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Israel, U.S. discuss possible Israeli diplomatic breakthrough with Saudi Arabia

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he met visiting U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday and explored ways to forge official ties with Sa

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Venezuelans decry exclusion from Americas summit at 'anti-imperialist forums'

Venezuelans on Wednesday spoke out at "anti-imperialist forums" to voice their opposition to the exclusion of select countries from this week's Summit of the Americas i

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Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch penny against half plugged in plug

The girl's mother says she couldn't believe it when the popular Amazon smart speaker suggested her daughter interfere with an exposed plug.

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Twitter Spaces now let you invite co-hosts

Fleets weren’t long for this world, but Twitter’s product teams aren’t slowing down on bringing new stuff to Spaces, the company’s own take on audio rooms. Twitter introduced S

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Customer engagement platform Dixa raises $105M Series C led by General Atlantic

European customer engagement platform Dixa has raised a Series C funding round of $105 million, led by growth equity investor General Atlantic. Existing investors Notion Capital, Project A, and Seed C

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China, Malta denounce politicization of COVID-19 origin tracing

China and Malta on Friday jointly opposed the politicization of the COVID-19 origin-tracing issue and the stigmatization of the pandemic.Chinese State Councilor and For

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Wang Yi highlights unity, cooperation of his Middle East tour

China has agreed with Syria, Egypt and Algeria to strengthen strategic communication and coordination to promote bilateral relations, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wedn

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Bloomberg's COVID-19 ranking epitomizes 'business first, humans last'

Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offeri

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Bloomberg's COVID-19 ranking epitomizes 'business first, humans last'

Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offeri

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Ex-UK Speaker Bercow, scourge of Brexiteers, joins Labour

Former U.K. House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, who gained international fame refereeing the country’s political drama over Brexit, said Sunday he has quit the govern

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Russian telecom watchdog says two foreign radio stations ignored laws

The foreign radio stations, Voice of America and Radio Liberty, refused to follow Russian legislation, the telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Friday in its official Telegram channel.Whi

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Snap emphasizes commerce in updates to its camera and AR platforms

At Snap’s Partner Summit, the company announced a number of updates to the company’s developer tools and AR-focused Lens Studio including several focused on bringing shopping deeper into t

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Clubhouse to expand Android app worldwide in a week

Voice social network Clubhouse said on Sunday it will expand its Android app worldwide in a week, days after launching a beta version of its service on Google-owned mobile operating system for users i

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Putin, Guterres call for end to Gaza fighting

Israeli police patrol during clashes between Arabs, police and Jews, in the mixed town of Lod, central Israel on May 12, 2021. /AP The President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the Secretary-Gene

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Wang Yi states China stance on Afghanistan, urges peaceful settlement

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday elaborated China's position on Afghan situation when holding talks with foreign ministers of countries including Uzbekistan and Tajikis

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U.S. Senate panel advances bill to aid Ukraine, pressure Nord Stream 2

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced a bill on Wednesday to deliver aid to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia and pressure companies helping to build Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipel

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Discord walked away from Microsoft talks, may pursue an IPO

A month after reports that Microsoft sought to buy the hot voice chat app Discord surfaced, those talks are off, a source familiar with the deal confirmed to TechCrunch. The Wall Street Journal first