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Mars and the Moon temporarily cross paths

Mars temporarily disappeared behind the moon early Tuesday morning.It's called a Moon-Mars occultation, and it happens about twice a year.This celestial event could be seen from North and Central

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Atletico stun holders Liverpool, Haaland stars as Dortmund beat PSG

Liverpool were the victims of an old-fashioned Atletico Madrid masterclass on Tuesday as Diego Simeone's side ground out a 1-0 win in Madrid to give themselves hope of reaching the Champions Leagu

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DeFiance: billion-dollar finance, million-dollar hacks, and very little value

Over the last year or so, much-to-most of the cryptocurrency world has pivoted from the failure of “fat tokens” and ICOs, and the faltering growth of “Layer 2” payments like Li

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Spotlight: U.S. lobster industry anxious to resume business with China

Hugh Reynolds, a lobster dealer from the northeastern U.S. town of Stonington, Maine, was excited to learn that the China-U.S. phase-one economic and trade deal came into effect on Feb. 14. "I hope

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U.S. judge refuses to delay sentencing of Trump's ally Roger Stone

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday refused to delay the sentencing of President Donald Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone, in the wake of days of controversy surrounding the Justice Department's decisio

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French twin town suspends Polish link over LGBT stance

Marchers for LGBT rights in Poland's capital last year (Credit: Czarek Sokolowski/AP) A Polish town's stance as "free of LGBT ideology" has prompted a backlash from its twin town in France, wh

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'America First' is 'Africa Last'

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, an

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The EU budget: Who pays what and where does the money go?

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (L) is greeted by European Council president Charles Michel at an EU-Western Balkans Summit last week. (Credit: Virginia Mayo/AFP) European l

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Coronavirus is having a ripple effect in Latin America

01:39 The impact on global supply chains from COVID-19 could be huge, particularly in Latin America, where the Asian giant is the second-largest trading partner.Chile, which sells abou

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Expert highlights traditional Chinese medicine in fight against novel coronavirus

Renowned Chinese respiratory specialist Zhong Nanshan speaks at a press conference in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)A her

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Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace on coronavirus, WeWork and what’s shaking up proptech

Last week, we interviewed Brendan Wallace, a real estate-focused venture capitalist whose portfolio companies include Opendoor, which buys and sell homes, and scooter company Lime, which helps buildin

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Bolsonaro and son blast probe of Brazil hit man killed by police

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his son on Tuesday hurled criticism at state authorities investigating the death of an alleged hit man who was suspected of invol

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Ethiopia says US plans 'substantial financial support'

America’s top diplomat in his final Africa stop on Tuesday discussed political reforms with Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister and the U.S. plans to pr

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India builds wall along slum ahead of Trump visit

A half-kilometer (1,640-foot) brick wall has been hastily erected in India's Gujarat state ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, with critics saying it was b

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Alphabet takes the wind out of its Makani energy kites

Google today announced that it is calling it quits on its efforts to build and monetize its Makani wind energy kites. Makani, which was founded in 2006, came into Google/Alphabet seven years ago as a

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Indian police open case against hundreds in Kashmir for using VPN

Local authorities in India-controlled Kashmir have opened a case against hundreds of people who used virtual private networks (VPNs) to circumvent a social media ban in the disputed Himalayan region i