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Brazil's Bolsonaro lashes out at new probe against him

President Jair Bolsonaro lashed out Tuesday at electoral authorities for ordering an investigation of his campaign against Brazil's electronic voting system, saying he refused to be "intimidated"

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General Assembly: New Permanent Forum of People of African Descent

FILE PIC: Demonstrators take part in a protest sparked by the death of George Floyd across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, the United States, June 13, 2020. /Xinhua The UN General Assembly ha

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Government: 37 killed in road accident in central Mali

FILE PIC: Thirty-seven people were killed and several others injured when a bus collided with a lorry in central Mali during heavy rain on Tuesday, the government and local officials said. /Xinhu

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Wireless charging firm Aira raises $12M

Founded in 2017, Arizona-based Aira didn’t waste any time proving out its technology. We’ve written about the company’s wireless charging a few times over the years, including the “FreePower” technolo

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Space log: How do taikonauts handle illness when in space?

Chinese astronauts take blood samples regularly for health assessment. /China Manned SpaceIt's rare but possible that astronauts, like us on Earth, fall ill in space to

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Russia says U.S. asked 24 of its diplomats to leave by Sept. 3

Russia's ambassador to the United States said Washington had asked 24 Russian diplomats to leave the country by Sept. 3 after their visas expired. /Xinhua Russia's ambassador to the United Sta

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Is 5G a waste of electricity? Experts say it's complicated

As 5G developers look desperately for a "killer app" to prove the usefulness of the superfast wireless technology, mobile carriers in China are complaining about the hi

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Planted raises another $21M to expand its growing plant-based meat empire (and add schnitzel)

Swiss alternative protein company Planted has raised its second round of the year, a CHF 19 million (about $21 million at present) “pre-B” fundraise that will help it continue its growth a

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All-electric 2022 Audi e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT provide a pop of tech in understated packaging

Luxury, technology and a whole lot of flash often go hand in hand. In the age of space-faring billionaires, we all expect the latest wiz-bang gadget to look like something from the future, right?Not i

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Amazon will pay you $10 in credit for your palm print biometrics

How much is your palm print worth? If you ask Amazon, it’s about $10 in promotional credit if you enroll your palm prints in its checkout-free stores and link it to your Amazon account.Last year

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The next generation of global payments: Afterpay + Square

Sunday was a big day in fintech: Afterpay has agreed to merge with Square. This agreement sets two of the most admired financial technology companies in recent history on a path to becoming one.Afterp

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NHS COVID-19 app being updated to ping fewer people to isolate

Fewer contacts of people with COVID-19 will be told to isolate by the NHS Test and Trace app after an update today.The "logic" which underpins how close contacts are identified and notified will be c

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Finite State lands $30M Series B to help uncover security flaws in device firmware

Columbus, Ohio-based Finite State, a startup that provides supply chain security for connected devices and critical infrastructure, has raised $30M in Series B funding. The funding lands amid increase

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Indian online insurer PolicyBazaar files for IPO, seeks to raise over $800 million

Indian online insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar has filed for an initial public offering in which it is seeking to raise $809 million, becoming the fourth startup in the past two months from the South

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Amazon hit with record EU data privacy fine

European Union regulators are taking a more aggressive position on protecting personal data. /CFP Amazon.com has been hit with a record $886.6 million fine by the European Union for processing

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Political Calendar: Iran's Raisi inauguration and vaccine cooperation

In the upcoming week, changes may come for the nuclear deadlock as Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi's administration begins, and the international community will make bigger efforts to promote g

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Benny Chan's last action film 'explosive'

The late filmmaker Benny Chan's final directorial effort, Raging Fire, is quite as explosive as critics say, while his peers and collaborators shed tears at the film's premiere on July 28.Afte