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EU parliament condemns rights crackdown in Burundi ahead of 2020 election

The European parliament has passed a resolution condemning Burundi for restricting freedom of expression and violating human rights ahead of elections due in May this y

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Wipro Ventures announces $150M Fund II to invest in enterprise startups

Wipro Ventures, the investment arm of one of India’s largest IT companies by market capitalization, said on Thursday it has raised $150 million for its second fund as it looks to invest in more enterp

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Russian State Duma approves Mikhail Mishustin for post of PM

The Russian State Duma, or the lower house of parliament, approved Mikhail Mishustin for the post of prime minister at a plenary meeting on Thursday. A total of 383 lawmakers voted in favor of Mishu

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Putin appoints former tax chief as new Russian PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday to appoint the former head of the Russian Federal Tax Service Mikhail Mishustin as the new prime minister, one day after the resignation o

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Israel, U.S. to invest 2.3 mln USD in 3 joint public security projects

Israel and the United States will invest 2.3 million U.S. dollars in three joint internal security projects, the Israeli Ministry of Public Security announced Thursday

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US Pulls 3,000 Soldiers From Norwegian Winter War Games Amid Stand-Off With Iran

The United States' participation in Cold Response, an international winter drill held since 2006, has been affected by the tense situation in the Middle East.The US has

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Getsafe, the German insurtech, brings its contents insurance app to UK

Getsafe, the German insurtech that offers home contents insurance via an app, has launched in the U.K., despite an increasingly competitive market for insurance in the country, and the thorny regulato

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Rashford injury overshadows Man Utd win, Juventus cruise

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted his decision to risk Marcus Rashford as a second half substitute "backfired" despite seeing his side progress to the fourth round of the FA

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Lukaku sends Inter into cup quarters, Tottenham survive late scare

Romelu Lukaku scores the opening goal for Inter Milan during their Coppa Italia clash with Cagliari at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, January 14, 2020. Romelu Lukaku scored after just 21 seconds as h

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Filipe Nyusi sworn in as president of Mozambique for second term

Mozambican reelected President Filipe Nyusi was sworn in for his second term on Wednesday, highlighting economic development and national peace. With the presence of a dozen heads of states, diplomat

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Turkey and Russia discuss secure zone in Syria's Idlib: Turkish Defence Minister

Turkey and Russia are discussing the establishment of a secure zone within Syria’s northwestern Idlib region where Syrians displaced by fighting can shelter during the

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Companies take baby steps toward home robots at CES

“I think there are fewer fake robots this year.” I spoke to a lot of roboticists and robot-adjacent folks at this year’s CES, but that comment from Labrador Systems co-funder/CEO Mike Dooley summed up

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NextNav raises $120M to deploy its indoor positioning tech to find people in skyscrapers

NextNav LLC has raised $120 million in equity and debt to commercially deploy an indoor-positioning system that can pinpoint a device’s location — including what floor it’s on — without GP

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Check out the view from inside Boeing’s crew spacecraft during its orbital flight test

Late last year, Boeing flew a key orbital flight test of its Starliner commercial crew spacecraft, a key test prior to the vehicle being able to actually carry astronauts on board. That test didn̵

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Google’s new feature makes it easier to shop from search results

Following the big revamp of Google Shopping last fall, Google today is updating the shopping experience on Google Search, on mobile. Now, when you do a web search for clothing and accessories, you won

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Hulu to debut new ad formats in 2020 focused on letting users make choices, transact with advertisers

Hulu is preparing to roll out new forms of advertising this year — one which will allow viewers to have more say in the ads that plays, and another that lets the viewer engage with the brand in

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China to ensure economic growth within reasonable range: Premier Li

China will continue to maneuver its macro-control policies and boost the market expectation in 2020 to ensure economic growth will remain within a reasonable range, Pr