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Gazelle poses like a praying mantis

A bizarre moment was captured in Samburu National Reserve in Kenya: a weird-looking gazelle standing on hind legs and stretching its elongated neck to reach the leaves. The slender animal uses its fr

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DeFi aims to bridge the gap between blockchains and financial services

If you’ve been following cryptocurrency news for the past few months, there’s one word that keeps coming back — DeFi, also known as decentralized finance. As the name suggests, DeFi aims to bridge the

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US defense agency says personal data ‘compromised’ in 2019 data breach

A U.S. defense agency charged with providing information technology and communications support to the U.S. government, including the president and other senior officials, says its network may have bee

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India says locust swarms under control

00:56 The Indian government says it has gained control over swarms of desert locusts that encroached upon the western region of the country, ravaging crops and causing immense damage t

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Study suggests seeding oceans with iron may not impact climate change

View of the ocean and phytoplankton from space. /VCG A new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) published Tuesday suggests that iron fertilization may not have a significan

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Chinese-aided school aspires to be model school in Nepal

A historical school, rebuilt with the support of the Chinese government after it was severely damaged in the 2015 earthquake, was inaugurated in central Nepal on Wedne

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Spanish farmers protest low prices

00:45 Farmers in Spain are blocking highways with tractors in protest of low prices.ABC News reports major supermarket chains are being blamed for cutting produce prices, which is forc

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Equity shot: What’s going on with Tesla’s stock price?

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is the first Equity Shot in what feels like a long time, so, let m

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Fintech VC sets records in Q4 despite early-stage slowdown

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Fintech is what you hear about constantly, but probably aren’t as read up on

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Indian tigress takes a stroll with four cubs

A tigress strolls down a dusty track with her four cubs walking in a line alongside her as the population of wild tigers is once again on the rise. Deep in the heart of the Indian jungle, 100 kilomet

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Egnyte unifies its security and productivity tooling into single platform

Egnyte announced today it was combining its two main products — Egnyte Protect and Egnyte Connect — into a single platform to help customers manage, govern and secure the data from a sing

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Maduro says 'not afraid of military combat' in Venezuela

President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said he is "not afraid of military combat," accusing his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump of plotting to invade Venezuela with the suppo

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Russia sees its warmest winter in nearly 140 years

00:30 The winter in almost all parts of Russia has been the warmest on record so far.The Moscow government trucked in artificial snow over the snowless holiday. However, the city norma

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Jeff Bezos announced a $10 billion fund to fight climate change

Jeff Bezos (one of the world’s richest men) announced on one of the world’s largest social media platforms (Instagram) that he’s creating a $10 billion fund to combat climate change.

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Jeff Bezos announced a $10 billion fund to fight climate change on Instagram

Jeff Bezos (one of the world’s richest men) announced on one of the world’s largest social media platforms (Instagram) that he’s creating a $10 billion fund to combat climate change.

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'United by Emotion' unveiled as Tokyo Olympics motto

Fireworks explode above the Olympic rings as they are illuminated for the first time to mark six months to go to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, January 24, 2020. /VCG Photo Tokyo 2020 org

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Beijing 2022 organizing committee holds high-level video conference with IOC

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) held a high-level video conference with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the preparations for Be