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Too little, too late: Facebook’s Oversight Board won’t launch until ‘late fall’

Facebook has announced that the limp “Oversight Board” intended to help make difficult content and policy decisions will not launch until “late fall,” which is to say, almost c

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Zimbabwe president expresses worry over spike in COVID-19 cases

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday said his government is concerned about the recent spike in local transmissions of COVID-19. He urged communities to stop harboring returnees who woul

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Trump plans New Hampshire rally as he works to re-energize campaign

U.S. President Donald Trump plans an outdoor rally in New Hampshire on Saturday, the campaign's second event of the coronavirus era following one in Tulsa, Oklahoma, last month that failed to draw th

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Mixed public health messages complicate the U.S. fight in COVID-19

Guests wait for a "Salute to America" event to start and President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, July 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo

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South Africa reopens restaurants even as virus cases rise

"I am breathing again," sighs Kanto Razafimandimby, on her first night out since South Africa reopened its restaurants and casinos as part of a gradual loosening of lockdown, even as the number of co

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Trump plans fiery Rushmore rally amid virus threat, protests

President Donald Trump planned a fiery Mount Rushmore speech Friday night including denunciations of protesters he says are trying to “tear down” the nation’s history.

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When life gives you lemons, print money with Lemonade

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.Before we dive in, don’t forget that the show is on Twitter now,

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Spotlight: Why foreign expats in Hong Kong support national security law?

The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) coming into force on Tuesday has rec

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High-flying IPOs for Lemonade and Accolade may encourage other unicorns to go public

If you’d predicted in late March and early April that Q3 would kick off with a wide-open IPO market and receptive investors, I doubt anyone would have believed you. If you suggested that valuati

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Japan begins charging for plastic bags

VCG Retailers in Japan began charging for plastic bags on Wednesday, a move aimed at curbing Japanese consumers' love for packaging and finally bringing the country in line with other major ec

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'Faulty Masks' Sent to UK Care Homes Recalled, Sparking Fears Thousands Infected With COVID-19

The PPE that has currently been generating concerns was issued to UK care homes, GPs and other providers at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the health service

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Dish closes Boost Mobile purchase, following T-Mobile/Sprint merger

T-Mobile today announced that it has closed a deal that divests Sprint’s pre-paid businesses, including Boost and Virgin Mobile. The news finds Dish entering the wireless carrier game in earnest, cou

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Fauna raises an additional $27M to turn databases into a simple API call

Databases have always been a complex part of the equation for developers requiring a delicate balance to manage inside the application, but Fauna wants to make adding a database a simple API call, and

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Singapore election campaign begins, PM’s brother not running

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s estranged brother is not running in next month’s general election but said Tuesday he hopes to be a “catalyst for change” as

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Across China: Ex-fishermen strive to preserve biodiversity of Poyang Lake

After riding a fishing boat for decades on the Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake connected to the Yangtze River, Wang Diyou has bid farewell to his fishing

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APD | India to suffer great losses if it turns back on China

Experts warned India of suffering great losses if it turns back on China, especially when many Indians have boycotted China after a border clash.The death of 20 soldier

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Brazil, a COVID-19 vaccine battleground

COVID-19 seems to be taking over Brazil. The South American country has surpassed 1.2 million cases and is climbing fast, with more than 56,100 deaths. For the worst reasons, the country is now fe