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Instamojo acquires Times Internet’s GetMeAShop to serve more small businesses in India

Instamojo, a Bangalore-based startup that helps merchants and small businesses accept digital payments, establish presence and sell on the web, has acquired Times Internet-owned Gurgaon-based startup

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WTO chief calls for structural changes amid Appellate Body impasse

Roberto Azevedo, director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), on Tuesday called for political leadership to modernize the multilateral trade institution amid the continued impasse over it

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Australia's coal debate

Australia is the world's largest exporter of coal, which has helped to fuel the country's economy and growth for decades.But Australia's unprecedented bushfire season has cast a spotlight on climate

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UN reiterates two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the UN headquarters in New York, U.S., February 20, 2018. /AP Photo Palestinians burn tires dur

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Disney+ already has 26.5M subscribers

The Walt Disney Company just announced that its streaming service Disney+ has 26.5 million paying subscribers — ahead of the already-impressive 25 million predicted by Wall Street analysts.Disney+ lau

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Russia’s push back against Big Tech has major consequences for Apple

Last month, Donald Trump took to Twitter to criticize Apple for not unlocking two iPhones belonging to the Pensacola shooter, another volley in the struggle between big tech and the world’s governing

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Does Asana’s planned direct listing reveal the company’s true value?

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Asana, a well-known workplace productivity company, announced yesterday it has fil

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In defense of cosmopolitanism

Editor's Note: Andres Velascoisa former presidential candidate and finance minister of Chile, dean of the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The artic

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Shanghai citizens volunteer to produce masks amid epidemic

Within 12 hours, 300,000 masks were produced by 20 volunteers in Shanghai, who had no experience working in plants before the novel coronavirus outbreak. As an effecti

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Josh Kopelman on how to start and run an early-stage fund in a hypercompetitive market

Last week at the Upfront Summit in Pasadena, there was no shortage of glitz, from the venue (the Rose Bowl) to the catering (Wolfgang Puck) to the guest list (Ice Cube, Paris Hilton and John Legend, t

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Alphabet earnings show Google Cloud on $10B run rate

Today after the bell, Alphabet reported its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. The company’s revenue grew from $39.3 billion in 2018 to $46.1 billion in 2019. The firm’s net income also

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What robotics’ biggest raises tell us about the industry’s future

I visited Boston last week and met with a number of robotics researchers, startups and established companies — more on that later — in the lead up to TechCrunch’s fourth annual TC Sessions Robotics +

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Experts: China's policy easing will spur market sentiment

02:35 Experts are projecting that the recent policy easing by China's monetary authorities will effectively shore up market sentiment and the broader economy and they continue to see a

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China imports 117 mln USD of medical supplies in anti-virus battle

China had imported more than 810 million yuan (about 117 million U.S. dollars) worth of medical supplies as of Sunday to ease domestic shortages amid efforts to contai

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European roundup: Liverpool move 22 points clear, Real Madrid march on

Liverpool surged 22 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 win over Southampton, while Bruno Fernandes made his Manchester United debut in a goalless draw against Wolves on Satur

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Brexit: What changes and what stays the same?

Brexit is the United Kingdom's biggest geopolitical move in decades. What will change and what will stay the same when Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday?PowerWhile the United

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Science must and will control novel coronavirus

VCG Photo Editor's note: David Lee is a consultant and author based in Beijing who focuses on energy, health, international politics and international development. The article reflects the aut