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Scientists reveal project to build city on Mars by 2100

01:45 Twenty years ago, the idea of building a city on Mars would've been dismissed by even the most optimistic of futurologists, but technological advances mean it could eventually be

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Maduro Mocks US Amid Election Chaos: ‘We Hate It When They Pretend to Give Lessons in Democracy’

Washington launched an overt campaign to try to topple Venezuela’s democratically-elected government in early 2019, offering recognition to opposition lawmaker and self

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Nestlé acquires healthy meal startup Freshly for up to $1.5B

Nestlé USA just announced that it has acquired Freshly for $1.5 billion — $950 million plus potential earnouts of up to $550 million based on future growth.Freshly is a New York City-based startup tha

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Pear hosted its invite-only demo day online year; here’s what you might have missed

Pear, the eight-year-old, Palo Alto, Calif.-based seed-stage venture firm that has, from its outset, attracted the attention of VCs who think the firm has an eye for nascent talent, staged its seventh

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France’s Health Data Hub to move to European cloud infrastructure to avoid EU-US data transfers

France’s data regulator CNIL has issued some recommendations for French services that handle health data, as Mediapart first reported. Those services should avoid using American cloud hosting companie

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Military junta releases two officials detained after Keita's ouster

Malian army soldiers are seen at the Independence Square after a mutiny, in Bamako, Mali August 18, 2020. Picture taken August 18, 2020. Reuters/Moussa Kalapo Mali’s military junta has release

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French protesters mark death of Black man in police custody

Protesters marched in a Paris suburb Saturday to mark the fourth anniversary of the death of a Black man in police custody whose case has mobilized broad anger against

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Trump's lethal political strategy is a stain on U.S. presidency

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Guinea delays constitutional referendum again

FILE PHOTO: Guinea's President Alpha Conde greets his supporters at a past rally in Conakry. If the constitutional changes are passed, President Condé – 82 years old – would be free to seek a thi

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Crowdfunded hardware startups are breathing fresh life into music making

I love music. Seriously, it’s one of the few things that brings solace in this cold, lonely world. Want to go deep on Joni Mitchell, William Onyeabor or Pablo Casals? I’m game. Yes, I worked at multip