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Cincinnati Masters: Chinese-Australian duo shines in doubles

Alexander Zverev of Germany poses with the trophy after winning the Cincinnati Masters men's singles title in Mason, U.S., August 22, 2021. /CFP Alexander Zverev of Germany backed up his Olymp

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Is China a new moderator world power?

VCG Editor's note:Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira is a national thousand talent distinguished professor of public policy at the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, an

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NYC declares state of emergency as Hurricane Henri approaches

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency on Saturday, urging residents to stay at home and use public transportation on Sunday if they need to travel as the U.S. East Coast br

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COVID-19 origins: What has China done for origins tracing?

The WHO-China joint study team enters the Huanan seafood wholesale market in Wuhan, China, January 31, 2021. /CFPOrigins tracing has been one of the priorities of China

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São Paulo’s QuintoAndar real estate platform raises $120M, now valued at $5.1B

Less than three months after announcing a $300 million Series E, Brazilian proptech QuintoAndar has raised an additional $120 million.New investors Greenoaks Capital and China’s Tencent co-led the rou

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Greycroft leads $3.5M into Breef, an online marketplace for ad agencies

Breef raised $3.5 million in funding to continue developing what it boasts as “the world’s first online marketplace” for transactions between brands and agencies.Greycroft led the round and was joined

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Alerzo raises $10.5M Series A to bring Nigeria’s informal retail sector online

The process of digitizing the operations of mom and pop stores in Nigeria is serious business right now. In fact, it might be the second-best thing after fintech at the moment.Today’s news is fr

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China calls for continued efforts to fight terrorism in Afghanistan

One of China's top envoys to the United Nations (UN) on Thursday called for continued efforts to fight terrorism in Afghanistan, so as to prevent the country again becoming a paradise for terrorists.

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Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands

For the first time, Google has published the number of geofence warrants it’s historically received from U.S. authorities, providing a rare glimpse into how frequently these controversial warran

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Adobe buying Frame.io in $1.28B deal

Adobe announced today it is acquiring Frame.io, a video review and collaboration platform used by over a million customers, for $1.275 billion in cash.Founded in 2014 by post-production company owner

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'Taliban 2.0 wants intl recognition to fit into the global system'

18:21 The world has witnessed a dramatic turn of events unfold in Afghanistan over the past few days. Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has fled. The Taliban is in control of the cou

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Deed pulls your employer’s charity and volunteer program into Slack to keep it front of mind

If your employer does any sort of charity donation matching, the system powering it might be… not great. Maybe it’s got an ancient interface; maybe it’s stuffed behind the VPN at some weird URL that t

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Ample raises $160M to scale its battery swapping service

San Francisco-based Ample has raised a $160 million Series C to scale its battery swapping service, the largest round yet for the 8-year-old startup that wants to completely rethink how we use electri

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Senators challenge TikTok’s ‘alarming’ plan to collect users’ voice and face biometrics

TikTok’s plans to collect biometric identifiers from its users has prompted concern among U.S. lawmakers, who are demanding the company reveal exactly what information it collects and what it plans to

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Launch House raises millions to launch houses (and the next big startups)

In May 2020, a trio of friends rented a home in Tulum, Mexico and invited their internet friends. The project was dubbed The Launch House, and the 18 entrepreneurs who came to live there had to do the

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Benny Chan's final film aims to burn brightly in US

Chinese action film Raging Fire opened on Friday in a limited theatrical release in North America.The film is being released by Well Go USA Entertainment with English subtitles in approximately 60 sel

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Venus Williams handed wild card to compete in U.S. Open, Thiem out

American tennis player Venus Williams plays a forehand during the Wimbledon Championships in London, England, June 30, 2021. /CFP Former champion Venus Williams will be back at the U.S. Open a