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Estonian fintech askRobin scores $1.7M to bring ‘fair credit’ to emerging markets

AskRobin, an Estonia-founded fintech that operates a financial services marketplace for “underbanked” customers in Latin America, has picked up $1.7 million in funding.The seed round is ba

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Baltimore Ravens GM aims to build a monster backfield with four RBs

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India mulls extension of lockdown amid COVID-19 spread

Discussions are underway in India regarding whether to extend the 40-day lockdown, imposed to fight COVID-19 and slated to end on May 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi o

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An LA-led, public-private partnership pitches a $150B green infrastructure package to Congress

Representatives from the government and the utility managing the power of Los Angeles are proposing a sweeping infrastructure package worth roughly $150 billion centered on the broad electrification o

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Trump instructs U.S. Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats 'if they harass our ships at sea'

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, a week after 11 vessels from Iran’s Islamic

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Gronkowski reunited with Brady at Buccaneers

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Drew Brees to join NBC as football analyst after retiring

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Ravens' eight-time Pro-Bowl guard Marshal Yanda retires from the NFL

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Cowboys reportedly offer $105mln guaranteed money to Dak Prescott

Dak Prescott, quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, prepares before the game against the Washington Redskins at AT & T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, December 15, 2019. /AP The Dallas Cowboys have

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Ighalo double denies Rooney as Man Utd move into FA Cup quarters

Manchester United players celebrate their win over Derby County at Pride Park, England, March 5, 2020. /VCG Odion Ighalo ruined Wayne Rooney's hopes of leading Derby to an FA Cup upset against

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Arsenal reach FA Cup quarterfinals to ease Euro woe

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Liverpool sink West Ham for record-equaling 18th successive win

Liverpool earned a record-equaling 18th consecutive Premier League win as the runaway leaders came from behind to beat West Ham 3-2 thanks to Sadio Mane's late strike on Monday.Jurgen Klopp's side

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Car drives into German carnival parade, ten injured: police

Emergency vehicles at the scene after a car ploughed into a carnival parade injuring several people in Volkmarsen, Germany February 24, 2020. Elmar Schulten/Waldeckische Landeszeitung Ten peop

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Autonomous yard trucking startup Outrider comes out of stealth with $53 million in funding

The 400,000 distribution yards located in the U.S. are critical hubs for the supply chain. Now one startup is aiming to make the yard truck — the centerpiece of the distribution yard — more efficient,

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Syria military hails advance against rebels in ‘record time’

Syria’s military announced on Monday that its troops have regained control of territories in northwestern Syria “in record time,” vowing to continue to chase armed grou

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What will big-name quarterbacks do during the offseason?

(L to R): Ryan Tannehill of the Tennessee Titans, Jameis Winston of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philip Rivers of the Los Angeles Chargers, Teddy Bridgewater of the New Orleans Saints, Dak Prescott

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Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured

A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in bad weather in Istanbul Wednesday, killing three people and injuring doze