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Investors in LatAm get bitten by the hotel investment bug as Ayenda raises $8.7 million

Some of Latin America’s leading venture capital investors are now backing hotel chains.In fact, Ayenda, the largest hotel chain in Colombia, has raised $8.7 million in a new round of funding, ac

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Report: Outdoor Voices founder Tyler Haney is stepping down as CEO as growth slows

Tyler Haney, the founder and chief executive of activewear label Outdoor Voices, has stepped down, according to the Business of Fashion.We’ve reached out to Haney directly, as well as board memb

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The United States failing over epidemic control

A man battles the flu at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Georgia, U.S. [Photo: AP] Note: The following article is taken from the Chinese-language opinion column "The Real Point."As

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No racism to call China sick man of Asia?

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is playing the victim after it published an article on China earlier this month with a racist headline, provoking a public outcry. On Feb

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Nets star Kyrie Irving out for season, will undergo shoulder surgery

Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets reacts in the game against the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC, February 1, 2020. /VCG Sean Marks, general manager of the Brookly

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Calling China 'the sick man of Asia' is a racial slur

Editor's note: John Gong is a research fellow at the Charhar Institute and a professor at the University of International Business and Economics. The article reflects the author's views and not ne

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APD | COVID-19: When fears turn into discrimination

By APD writer AliceThe novel coronavirus epidemic has created stigma everywhere. From Asia to Europe, politicians and experts all think that the stigma or sharing fake

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Intel officials say Russia boosting Trump candidacy

Intelligence officials have warned lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign to help President Donald Trump get reelected, three officials fami

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T-Mobile, Sprint amend merger terms; to close deal as early as April 1

Smartphones with the logos of T-Mobile and Sprint are seen in this illustration taken September 19, 2017. /Reuters T- Mobile U.S. and Sprint Corp said on Thursday that they had agreed on new m

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Libya's recognized government withdraws from ceasefire negotiations

Libyan President Faiez Mustafa Serraj addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2017. /Reuters Libya's internationally recognised

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At Tock, this restaurant group owner and former trader is building a Spotify for reservations

Tock, a nine-year-old, Chicago-based culinary reservation service, has never had the kind of brand-recognition that other companies in the space have enjoyed, from publicly traded OpenTable to Resy, t

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U.S. stocks fall as tech shares slide

VCG U.S. stocks finished Thursday's session lower as major tech shares pulled back, weighing on the market.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 128.05 points, or 0.44 percent, to 29,219.9

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Gaming-focused investment firm Bitkraft closes in on at least $140 million for its second fund

Esports, video games and the innovations that enable them now occupy a central space in the cultural and commercial fabric of the tech world.For the investment firm Bitkraft Esports Ventures, the surg

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The Owl of Minerva flies East

A security barricade is placed in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, December 22, 2018. /Reuters Editor's note:James Rae is a professor from California State University Sacramento. H

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Should Boston Celtics retire Ray Allen's No. 20 jersey?

Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics in the Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, U.S., June 5, 2012. /VCG As the Bost

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Debate night brawl: Bloomberg, Sanders attacked by rivals

From the opening bell, Democrats savaged New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg and raised pointed questions about Bernie Sanders’ take-no-prisoners politics during a cont

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UN announces Pang Sen of China as new Resident Coordinator in Namibia

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Jiangang)Resident coord