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Polish draft law would muzzle judges: European rights official

A leading European human rights official has said new Polish plans to reform the judiciary are aimed at muzzling judges and has urged the country’s Senate to reject the

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Amazon fires employees for leaking customer email addresses and phone numbers

Amazon has fired a number of employees after customer email address and phone numbers were shared with a third-party “in violation of our policies,” according to an email seen by TechCrun

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Rappi and Oyo pare staff as Vision Fund companies trim costs, target profits

This week we’ve covered layoffs at unicorns both inside the Vision Fund and out. This afternoon we add two more to our list: Oyo and Rappi.The staff reductions are surprising — and not. Th

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A sex tech startup’s triumphant return to CES

When the Lora DiCarlo wagon finally arrives, the rolling glass box’s back door opens and another journalist pops out to get on his way. The sex tech company has a week packed full with 20-minute rolli

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Sisense CEO Amir Orad explains why he raised over $100M

This week, Sisense, a player in the business intelligence space, announced a $100 million investment. As TechCrunch reported, the round pushed the company’s valuation north of the $1 billion mar

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India’s top court rules indefinite internet shutdown in Kashmir unwarranted and amounts to abuse of power

India’s top court ruled on Friday that the indefinite shutdown of the internet in Kashmir was unwarranted and demonstrated “abuse of power” by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi -led governm

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Layoffs at Lime and Getaround herald rise of profit-hungry unicorns

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.A million dollars isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? Positive adjusted

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Xi's upcoming visit to start new era of China-Myanmar ties: senior diplomat

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui said Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Myanmar next week will further enrich the content of and start a new era of China-Myanmar r

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Warplanes hit Iraqi militia's border positions on Syrian oil, kill 8

Unidentified warplanes struck overnight the positions of Iraq's paramilitary Hashd Shaabi fighters on the Syrian soil near the border between the two countries, killin

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Japan confirms Abe's trip, MSDF dispatch to Mideast

The Japanese government confirmed on Friday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make a five-day trip to the Middle East from Saturday, while also giving orders to disp

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56 new recruits join Afghan special forces after training: military

Fifty-six Afghan army soldiers have completed professional training and received graduation certificates from an army training center, the Afghan special forces command said on Friday. "The graduate

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India's top court orders review of internet shutdown

01:26 India's Supreme Court said on Friday that the indefinite shutdown of the internet in Indian-controlled Kashmir was unwarranted, rebuking the government for the communications loc

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56 new recruits join Afghan special forces after training: military

Fifty-six Afghan army soldiers have completed professional training and received graduation certificates from an army training center, the Afghan special forces command said on Friday. "The graduate

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S. Korea, U.S. to hold talks over cost-sharing for USFK

Negotiators from South Korea and the United States will hold talks in Washington next week over the sharing of the upkeep cost for the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), Seoul'

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges Washington to tear down trade barriers

U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday urged the U.S. government to retain its role as a champion for free trade, tear down barriers to trade and limit the use of tariff

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Direct air route links China's Chengdu, Uzbekistan's Tashkent

A new direct flight was launched Friday between Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, and Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The air route is run b

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APD | Philippines hopes for more financing and technical support from Japan

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA– The Philippines is set to explore additional opportunities for financing and technical support from japan as the Duterte government increases it thrusts to implement