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U.S. is weaponizing COVID-19 through economic means for regime change

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López wears protective mask in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 15, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political ana

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What works against the virus?

04:22 Editor's note: March 19 marked the first time that China has recorded zero new domestic cases of COVID-19 since the country implemented strict and sweeping quarantine measures to

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Y Combinator-backed Kosh is a neobank for blue-collar workers in India

Dozens of startups have stepped up in India in recent quarters to improve banking experience for millions of users and businesses in the country. As a result, tens of thousands of people who could not

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'Every life matters': WHO warns against COVID-19 age discrimination

01:09 "It pains us to see that in some places they want to move into mitigation because the virus kills senior or older people only."That was the warning from World Health Organization

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How U.S. war against China extends to the internet

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and

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App Store Guidelines ban police-spotting apps, raises bar on dating apps and more

Apple this week alerted developers to a new set of App Store Review Guidelines which detail which apps will be accepted or rejected, and what apps are allowed to do. The changes to the guidelines impa

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Startups Weekly: What the E-Trade deal says about Robinhood

[Editor’s note: Want to get this weekly review of news that startups can use by email? Just subscribe here.] How well do Robinhood’s financials stack up against incumbent online brokerages? Whil

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Donatas Motiejūnas 'rejects' NBA offers to stay in CBA

Donatas Motiejūnas of the Shanghai Sharks reacts in the game against the Jiangsu Dragons in Suzhou of east China's Jiangsu Province, January 21, 2020. /VCG The spreading of the new coronaviru

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Equity is not always the answer

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This week was a fun combination of early-stage and late-stage news, wit

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Rippling starts billboard battle with Gusto

Remember when Zenefits imploded, and kicked out CEO Parker Conrad. Well, Conrad launched a new employee onboarding startup called Rippling, and now he’s going after another HR company called Gu

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U.S. largest state actor of spying in cyberspace: FM spokesperson

Facts have proven once again that the United States is the largest state actor of spying in cyberspace, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said Monday, urging the United States to cla

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Karlsson, Meier rally Sharks past Jets 3-2

Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Winnipeg Jets collides with Brenden Dillon of the San Jose Sharks in the game at the Bell MTS Palace in Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 14, 2020. /AP Photo Melker Karlss

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Xinhua Headlines: Partisan tussle to remain despite Trump's acquittal of impeachment charges

U.S. Senate votes President Trump not guilty on impeachment charges, and political tussle will continue between Republicans and Democrats. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- A sharply-divided U.S. Senat

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Spotlight: Trump doubles down on immigration reform in election year SOTU address

U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his administration's immigration policies in his latest State of the Union address Tuesday night, nine months ahead of this year's presidential election.

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Containing Coronavirus: Robots on the Frontline

01:46 Doctors and medical staff aren't the only ones taking part in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak.At the Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital in Guangzhou, several robo

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Wuhan Couple offer 24/7 food delivery service for medical staff

Most of the shops and restaurants in central China's Wuhan City having been closing earlier every day since the new coronavirus outbreak began earlier this month, espec

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With $30 million in fresh funds, The Bouqs plans to plant its flower delivery business in Japan

The Bouqs plans to take a slice of Japan’s $6 billion flower market this year with a $30 million strategic growth round from Japanese enterprise business investor Yamasa. While The Bouqs still m