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France 'past peak,' free vaccines in Belgium: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Belgium says it intends to make any vaccine free of charge but not mandatory and it hopes to inoculate around 70 percent of the population.- Norway's government has agreed alongside th

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Human Capital: Amazon and CZI face labor disputes as Biden promises gig workers better protections

Welcome back to Human Capital. In this week’s edition of HC, you’ll read about the latest labor struggles at Amazon and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, President-Elect Joe Biden’s promises to gig work

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Cummings's resignation gifts Johnson an opportunity to reset

Dominic Cummings, special adviser to U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson, waits with a box after departing from Number 10 Downing Street in London, U.K., November 13, 2020. /Getty Images Editor'

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This fintech-focused VC firm just closed a $75 million debut fund; backers “came out of the woodwork”

It’s no secret that’s a massive digital transformation happening within financial services companies and amid the growing number of non-financial outfits that are also adding financial pro

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Amazon faces lawsuit alleging failure to provide PPE to workers during pandemic

Christian Smalls, a former Amazon warehouse employee, filed a lawsuit against the company today alleging Amazon failed to provide personal protective equipment to Black and Latinx workers during the

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Udemy and altMBA co-founders return to edtech with a new, stealthy business

In 2009, Udemy co-founder Gagan Biyani tried to convince people to learn online through live classes. But what he discovered instead was that everyone wanted an online repository of content that allo

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Ronaldo nets 102th international goal in 7-0 win over Andorra

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Juventus during the international friendly match between Portugal and Andorra at Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, November 11, 2020. /CFP Portugal's Cristi

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Europe deaths top 300,000, Hungary's new measures: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Italy's regions ofTuscany, Umbria, Basilicata, Liguria and Abruzzohave been upgraded to"orange zones" after a recent surge in cases. FromWednesday, the area'sbars and restaurants will

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5 VCs discuss the future of SaaS and software after Pfizer’s vaccine breakthrough

Monday’s news that a COVID-19 vaccine candidate looks to be incredibly effective gave investors reasons to believe in a better future. Perhaps COVID-19 won’t be with us for years, investor

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‘Free speech’ social network Parler tops app store rankings following Biden’s election win

Chafing at new misinformation safeguards and a lost election, dejected Trump supporters flocked to the alternative social network Parler over the weekend. Parler’s homepage promises that users c

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India hails Kamala Harris as history-making VP-elect

Residents set off firecrackers in the ancestral home of Kamala Harris on Sunday as India celebrated the vice president-elect's victory in the US election, as others hai

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Domestic figure skaters perform at high level at Cup of China

04:28 Home favorite Jin Boyang defended his title at the 2020 Shiseido Cup of China in Chongqing on Saturday, as Peng Cheng and Jin Yang topped the event's podium for t

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Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon banned from Twitter over beheading call

Mr Trump's former chief strategist says his remarks about beheading FBI director and COVID-19 expert were "meant metaphorically".

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Steve Bannon’s show pulled off Twitter and YouTube over calls for violence

Former Presidential advisor and right-wing pundit Steve Bannon had his show suspended from Twitter and an episode removed by YouTube after calling for violence against FBI director Christopher Wray

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TikTok takes down some hashtags related to election misinformation, leaves others

As social media platforms struggle to get U.S. election misinformation under control with varying degrees of success, TikTok has taken new actions to stop people from searching and browsing select has

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4 questions as Airbnb’s IPO looms

Almost on command after we asked yesterday if a rash of technology IPOs were about to land, news broke that Airbnb plans to drop its S-1 filing early next week with a December roadshow. The document w

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TikTok tests a Learn tab to showcase education and how-to videos

How-to videos have been some of the most popular content on YouTube over the years, and now, to grow engagement and the pool of users that it appeals to, the upstart video app TikTok is getting in on