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Hong Kong's total visitor arrivals in 2019 declines by 14.2 percent

Hong Kong's full-year provisional visitor arrivals in 2019 amounted to 55.9 million and recorded a year-on-year decrease of 14.2 percent, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (

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Submissions for The Europas Tech Startups Awards are now open

Submissions for The Europas Awards 2020 have now opened. We’re back for our 11th year of recognizing the hottest tech startups across the European tech scene, as supported by TechCrunch.The awards eve

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Warren and Sanders in heated exchange after Democratic debate

Elizabeth Warren refused to shake hands with old friend Bernie Sanders at the end of an otherwise muted six-candidate Democraticdebate in Iowa on Tuesday evening.There were few fireworks in the final

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'I'm happy he did it': Carlos Ghosn's wife slams Japanese justice

Carlos and Carole Ghosn, the former first couple of carmaker Nissan, have been united again in Beirut. They hold hands in the street and whisper together in a mixture of Arabic and French. They kiss.

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Insurify raises $23M Series A to add new coverage varietals, boost its marketing efforts

The venture-backed insurance world is more than the Lemonades and MetroMiles of the world. There’s more room in the industry for startups to shake things up. One such company, Cambridge-based In

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Sam Curran has what it takes to be England’s man of the moment

A few days before the start of the second Test against New Zealand Sam Curran was asked by one of his old coaches if he could record a short video welcome message for S

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Sam Curran has what it takes to be England’s man of the moment

A few days before the start of the second Test against New Zealand Sam Curran was asked by one of his old coaches if he could record a short video welcome message for S

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US to Cut $250Mln in Military Aid to Iraq if Coalition Expelled - Reports

The US government is preparing to cut $250 million in military aid to Iraq if American troops are expelled from the country, media reported.The State Department’s Burea

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Another women-led venture firm gains momentum, with Uber exec Rachel Holt as cofounder

Last November, Axios reported that New Enterprise Associates partner Dayna Grayson was leaving the storied venture firm after roughly six years to launch her own shop in Washington, D.C. called Constr

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ITF, Grand Slams pledge additional $400,000 to bushfire relief efforts

Logos relating to Australian bushfire relief efforts are shown during the inaugural 24-nation tennis event ATP Cup in Sydney, Australia, January 11, 2020. The International Tennis Federation (

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Boris bullish on Huawei criticism

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Boeing net orders slump to lowest in decades

Unpainted Boeing 737 MAX aircraft parked at Renton Municipal Airport near the Boeing Renton facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., July 1, 2019. /Reuters Photo Boeing reported its worst annual

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Japan's Abe among visitors to Oman to meet new sultan

Dignitaries and leaders from around the world traveled to Oman on Tuesday for the third straight day to pay respects and shake hands with the country's new ruler, after

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Google acquires AppSheet to bring no-code development to Google Cloud

Google announced today that it is buying AppSheet, an 8 year-old no-code mobile application building platform. The company had raised over $17 million on a $60 million valuation, according to PitchBoo

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Google acquires Pointy, a startup to help brick-and-mortar retailers list products online, for $163M

Google has been on a long-term mission to build inroads into the world of e-commerce by working more closely with brick-and-mortar retailers, and now it looks like it plans to extend that work a littl

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Google wants to phase out support for third-party cookies in Chrome within two years

Google today announced its plans to phase out support for third-party cookies in Chrome within the next two years. The fact that Google will drop support for these cookies, which are typically used t

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Orbex lands TriSept as a customer for rideshare rocket launch mission in 2022

Space launch startup Orbex has secured a customer for its forthcoming Prime space launch vehicle: TriSept, a provider of launch integration services for both commercial and government customers. TriSe