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Lawmakers pummel Big Tech CEOs at U.S. antitrust hearing

Witnesses Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Apple CEO Tim Cook are sworn-in before a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Com

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Interview: Expert warns of 2nd wave of infections as U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 150,000

Pedestrians walk past a social distancing notice on Times Square in New York, the United States, July 23, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying) A leading U.S. immunologist warned a "second wave of infections" mig

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CVS adds another Big Health product to its point solutions management program

CVS Caremark launched its point solutions management program with a sleep service from Big Health nearly a year ago, and now it’s adding another of the digital mental healthcare startup’s

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Feature: Tourist-starved Venice faces uncertain future amid coronavirus pandemic

A year ago, Venice was on the front line of Italy's growing battle against mass tourism. Now -- as Italy is recovering from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, in

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What is nuclear fusion, is it dangerous and is it likely to happen?

ITER director-general Bernard Bigot speaks at the formal launch of the 'tokamak' reactor assembly, on 28 July. /Clement Mahoudeau/AFP "It is because of hydrogen fusion that we are all alive to

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Take a first look inside Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft for private astronauts

As part of its continued preparations to begin its commercial passenger spaceflight operations, Virgin Galactic has revealed the final design the interior cabin of its VSS Unity spacecraft. The compan

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Miami medical teams feel helpless as COVID-19 devastates South Florida

Health workers are suffering the most severe emotional and physical press as the coronavirus continues ravaging in the U.S. /Reuters As the coronavirus ravages Florida, healthcare workers in M

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Tencent wants to take full control of long-time search ally Sogou

It’s been seven years since Tencent picked up a 36.5% stake in Sogou to fend off rival Baidu in the online search market. The social and gaming giant is now offering to buy out and take private

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European tourism faces turbulence only weeks after restart

Europe’s tourism revival is running into turbulence only weeks after countries reopened their borders, with rising infections in Spain and other nations causing increas

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Will summer vacation be a golden time for travel sector amid COVID-19?

Tourists visit a scenic spot in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 14, 2020. /CFPFor many Chinese, summer means vacationing, and vacationing means travelin

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Missfresh racks up $495 million in funding as China’s e-grocery booms

The COVID-19 lockdown around the world introduced online grocery to many shoppers for the first time, boosting an industry that had long drawn skepticism. In China particularly, the older generations

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Concerns about school reopenings in U.S. loom large: poll

Few Americans want to see their local schools reopen for in-person instruction as usual or even with minor adjustments, said a new poll released on Wednesday. Eight pe

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13 more U.S. soldiers, families in S.Korea test positive for COVID-19

Thirteen more U.S. soldiers and their family members tested positive for COVID-19 amid rising concerns here about imported cases, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Wed

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U.S. companies lose hope for a quick rebound as COVID-19 cases surge

Signs of a closed store due to COVID-19 in Niles, Illinois, May 21, 2020. /AP The fierce resurgence of COVID-19 cases in early June, especially in the south and west,isputting economic recover

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All B2B startups are in the payments business

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses to rethink how they accept and make payments. Paper invoices, checks and point-of-sale payments have given way to “corona-free payments” through mobile apps

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10 more U.S. soldiers, families in S.Korea test positive for COVID-19

Ten more U.S. soldiers and their family members tested positive for COVID-19 amid rising concerns here about imported cases, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday.

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Chinese ambassador rejects fear of broad interpretation of national security law for HK

Photo shows Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai (R) in an interview with Fareed Zakaria. (Courtesy of Embassy of China in the U.S.) There is "no so-call