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5G: What is it, what will it do, and is it safe?

Three says 5G will allow "transformative technologies" to be deployed across the UK, making "everyone's lives better".

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Flipboard expands into local news

Flipboard, the personalized news aggregation app used by 145 million users per month, is today launching a new feature aimed at bringing local news coverage to 23 cities across the U.S. and Canada, in

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Frontify raises $22.3M to help businesses manage how their brands and logos get used

The rise of design tools like Canva and the vast expanse of digital spaces where a company’s name can appear these days have created a challenge for organisations: how best to make sure that wha

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China's postal industry to further benefit rural population

China's postal industry will provide rural populations with wider service accessibility and contribute to the country's poverty alleviation, according to the State Pos

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Nighttime rocket attack on US Embassy in Baghdad injured 1

A nighttime rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad injured one personnel member and caused some material damage, staffers there said Monday.The two staff members,

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Lebanon parliament passes 2020 budget amidst financial crisis

Lebanon’s parliament passed the 2020 budget on Monday although its budget and finance committee chief said the forecast revenues might be unrealistic as the country wre

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Britain to lure top scientists with new fast-track visa system

A new fast-track visa scheme aimed at attracting the world's top scientists, researchers and mathematicians to post-Brexit Britain was announced Monday. The new bespoke Global Talent route will come

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Liverpool has sights set on freeport status

03:04 The UK Government is planning to set up a number of freeports and Liverpool, on England's north-west coast, is hoping to be one of those picked.A freeport is also referred to as

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Burkina Faso to arm civilians in fight against extremists

File photo: Burkina Faso soldiers patrol on the road of Gorgadji in the Sahel area in March 2019. Luc Gnago, REUTERS. Burkina Faso's parliament has approved legislation allowing the military t

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Japan's ANA to further expand flight routes amid headwinds: CEO

02:29 All Nippon Airways (ANA) Holdings is hoping to continue expanding its network beyond its current destinations to capitalize on expectations of a year of recovery following a chal

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China's fight against plastic pollution has global impact

Editor's note: David Lee is a consultant and author based in Beijing who focuses on energy, health, international politics and international development. The article reflects the author's opinions

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Language platform Busuu acquires video tutor startup, now plans IPO

Language-learning platform Busuu, which has fast expanded to take on traditional giants like Duolingo, says it has acquired the live video tutoring company Verbling for an undisclosed amount, other th

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China's fight against plastic pollution has global impact

Editor's note: David Lee is a consultant and author based in Beijing who focuses on energy, health, international politics and international development. The article reflects the author's opinions

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Save Lebanon from failed state status, pleads ex-foreign minister

Former Lebanese foreign minister Gebran Bassil appealed to world leaders on Wednesday to help save his country from becoming a "failed state" amid a spiraling financial crisis.Lebanon is hoping a new

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Saudi Arabia involved in Jeff Bezos phone hacking, UN to say

Mr Bezos claims a malicious video was sent to him by the personal account of the Saudi leader, that stole his personal data.

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Factbox: How a virus impacts the economy and markets

The outbreak of a new virus in China has sent shivers through world financial markets, with investors drawing comparisons to the 2003 SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak to assess its p

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Canonical’s Anbox Cloud puts Android in the cloud

Canonical, the company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, today announced the launch of Anbox Cloud, a new platform that allows enterprises to run Android in the cloud.On Anbox Cloud, And