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Drawing attention to themselves

An exhibition titled Moments, depicting those rare golden moments that seem to lodge in our minds, is being held in Shanghai. Modern Love by Zhou Jiaqi is on display as part of an exhibition held

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Israel eases some restrictions on Gaza: official

Israel said on Monday it has expanded Gaza Strip's allowed fishing zone and will permit some imports and exports amid a lull in fighting between Gaza's Hamas rulers and

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Daily Crunch: Flipkart raises $3.6 billion, setting another record for Indian startups

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here.Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for July 12, 2021. You likely spen

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China walks the talk in pursuing green future

China recently announced that it has completed drawing ecological protection "red lines" nationwide, which demarcate no less than 25 percent of its land area for enviro

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Rockets target U.S. embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone: report

Rockets targeted the U.S. embassy inside the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Reuters reported on Thursday citing security sources.

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Nigeria perennial kidnappings is a symptom of Africa's bane

Getty Editor's note: Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communication expert, scholar and lecturer at the United States International University-Africa, author and international affairs columni

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After troops exit, safety of US Embassy in Kabul top concern

As the end to America’s “forever war” rapidly approaches, the U.S. Embassy and other diplomatic missions in Kabul are watching a worsening security situation and lookin

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Verizon demos THOR, its new vehicle for frontline rapid humanitarian response

The increasingly intense heats bearing down feverishly across the globe are accelerating the number, scale, and complexity of disasters worldwide. Just in the past few weeks, we have seen record heat

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Khan inaugurates projects at Gwadar port, hails Chinese expertise

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (1st L) unveils project plates during a groundbreaking ceremony of several projects in Gwadar, Pakistan, July 5, 2021. /Xinhua Pakistani Prime Minister Imra

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Russian-speaking hackers claim major ransomware attack which has hit hundreds of US firms

The REvil gang, a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate, has demanded $70m to restore the data.

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How to walk in space?

02:15 A little over two weeks into their mission, the three taikonauts aboard the Tianhe core module of China's space station are stepping out of their comfort zone for

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Russia Working on Updated Concept for Security in the Persian Gulf, Lavrov Says

Russia is working on an updated concept for security in the Persian Gulf region, and will present it soon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has announced."Our fri

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Development of contemporary art market at Beijing's 798 Art Zone

04:00 The past 20 years have been significant for the development of the Chinese contemporary art market both in creation and promotion. Beijing's 798 Art Zone, establi

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Uber’s first head of data science just raised a new venture fund to back nascent AI startups

Kevin Novak joined Uber as its 21st employee its seventh engineer in 2011, and by 2014, he was the company’s head of data science. He talks proudly of that time, but like all good things, it ran

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Uber’s first head of data science just raised a new venture fund to back nascent AI startups

Kevin Novak joined Uber as its 21st employee its seventh engineer in 2011, and by 2014, he was the company’s head of data science. He talks proudly of that time, but like all good things, it ran

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SpaceX delivers 88 satellites to orbit, lands first stage onshore for first time in 2021

SpaceX launched 85 satellites for external customers, as well as three Starlink satellites, to orbit on Tuesday, marking the second successful launch of the company’s dedicated rideshare mission

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Euro zone inflation eases before expected march higher

Tourists pass a cafe terrace at the Rialto bridge in Venice, Italy, June 5, 2021. /CFP Euro zone inflation eased this month, leveling off for the summer months before an expected move well abo