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Finland's local elections a test for nation's young leader

Finland's local elections Sunday are seen as a first test for its popular young Social Democratic Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who took office 18 months ago shortly befo

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Trip to space with Jeff Bezos sells for $28 million

This undated file illustration provided by Blue Origin shows the capsule that the company aims to use to take tourists into space. /AP A mystery bidder paid $28 million at auction on Saturday

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The One Big Question About Trump’s DoJ Spying on Dems

With the news that Donald Trump’s Justice Department targeted communications and other records of Democratic members of Congress, as well as their aides and even family

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Demings raises $1 million after announcing Senate bid against Rubio

Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) raised $1 million for her nascent Senate bid in the day after she announced that she plans to challenge Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in 2022, acc

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Tunisia wants more COVID-19 vaccines in a rush to revive its economy

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General (L) and Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi of Tunisia. /AP Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi of Tunisia has receive

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Hostage advocates concerned by US pullout from Afghanistan

Advocates for Americans held hostage overseas are raising concerns that the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan will make it harder to bring home captives from th

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WTO to start vaccine supply negotiations amid clash on patents

World Trade Organization members agreed on Wednesday to start formal negotiations on a plan to boost COVID-19 vaccine supply to developing countries, but face rival proposals - one with and one w

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Stacey Abrams co-founded fintech company Now raises $9.5M

After co-founding Insomnia Consulting, Stacey Abrams and Lara O’Connor Hodgson started Nourish to address a personal problem.“We were at a meeting, I think for one of my campaigns,” explains Abrams, t

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Pledge 1% is asking VCs to help unlock billions in corporate philanthropy

The corporate philanthropy organization Pledge 1% has, since its launch in 2014, asked founders to donate 1% of their companies’ equity, product, or employees’ time starting on their first

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Ring won’t say how many users had footage obtained by police

Ring gets a lot of criticism, not just for its massive surveillance network of home video doorbells and its problematic privacy and security practices, but also for giving that doorbell footage to law

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No "Biden bounce" to U.S. image in France, Germany, poll says

The United States' reputation as the leading global power has suffered in France and Germany because of Washington's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed n

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El Salvador could become first country to use Bitcoin as legal tender under president's plans

Adopting the cryptocurrency would benefit more than a million low income families, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele tweeted.

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Putin says U.S. threats smack of Soviet Union's fatal mistakes

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony unveiling a monument to Emperor Alexander III of Russia in the town of Gatchina, 24km southwest of St Petersburg, Russia, June 5, 2021. /

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Leclerc on pole in Baku after crash-hit qualifying

Charles Leclerc of Ferrari celebrates after taking the pole position for the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 5, 2021. /CFP Ferrari's Charles Leclerc grabbed a surprise pole

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China approves Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children

The Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, known as CoronaVac. /CFPChina has approved emergency use of Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine in children aged between 3 and 17, company

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Over 4,900 events to celebrate China Cultural and Natural Heritage Day

The National Palace Museum Cultural Relics South Migration Memorial Hall in Chongqing. /CFPOver 4,900 events will be held across China to celebrate 2021's Cultural and

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Tezlab CEO Ben Schippers to discuss the Tesla effect and the next wave of EV startups at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021

As Tesla sales have risen, interest in the company has exploded, prompting investment and interest in the automotive industry, as well as the startup world.Tezlab, a free app that’s like a Fitbi