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Present at the Republican self-destruction

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell faces reporters with fellow Senate Republicans following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2020. /Reuters Ed

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Daily Crunch: Uber adds vaccine booking

Uber unveils half a dozen new features, Samsung announces a new flagship laptop and Zomato files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch for April 28, 2021.The big story: Uber adds vaccine bookingUber

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Egypt's central bank keeps overnight rates on hold

Central Bank of Egypt. /VCG Egypt's central bank left its overnight interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, saying inflation had stabilized and the economy was showing signs of recovery after m

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Fund managers can leverage ESG-related data to generate insights

Almost two centuries ago, gold prospectors in California set off one of the greatest rushes for wealth in history. Proponents of socially conscious investing claim fund managers will start a similar s

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Powering sustainable food systems

Editor's note: Agnes Kalibata is Special Envoy for the United Nations Food Systems Summit. Kristina Skierka is CEO of Power for All. The article reflects the authors' views and not necessarily tho

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Powering sustainable food systems

Editor's note: Agnes Kalibata is Special Envoy for the United Nations Food Systems Summit. Kristina Skierka is CEO of Power for All. The article reflects the authors' views and not necessarily tho

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NASA's Mars helicopter soars higher, longer on 2nd flight

In this image made available by NASA, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter hovers above the surface of the planet during its second flight, April 22, 2021. /AP NASA's little Mars helicopter aced its

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NASA's Mars helicopter soars higher, longer on 2nd flight

In this image made available by NASA, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter hovers above the surface of the planet during its second flight, April 22, 2021. /AP NASA's little Mars helicopter aced its

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S.Korea widens public access to virus self-test kits amid surge

South Korea granted conditional approval on Friday that will allow the public to use two coronavirus self-test kits for the first time, as a surge in infections has rek

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WhizzCo helps publishers maximize their content recommendation revenue

Israeli startup WhizzCo says it’s time for publishers to adopt the programmatic, auction-based approach when it comes to the ads in content recommendation widgets like Outbrain and Taboola.After

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Ancient millet grains found in 2,000-year-old tomb in NW China

Chinese archeologists have unearthed a cache of cereals from a tomb dating back to the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 25) in the southwestern province of Shaanxi.The ye

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Cuba in transition: Country enters post-Castro era

Raul Castro, first secretary-general of the Communist Party of Cuba, is expected to step down on Friday at the 8th Party Congress. It would be the last official time a Castro would helm the political

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ConsenSys raises $65M from JP Morgan, Mastercard, UBS to build infrastructure for DeFi

ConsenSys, a key player in crypto and a major proponent of the Ethereum blockchain, has raised a $65 million funding round from J.P. Morgan, Mastercard, and UBS AG, as well as major blockchain compani

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Binance Labs leads $1.6M seed round in DeFi startup MOUND, the developer of Pancake Bunny

Decentralized finance startup MOUND, known for its yield farming aggregator Pancake Bunny, has raised $1.6 million in seed funding led by Binance Labs. Other participants included IDEO CoLab, SparkLab

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AppHarvest buys ag-robotics firm, Root AI

Indoor farming company AppHarvest this week announced that it has acquired Root AI. The deal is valued at around $60 million, with $10 million in cash and the reminder coming from AppHarvest stock.Roo

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Global financial market may sit in sweet spot in Q2 amid recovery

Editor's note:Jimmy Zhu is chief strategist at Fullerton Research. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Rising bond yield charted the sentiment in the g

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Strong economic data lifts Dow, S&P 500 to record closes

U.S. stocks rallied on Monday with the Dow and SP 500 closing at record levels, as a round of strong economic data buoyed investor optimism for the economic reopening and a muted climb in the 10-year