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Securitization platform Cadence surpasses $125M deal volume and raises $4M

Securitization is a critical function of the modern financial system. Banks “package” individual loans, say a mortgage or an auto loan, into a group with similar characteristics and sell them to other

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Spot & Tango, with $4.2 million in seed funding, launches UnKibble

Spot Tango, the D2C pet food brand, has today announced the launch of a new line of pet food called UnKibble. Alongside the announcement of the launch, the company has also closed on a $4.2 million se

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Roundup: Australian archbishop wins High Court appeal against sexual abuse convictions

George Pell, once the most powerful Australian in the Catholic Church, has walked free from prison after the nation's highest court overturned his child sexual abuse convictions. Cardinal Pell, 78, h

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UK expert: China is not to blame for COVID-19 situation in Britain

VCG In response to the reported accusations made by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office that "disinformation" from China is a big factor that the UK is failing to contain the virus,

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U.S. must do more in shaping post-COVID-19 world order

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2020. /AP Editor's note:Mustafa Hyder Sa

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As demand for mental health services soars, SonderMind raises $27 million to expand its services

“Our real focus is on democratizing mental healthcare,” says SonderMind co-founder chief executive, Mark Frank.His company, founded back in 2017, is having a moment. With the restrictions

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COVID-19: India turns off lights in show of unity

The lights in millions of Indian households were turned off and candles lit as the clock struck nine on Sunday night in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a gesture of solidarity

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China stands above the fray amid COVID-19

Editor's Note: Pan Deng is a member of the Academic Committee at the Charhar Institute, the executive director of the Latin America Law Center of China University of Political Science and Law, and

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Formula One in 'very fragile state,' warns McLaren boss Brown

Carlos Sainz of McLaren F1 Team drives an MCL35 Renault during F1 winter testing at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain, February 28, 2020. /VCG McLaren boss Zak Brown said on S

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Lisbon court seize $444m of shares owned by Isabel dos Santos

A Lisbon court has seized over a quarter stake in Portuguese telecommunications firm NOS from a holding company that is co-owned by the former first-daughter of Angola, Isabel dos Santos. /Toby M

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Chinese NGO sets up hand wash stations to help Nepalis fight COVID-19

China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA), a Chinese non-governmental organization (NGO), has handed over materials needed for hand wash stations to Nepal's Mith

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44 African countries ban mass gatherings, close public spaces amid COVID-19 pandemic: AU

About 44 African countries have already banned mass gatherings, closed public spaces and educational institutions due to concerns related to the spread of COVID-19 pan

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UK confirms 41,903 COVID-19 cases with five-year-old among youngest victims

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Britain reached 41,903 as of Saturday morning, an increase of 3,735 in the past 24 hours, according to the latest figure from the Department of Health and

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U.S. federal government missed opportunity to fight COVID-19: NEJM

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed major weaknesses in the federalist system of public health governance, which divides powers among the federal, state and local governments, accord

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British PM Johnson stays in coronavirus isolation with mild symptoms

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was remaining in isolation with mild symptoms of COVID-19, including a high temperature, seven days after he firs

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Reports on Chinese medical supplies miss the point

10:19 The world witnessed a grim milestone this week, as the number of global confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed one million. As the pandemic spreads, so does dire demand for personal

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Will asymptomatic patients cause a second wave of COVID-19 in China?

VCG The transmission capability of asymptomatic patients of COVID-19 is about one-third of that of symptomatic ones, said Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Cont