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Urumqi's battle against COVID-19 epidemic

30:16 As the summer months waned, an outbreak of COVID-19 in Urumqi destroyed the usual tranquility. For months, the people of the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang

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CMG calls on U.S. to protect reporters in Capitol Hill

China Media Group (CMG) has called on the U.S. to ensure the safety of journalists on the ground after media covering the Capitol Hill events in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday were attacked by demonst

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Attending CES 2021? TechCrunch wants to meet your startup

It’s that time of year again. Of course, this year is going to be different (to be honest, even looking at that lead image makes me uneasy). For the first time ever, CES is going all-virtual – but as

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Lockheed Martin acquires rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4Bn as Space heats up

Lockheed Martin (LM), the US’s largest defence contractor will acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne (AR), a rocket engine and missile manufacturer, for $4.4 billion including debt and net cash, giving the com

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U.S central bank maintains ultra-low interest rates as pandemic surges

01:10 The U.S. central bank iskeeping interest rates unchanged this Wednesday amid growing concern about the pace of a post-pandemic recovery.Interest rates have been pared back to bet

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Microsoft announces its first Azure data center region in Denmark

Microsoft continues to expand its global Azure data center presence at a rapid clip. After announcing new regions in Austria and Taiwan in October, the company today revealed its plans to launch a ne

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Typical December shopping rush absent due to the coronavirus pandemic

02:44 The so-called "Cyber Monday" has broken a new record for online sales across the United States earlier this week. The annual shopping spree takes place with exclusive online deal

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COVID-19 changes Black Friday events

01:34 The traditional Black Friday sales that follow Thanksgiving in the U.S are underway. And where COVID-19 has ravaged many industries, retail has proved resilient.Consumers have mo

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Coronavirus pandemic: Italy's death toll top 50,000

Italy registered 630 coronavirus linked deaths on Monday, rising from 562 the day before and taking the official toll since the genesis of its outbreak back in February to 50,453, according to he

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Cybercrime: Rwanda urge measures to protect children from online abuse

A worried teenage boy with head in hand studying at home. /Getty Images Rwanda on Friday marked the World Children's Day with a call to strengthen the protection of children from dangers posed

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Havana airport reopens after seven months COVID closure

01:55 Havana's International Airport is again welcoming tourists from abroad, more than seven months after shutting down in response to the coronavirus pandemic.It's not quite 'busines

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Ancient Greek god's bust found during Athens sewage work

A bust of the ancient god Hermes, in good condition, was discovered in central Athens during sewage work, authorities said Sunday.The Greek Culture Ministry said that the head, one of many that serve

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Chicago stay-at-home advisory will go into effect on Monday

02:37 It may appear​to bebusiness as usual in downtown Chicago, but the city is about to undergo a tightening of restrictions.Although stopping short of a mandatory stay-at-home order,

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Alibaba's quarterly revenue beats estimates

Supported by its core e-commerce and cloud computing business, China's Alibaba Group beat quarterly revenue estimates,according to the company's financial report released on Thursday.Revenue surge

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Beats announces $50 Bluetooth earbuds

Apple clearly has plenty to announce during today’s big iPhone event. That means, as usual, its Beats line didn’t really get any love. The company is much more content to focus on its own audio offer

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LVMH countersues Tiffany in bid to drop $16 billion acquisition

Tiffany & Co sued LVMH on September 9 after the French luxury goods giant told the U.S. jeweler it could not complete a 16 billion U.S. dollars deal to acquire it because of a French government r

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The bullish case for Palantir’s direct listing

The Palantir S-1 finally dropped yesterday after TechCrunch spilled a bunch of its guts last Friday. You can read the filing here, if you are so inclined.Today, however, instead of our usual overview,