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Human rights: Is the U.S. leading by example?

Activists protest against Guantanamo Bay prison outside of the White House on May 17, 2013. /AFP Editor's note: Bobby Naderi is a journalist, guest contributor in print, radio and television,

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Pandemic has no big impact on China's Olympic preparations: COC spokesperson

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic forcing a number of Olympic qualifiers to be canceled or postponed, China's preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have not been s

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News Analysis: Too early to tell if Italy's elderly make it more vulnerable to coronavirus

Does having one of the oldest populations in the world put Italy at higher risk of coronavirus infection? Analysts said it is still too early to tell. With more than 30,000 people having been infe

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FIFA president Infantino proposes to postpone 2021 Club World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday that the 2021 China FIFA Club World Cup should be moved to "later in 2021, in 2022 or in 2023" as Euro 2020 Championship and the Copa America have bee

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Quibi just released a trailer for the Reno 911! revival

If you didn’t know that Reno 911! is coming back, no one could really blame you. There’ve been rumblings about it since early December, but… well, things have been a little bananas s

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China takes countermeasures against restrictive measures on Chinese media agencies in U.S.

China on Wednesday announced countermeasures against restrictive measures on Chinese media agencies in the United States, according to an official statement. The state

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FAA temporarily closes tower at Chicago’s Midway Airport after employees test positive for COVID-19

In another example for the farreaching effects of the coronavirus outbreak, the FAA today said that it is temporarily closing the tower at Midway Airport, the second largest airport in the Chicago are

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Virtual reality scales back its real world presence

While few things may me feel more like social distancing than suiting up in a haptic feedback suit and strapping a computer to your face, location-based virtual reality startups have begun closing up

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Xinhua Headlines: Staying united through all shows strength of China-Pak bond

Over the years, many facts have proved that China and Pakistan are true friends and good brothers that share weal and woe.ISLAMABAD/BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- As mor

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Join TC tomorrow at 9 am PT for a chat about the latest YC startup batch

Hello TechCrunch friends and family, tomorrow morning at 9 am Pacific Time we’re gathering on Zoom for an in-depth chat about our favorite startups from the latest Y Combinator Demo Day. This y

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China clamps down further on dissent as it expels journalists from NYT, WSJ, and WaPo

As China continues to handle the fallout of the novel coronavirus that first originated in Wuhan in Hubei province in early-to-mid December, the Chinese Communist Party announced today that it would r

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Now more than ever we need fintechs to lead on consumer transparency

As the U.S. flirts with extreme market volatility and the possibility of its first recession since the 2008 financial crisis, it’s amazing to think how much consumer financial services have changed in

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Android app reviews may slow to over a week due to COVID-19 impacts, Google warns developers

Google this week warned Android developers that Play Store app review times will be much longer than normal due to the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Developers should expect app reviews to take up t

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Spain turns back cars from land borders as coronavirus death toll rises to 491

Spain set up police checks at its land borders with France and Portugal on Tuesday and turned back foreigners attempting to enter, part of strict measures to prevent th

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Iraqi president urges new PM-designate to hold early elections

Iraqi President Barham Salih on Tuesday called on the new prime minister-designate Adnan al-Zurfi to hold early elections and carry out comprehensive reforms to meet th

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Addapptation snares $1.3M seed to build a better UX for Salesforce

Addapptation, a startup that wants to build a practical design layer on top of Salesforce and other enterprise tools, announced a $1.3 million seed investment today.2048 Ventures led the round with p

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How Indonesia prepares for a possible COVID-19 outbreak

The sounds of cars honking were nowhere to be heard. In a city like Jakarta, with more than 10 million people, that's highly unusual. But it has become the norm as the city administration encourag