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China International Fair for Trade in Services to open on Sept. 4

The 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) will officially open on September 4 in Beijing. Over 18,000 international and domestic companies from 148 countries and regions have s

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Virtual Mobility startup pitch night applications open

TechCrunch is on the hunt to feature 10 early-stage mobility startups at our virtual TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 pitch night. The pitch-off event, originally set for May, will now be held October 5th &

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Walmart joins Microsoft bid for TikTok as CEO Kevin Mayer quits

Reuters Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for the U.S. assets of the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok's, revealing its plans hours after the company's chief executive said he

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COVID-19 blamed as smartphone sales plummet 20% in Q2

The last couple of years have been tough on the smartphone industry, as sales plateaued and eventually eroded. But nothing could have prepared manufacturers for 2020. This was supposed to be the year

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VAR to be used in AFC Champions League from quarter-final stage

AFC Champions League logo. /VCG The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be used from the quarter-final stage of the 2020 AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Champions League, Asia's footb

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Sonia Gandhi offers to step down as leader of India's Congress Party

Sonia Gandhi, leader of India's main opposition Congress party, attends a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in New Delhi, India, August 10, 2019. /Reuters The leader of India's main op

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Chinese premier to attend Lancang-Mekong cooperation leaders' meeting via video link

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend the third Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) leaders' meeting via video link on Aug. 24, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian announced Friday. According to

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WHO chief warns against vaccine nationalism

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the world needs to prevent vaccine nationalism so as to guarantee the equitable access and fair

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Michelle Obama slams Trump as the 'wrong president' for U.S.

Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama said the U.S. President Donald Trump is "the wrong president" for the country, and "he is clearly in over his head."Michelle made the remarks at the virtual 2020

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Urgent: U.S. Democratic National Convention kicks off

The almost entirely virtual 2020 U.S. Democratic National Convention kicked off on Monday night. During the four-day event, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will accept the nomin

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2020 Democratic National Convention – Here’s what’s different

The 2020 Democratic National Convention is kicking off this week, as presumptive Presidential nominee Joe Biden is planning to accept his party’s nomination. And this year’s event will be unlike othe

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WHO commends South Africa's efforts against COVID-19

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus /Photo by James Chau The World Health Organization has commended South Africa for its response towards the COVID-19 pandemic, despite being the

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Thirty Madison raises $47 million for its direct to consumer treatments of hair loss, migraines, and indigestion

Thirty Madison, the New York-based startup developing a range of direct to consumer treatments for hair loss, migraines, and chronic indigestion, has raised $47 million in new financing.After last wee

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Ready, set, network: CrunchMatch is open for Disrupt 2020

We’re so excited about today’s news that we’re stealing, ahem, borrowing boxing announcer Michael Buffer’s famous catchphrase, “Let’s get ready to rumble!”CrunchMatch, our free networking platform is

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Square’s Cash App tests new feature allowing users to borrow up to $200

Cash App, the peer-to-peer payments service from Square, is giving select users a way to get short-term loans.The company said it’s only testing the feature with around 1,000 users for now. But

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WHO in contact with Russia on new COVID-19 vaccine: spokesman

The World Health Organization (WHO) is in close contact with Russia regarding a possible pre-qualification of the world's first COVID-19 vaccine, a WHO spokesman said on Tuesday. "We are in close co

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Pandemic changes conversation around climate change in Latin America

02:26 The pandemic has brought changes all around the world, and not all of them are seen in a negative light.One of them is a heightened awareness and deepest conversation onpollution