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UK opens quarantine hotels, Italy's skiing U-turn: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Serbia has donated a batch of 8,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab to North Macedonia, which is yet to begin its vaccination program.• Italy's government has delayed the reopening of

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French football celebrates Chinese New Year despite finance troubles

02:15 This weekend's matches in the French top football league are taking place under a special initiative to celebrate the start of Chinese New Year holidays. The league has chosen to

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Injured Djokovic unsure whether he will continue at Australian Open

Novak Djokovic reacts to an injury while playing against Taylor Fritz during their men's singles match on day five of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, February 12, 2021. /CFP Defen

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Bayern Munich win Club World Cup to claim 'six-pack' of titles

Bayern Munich players celebrate with trophy after winning the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup over Tigres at Education City Stadium in Doha, Qatar, February 11, 2021. /CFP Bayern Munich won the Club

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Bitcoin soars to all-time high after BNY Mellon's crypto venture

Bitcoin hit a record high of $48,481.45 on February 11, 2021. /CFP Bitcoin on Thursday jumped to a fresh all-time high after BNY Mellon said it formed a new unit to help clients hold, transfer

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Sweden-based digital bank Northmill raises $30M

Northmill Bank, the Sweden-based challenger that has around 200,000 customers across three European countries, has raised around $30 million in new funding.Leading the round is M2 Asset Management, th

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Aus Open: Djokovic passes Tiafoe test, Serena cruises into third round

The double-defending champion Novak Djokovic rose to the challenge to claim a galvanizing 6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 6-3 win against Frances Tiafoe to reach the third round of the Australian Open as Serena

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Andreescu looks ahead with hope after Australian Open exit

Bianca Andreescu's comeback after a 15-month absence ended abruptly in the Australian Open second round on Wednesday with a 3-6, 2-6 defeat to the wily Hsieh Su-wei from Chinese Taipei, but the Canad

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Bayern Munich eye sixth title after reaching Club World Cup final

Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich celebrates during the semi-final match against Al Ahly in Doha, Qatar, February 8, 2021. /CFP Bayern Munich are aiming for their sixth Club World Cup title

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SoftBank and the late-stage venture capital J-curve

SoftBank had some good data to report overnight with its third-quarter earnings, which covers the last quarter of 2020 through December 31. The company’s first Vision Fund reported large gains driven

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Man United thrash Saints 9-0, Ronaldo double helps Juventus edge Inter

Southampton players appear dejected after conceding nine goals against Manchester United during their Premier League clash at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, February 2, 2021. /CFP Manche

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Man United thrash Saints 9-0, Ronaldo double helps Juventus edge Inter

Southampton players appear dejected after conceding nine goals against Manchester United during their Premier League clash at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, February 2, 2021. /CFP Manche

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TCV closes record $4B fund to invest in e-commerce, fintech, edtech, travel and more

The pandemic has spelled economic setbacks for many people and industries, but the capital swirling about the technology world continues to roar along. In the latest development, TCV — the stori

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Person in Michigan wins Mega Millions' $1 billion jackpot, 2nd-largest total ever

One lucky person is taking home the Mega Millions jackpot cash.At around 1 a.m. ET Saturday, the list of lottery winners was announced. A person in Michigan won the jac

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Sports Talk: Can Man Utd be genuine Premier League title contenders?

CGTN Sports Talk EP23 Man Utd title race.mp3 00:00 CGTN Sports Talk host Hu Zhicheng is joined by senior sports editor Josh McNally to delve into Manchester United, who returned

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Eight Roads Ventures Europe shifts its gears towards diversity, appointing Lucile Cornet to Partner

The world of European VC can post another win for diversity this week as Lucile Cornet is appointed Partner with Eight Roads Ventures Europe, a firm focusing on startups in Europe and Israel. Cornet i

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Ronaldo on target as Juventus win Super Cup, Alcoyano stun Real

Juventus players celebrate after winning the Italian Super Cup in Reggio Emilia, Italy, January 20, 2021. /CFP Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata helped Juventus beat Napoli 2-0 t