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Apple expands App Store, Music, iCloud and other services to dozens of additional markets

Apple said today it is launching its services App Store, Apple Podcasts, iCloud, and Apple Music to dozens of additional markets in Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Middle East among others in what

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Answer Bank: How to avoid the skin damage caused by wearing masks?

Wearing a mask in public has become normal amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Masks help prevent infection of respiratory diseases, particularly the novel cor

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Pence delivers in-person commencement address for U.S. military graduates

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivered an in-person commencement address for graduates of the Air Force Academy in western state of Colorado on Saturday, as much of

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IMF, WB urge action to cover $44 bln gap in Africa's pandemic needs

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, DC, U.S., April 8, 2019. /VCG Photo African leaders, the IMF and the World Bank on Friday appealed for rapid international act

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IMF, World Bank urge action to cover $44 billion gap in Africa's needs

African leaders, the IMF and the World Bank on Friday appealed for rapid international action to help African countries respond to the coronavirus pandemic that will cause the continent's economy

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Australia may keep coronavirus restrictions for another year

Australian public life could be constrained for another year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned on Friday, as the country's most populous state mulled sending c

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Stripe raises $600M at $36B valuation in Series G extension, says it has $2B on its balance sheet

The economy may be contracting as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but promising startups are still continuing to raise money to shore up their finances for whatever may lie ahead.In the latest deve

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Choco gobbles up $30.2M at a $250M+ valuation, tweaks restaurant supplier ordering platform to sell to consumers during pandemic

Food-related and delivery tech businesses have been seeing a huge wave of customer demand in the last few weeks as people on lockdown turn to them to buy necessary supplies (see also: the big funding

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China sees no large-scale foreign investment withdrawal amid coronavirus impact: MOC

China has not seen and will not see large-scale withdrawal of foreign investment despite the coronavirus impact on foreign businesses in China, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday. Fore

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Credit Kudos raises £5M Series A to use open banking for credit scoring

Credit Kudos, a U.K. fintech using open banking to provide more accurate credit scoring, has raised £5 million in Series A funding.Leading the round is AlbionVC, which is joined by TriplePoint, Plug P

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Former Uber exec raises $31M for his Jakarta-based logistics startup Kargo, announces relief fund to battle coronavirus

Kargo, a Jakarta-based logistics startup co-founded by veteran Uber Asia executive Tiger Fang, has raised $31 million to scale its business and help firms in the Southeast Asian nation fight the coro

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Mutual trust is key to China-Brazil cooperation

Editor's note: Hannan Hussainis a security analyst at the London School of Economics – South Asia Center, and an author. The article reflects the author's opinions, not necessarily the views ofCGT

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Chad to stop taking part in regional anti-jihad operations

BANDIKAO, CHAD – NOVEMBER 13: Chadian Army soldiers drive to Bandikao as they conduct a rescue mission on November 13, 2006 in Bandikao Village, 90 Km south of Goz Beida, Chad. /Getty Images/ Mar

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A thief shouting "thief" won't save American lives during a pandemic

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. /Reuters Note: The following article is taken from the Chinese-language opinion column "The Real Point."Washington is stepping up its efforts to shift atte

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German security firm Avira has been acquired by Investcorp at a $180M valuation

Mergers and acquisitions largely grinded to a halt at the end of March, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic spreading around the world, but today comes news of a deal out of Europe that underscore

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Move fast, make things – UK fintech’s response to the coronavirus crisis continues

The U.K.’s fintech’s response to the coronavirus pandemic so far might best be described as “move fast, [and] make things,” as multiple and sometimes impromptu teams roll out f

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F1: Williams and Racing Point furlough staff as drivers take pay cut

Williams' George Russell during testing at Circuit de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, February 28, 2020. /VCG The British-based Williams and Racing Point Formula One teams on Monday followed M