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Uganda's Cheptegei breaks 5km world record at Wanda Diamond League

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei celebrates after winning the men's 5000m and setting a new world record at the Wanda Diamond League athletics meeting in Monaco, August 14, 2020. /VCG Uganda's Joshua

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Extra Crunch Live: Join Anu Duggal for a live Q&A on August 20 at 11am PT/2pm ET

Rent the Runway and Glossier became unicorns within the same week in June 2019. That same year, only 2.7% of venture capital dollars went toward female-founded companies.Silicon Valley’s disconnect be

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UK life insurers pay out $118m in three months over COVID-19 claims

The Association of British Insurers says that all life insurance claims related to coronavirus deaths had been accepted. /VCG UK insurance companies have already paid out $118 million in life

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Uber warns it will shut down in California if it loses legal battle

Chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi warns that the company's business model would be seriously hurt by drivers' employment status.

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Donadoni pays price for chaotic reign as Shenzhen FC pull the trigger

Roberto Donadoni was sacked by Shenzhen FC after a poor run of results in the 2020 Chinese Super League. /VCG Roberto Donadoni lasted just 18 days.Having taken charge of just four games since

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UFC Fight Night: Derrick Lewis squashes Aleksei Oleinik in main event

Next week's UFC 252 event will be headlined by Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier III. It's the most important UFC heavyweight championship fight in the organization's history and also one that will end

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Belarus holds elections with Alexander Lukashenko seeking sixth term

Alexander Lukashenko is looking to win his sixth consecutive term in office. Nikolay Petrov/BELTA/AFP Belarus goes to the polls with longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko facing a highly-public

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Microsoft, Amazon back a SoCal company making microchips specifically for voice-based apps

Microsoft’s venture capital fund, M12 Ventures has led a slew of strategic corporate investors backing a new chip developer out of Southern California called Syntiant,

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Cristiano Ronaldo drop hints on his Juventus future, Lecce relegated

Cristiano Ronaldo ponders his future ahead the clash between Juventus and Roma at Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy, August 1, 2020. /VCG Almost 12 months after it started, the longest Serie A sea

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Black voters flex muscles, why Biden might listen

In March, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden promised to select a female running mate. After the death from asphyxiation of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer and

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U.S. envoy to South Korea shaves off moustache after debate over Japanese heritage

The U.S. ambassador to South Korea has shaved off his moustache to stay “cool” during the hot summer, months after his facial hair drew unusual criticism from anti-U.S.

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Nebraska and Iowa win advanced wireless testbed grants for rural broadband

Everyone wants more bandwidth from the skies, but it takes a lot of testing to turn laboratory research projects into real-world performant infrastructure. A number of new technologies, sometimes plac

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China's Liang wins in third round at Snooker Worlds qualifiers

China's Liang Wenbo is one victory away from the final stages of the Snooker World Championship as he defeated Alfie Burden 6-2 in the third round of the qualifiers in

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Diplomatic misadventure of a former superpower

Editor's note: Iram Khan is a Pakistan-based commentator on international affairs. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.The closure of the Chinese cons

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Lewis Hamilton wins eighth F1 Hungarian GP

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took his second win of the 2020 Formula 1 season, and also his eighth victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. With a time of one hour 36 minutes and 12.7473 se

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Uber battle over drivers' rights reaches Supreme Court

The judgment will either challenge Uber's business model in the UK or make it impossible for drivers to collectively organise.

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Lewis Hamilton equals Michael Schumacher record in Hungary GP

Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton matched Michael Schumacher's record after he claimed the 90th pole position of his career at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday."I have to pinch myself, it