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Max Q: Licensed to space

Max Q is a weekly newsletter from TechCrunch all about space. Sign up here to receive it weekly on Mondays in your inbox.Space this week was all about preparatory steps — and it’s looking more a

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Ghana’s Jetstream lands $3M to build the digital infrastructure for Africa’s trade corridors

The share of exports from Africa to the rest of the world ranged from 80% to 90% between 2000 and 2017. This has created a growing demand for Africa to be less dependent on commodity exports and focus

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Chinese players prepare for FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament

Chinese men's basketball team in practice at the gym of the University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada, June 26, 2021. /Sina Weibo account of Chinese men's basketball team The Chinese men's na

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Historical film '1921' leads China's box office, ticket sales top $9m

Chinese historical movie "1921" premieres at the opening ceremony of the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival, in Shanghai, east China, June 11, 2021. /CFPChinese

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Brexit: EU women fear losing jobs and housing over UK computer glitch

Women who applied for EU settled status in the UK under their married names may struggle to access jobs and housing because of a government computer anomaly, it has eme

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LinkedIn formally joins EU Code on hate speech takedowns

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has committed to doing more to quickly purge illegal hate speech from its platform in the European Union by formally signing up to a self-regulatory initiative that seeks to t

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The U.S. is to blame for Libya's disintegration

A general view of buildings ravaged by fighting in Sirte, Libya. /AP Editor's note: Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communication expert, scholar and lecturer at the United States Internatio

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You’re a carmaker, drink-taker, automator

The other week at TC Sessions: Mobility, I spoke to a trio of executives at top automotive companies about why they’re all so bullish about robotics. There are the obvious implications, of course. Aut

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China, ROK agree to strengthen coordination on Korean Peninsula issue

China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Wednesday agreedto strengthen communication and cooperation and jointly play a constructive role in realizing denuclearization and lasting peace of the Korean

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Euro zone business growth at 15-year high as demand unleashes

Customers enjoy a lunch on the terrace of a beach restaurant in Nice as cafes, bars and restaurants reopen after closing down for months amid COVID-19 outbreak in France, May 19, 2021. /Reuters

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Graphics: Chinese business continues its post-COVID bounce back

A view of Lujiazui financial zone in Shanghai, China. /CFPChina's corporates have made further progress in business normalization despite lingering uncertainties, conti

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GOP ready to block elections bill in Senate showdown

The Democrats’ expansive elections and voting bill is all but certain to be rejected in a key test vote in the Senate, providing a dramatic example of Republicans’ use

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Dell Technologies, UserTesting, Movile, Pilot and oVice to offer mini masterclasses at TC Early Stage 2021

Hey you there — early-stage founders. Yes, you. TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing and Fundraising, our mini masterclass in entrepreneurship, is right around the proverbial corner. And by mini we mean it’

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NBA on Jun. 20: Underdog Hawks beat 76ers for Eastern Finals

Trae Young (C) of the Atlanta Hawks celebrates after 103-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

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China discovers 900m-tonne oil and gas field in Xinjiang

Aerial shot of exploratory well at oil, gas field. /CCTV PlusChina has discovered a new 900-million-tonne oil and gas field in the Tarim Basin in the northwestern Xinji

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NBA on Jun. 18: Clippers make history reaching Western Finals

Terance Mann (#14) of the Los Angeles Clippers celebrates after making a 3-pointer in Game 6 of the NBA Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, U

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Former trading house reopens as museum

A visitor flips through a book on the history of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) at the site. [Photo by Deng Rui/China Daily] A set of warehouses in Chongqing on the southern bank of Yangtze River