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China firmly opposes any country increasing military presence in South China Sea

China firmly opposes any country increasing its military presence in the South China Sea for the purpose of provocation, said the Ministry of National Defense on Thursd

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Rocket Lab returns to flight after failed May mission with successful launch for U.S. Space Force

Rocket Lab is back in business launching rockets, after an issue during its last launch in May caused a total loss of the payloads on board. The company was quick to investigate the issue, and announc

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Twitter shuttering NY, SF offices in response to new CDC guidelines

Just two weeks after reopening its New York and San Francisco offices, social media giant Twitter said Wednesday that it will be closing those offices “immediately.”The decision came ̶

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Facebook will require employees to be vaccinated before returning to campus

Earlier today, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company will require employees to be vaccinated before returning to work on-site. It was part of a larger letter sent to Google/Alphabet staf

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Demonstrations in Rome over "Green Pass" COVID-19 documentation

Click arrows to view gallery Protestersgathered in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo on Tuesday to demonstrate against the Green Pass plan. Some protesters removed police-i

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China’s regulatory crackdown is good news for startups aligned with CCP goals

Watching the Chinese technology sector over the last week has been a fascinating exercise. The Chinese government took on entire industries like edtech while also coming down on individual companies (

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The mmhmm story and how it plans to spend its $100M

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.For our Wednesday show this week, Natasha and Alex Chris had prior Equi

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Redwood Materials raises $700M to expand its battery recycling operation

Redwood Materials CEO JB Straubel shared his aspirations last year to turn the startup he co-founded in 2017 into one of the world’s major battery recycling companies. Now, the former Tesla co-founder

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Give up 'gunboat diplomacy', China tells UK

China has warned the UK not to engage in 'gunboat diplomacy' in the South China Sea after the British defence minister reiterated a challenge to Beijing's territorial claims in the area.On a visit to

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Dozens of pigs drown in China floods

00:56 This farmer told Reuters he lost over 100 pigs to floods and that he's worried about his livelihood. 63 people died from floods in China’s central Henan Province last week from re

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Health leaders grapple with prospect of reversing course on masks

02:38 Public workers around the U.S are being given an ultimatum: get vaccinated or face regular COVID-19 testing.The new directives have been issued as the seven-day average of new cas

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Former cyber security chief raises alarm over sale of Welsh microchip manufacturer to Chinese-backed company

Ciaran Martin, the former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, says the purchase of Newport Wafer Fab by Chinese-owned Nexperia poses a greater threat to British interests than Huawei's involvement in the 5G network.

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IOC: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to need spectators

Ice hockey players practice during a test event for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, April 1, 2021. /CFP The Beijing Winter Olympics, which star

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Bubble burst: New Zealand suspends quarantine-free travel with Australia

New Zealand will pause its quarantine-free travel arrangement with Australia for at least eight weeks starting Friday night, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, as Aust

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Hot and dry summer sees large, high intensity wildfires

Click arrows to view gallery Drier than average conditions in many, often unexpected parts of the world are leading to tinderbox conditions that result in wildfire

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COVID restrictions keep gaming conference virtual again

03:07 One of the largest gaming conferences for developers has gone virtual this year. The Game Developer's Conference is holding hundreds of online sessions this week, which many focus

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OnePlus announces $150 Pro noise cancelling earbuds

With a couple of generations of wireless earbuds under its belt, OnePlus finally has the AirPods Pro — and the rest of the premium market — in its sights. As part of an event today that al