fears and hopes in AMA

Bill Gates, newly free from his role on the Microsoft board, has taken to Reddit to answer the community’s questions about the pandemic, the government response, and what the world can do to be

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Listen to the TechCrunch staff’s YC Demo Day wrap-up call here

It’s been a bonkers week in the world with markets gyrating, companies fretting, investors tweeting and founders re-cutting their 2020 forecasts. But for one collection of startups, the past few

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Focused on health in the home, Novi lands $1.5M to help CPG companies source clean, safe ingredients

Kimberly Shank has been focused for a while now on “clean” products that are made without harmful chemicals. In 2017, Shank and friend Jaleh Bisharat launched NakedPoppy, a site that curat

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Why Congress isn’t working remotely due to COVID-19

As COVID-19 forces much of America to work from home, the United States Congress — whose 535 members have an average age of 60 — is still operating from Capitol Hill.Why this population (deemed high-r

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Race against COVID-19, how fast can a vaccine be developed?

On Monday, the first human trial of the COVID-19 vaccine has been reported to start in the U.S., with four patients getting their first shot at the Kaiser Permanente research facility in Seattle,

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Around is the new floating head video chat multitasking app

You have to actually get work done, not just video call all day, but apps like Zoom want to take over your screen. Remote workers who need to stay in touch while staying productive are forced to jugg

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US stocks open lower, erasing recent gains and plunging shares deeper into bear territory

The rollercoaster ride of equity markets continues as all of the major stock indexes opened sharply lower one day after President Donald Trump announced the intention to push through a sweeping aid pa

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Boeing seeks $60 bln in U.S. support for aerospace industry

VCG Boeing is seeking at least 60 billion U.S. dollars in federal support for the aerospace industry to help it navigate a battered aviation environment due to the novel coronavirus, company o