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European roundup: Man City into cup final, Liverpool beat West Ham

Manchester City lost 1-0 to Manchester United on Wednesday but hung on to reach the League Cup final 3-2 on aggregate and will face Aston Villa at Wembley.Nemanja Matic's 35th-minute strike gave U

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All eyes are on the next liquidity event when it comes to space startups

At the FAA’s 23rd Annual Commercial Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington, DC on Wednesday, a panel dedicated to the topic of trends in VC around space startups touched on pub

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Iceberg risk to tourists: Experts fear Titanic moment

Climate change means an increasing number of ice bergs are breaking off from Antarctica and risking cruise ships.

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After Brexit, the Tories have a long way to go to win on the economy

Editor's note: Thom Brooks is the dean of the Durham Law School and a professor of law and government. The article reflects the author's views, and not necessarily those of CGTN.As the European Pa

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Facebook will pay $550 million to settle class action lawsuit over privacy violations

Facebook will pay over half a billion dollars to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged systematic violation of an Illinois consumer privacy law. The settlement amount is large indeed, but a small

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Tears and cheers as EU lawmakers give final nod to Brexit

The European Parliament gave final approval to Britain’s divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, paving the way for the country to quit the bloc on Friday after n

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Putin pardons U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree to pardon and free a U.S.-Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges, receiving acknowledgment from Israeli Pr

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Bangladesh grants Rohingya refugee children access to education

Bangladesh has confirmed it will lift restrictions on education for young Rohingya refugees, easing bans in place since the existing camps were established 30 years ago

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U.S. Senators disappointed by UK decision on Huawei

The UK was the first European country to allow Huawei to help construct 5G networks (Credit: AFP/ Tobias Schwarz) The UK's decision to allow Chinese tech firm Huawei to play a limited role in

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Nigeria confirms 41 deaths in Lassa fever outbreak

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Chikwe Ihekweazu makes a speech during the Lassa fever conference marking the 50 years of discovering the virus in Nig

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Small UK firms issue Brexit trade talks warning over staff and exports

02:42 British businesses have claimed that a lack of information about the UK's relationship with the EU after Brexit is preventing them from planning for the future. Business leaders

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NASA finds real uses for VR and AR in astronomy and engineering

Years after the advent of decent VR hardware, there are still precious few ways the technology has been employed as anything other than a game or gimmick. One team at NASA, however, has been assembli

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Facebook shares fall as surging costs eat into profits

The social network reported financial results at the end of a tough year when it has come under scrutiny from regulators.

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Microsoft shares rise after it beats revenue, profit expectations, Azure posts 62% growth

Today Microsoft reported its fiscal 2020 second quarter (calendar Q4 2019) results, including revenue of $36.9 billion (up 14%), net income of $11.6 billion (up 38%), and diluted earnings per share o

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Coinbase poaches Google Shopping VP as CPO for cryptocommerce

“We’re trying to shift cryptocurrency from this speculative asset class to driving real world utility” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tells me. How? Through commerce and micropayments

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Tracking corporate venture capital’s rise over the past decade

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.It’s been a busy decade in the venture capital world. Ten years ago there we

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GoFundMe CEO Rob Solomon is stepping down, will be replaced by Tim Cadogan, CEO of OpenX

A significant changing of the guard is underway at GoFundMe, the popular charitable and causes-based online giving platform that has generated $9 billion from 120 million donations globally to date.