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Indian PM discusses COVID-19 with German Chancellor, Prince of Wales

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held telephonic conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Britain's Prince of Wales -- Prince Charles, and

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Virgin Orbit announces new plans for first Asian spaceport in Oita, Japan

Virgin Orbit may be focusing its production efforts right now on making ventilators to support healthcare workers battling COVID-19, but it’s also still making moves to build out the infrastruc

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Amazon begins running temperature checks and will provide surgical masks at warehouses

Amazon has detailed someone measures its taking to prevent any further spread of COVID-19 at its warehouse facilities in the U.S. and Europe, according to Reuters, including taking temperature checks

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Forward launches ‘Forward At Home’ primary care service to address COVID-19 healthcare crunch

The global coronavirus pandemic has already caused a tremendous strain on healthcare resources around the world, and it’s leading to a shift in how healthcare is offered. Startup Forward, which

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China's Xinjiang to pour 3.09 bln yuan in electric heating project

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will invest about 3.09 billion yuan (435 million U.S. dollars) in the power grid project in southern Xinjiang to ens

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U.S. Coast Guard directs cruise ships to stay offshore if carrying passengers infected with COVID-19

Cruise ships carrying passengers infected with the novel coronavirus are ordered to stay off U.S. shores "indefinitely" and prepare to give the sickened medical care aboard the vessels, according

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Proposed amendments to the Volcker Rule could be a lifeline for venture firms hit by market downturn

In the wake of the financial crisis, Congress passed regulations limiting the types of investments that banks could make into private equity and venture capital funds. As cash strapped investors pull

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China leads UN Security Council to form new working modalities for emergencies amid COVID-19: envoy

China has led other United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members to set up new working modalities for emergencies amid COVID-19, in an effort to ensure the council functions effectively and pl

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VR workplace training startup Strivr lands $30 million Series B

Virtual reality has been two years away from mainstream adoption for the past six years. In that time, huge companies have made big VR bets only to walk away, countless VR startups have faded or flare

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Timeline: Coronavirus outbreak as it unfolds

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has escalated into a pandemic affecting at least 200 countries and regions.The disease was first reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan by the end of l

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Amid shift to remote work, application performance monitoring is IT’s big moment

In recent weeks, millions have started working from home, putting unheard-of pressure on services like video conferencing, online learning, food delivery and e-commerce platforms. While some verticals

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Leading VCs discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the world of digital health

In December 2019, Extra Crunch spoke to a group of investors leading the charge in health tech to discuss where they saw the most opportunity in the space leading into 2020.At the time, respondents hi

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Niantic squares up against Apple and Facebook with acquisition of AR startup 6D.ai

Even as the pandemic forces Niantic to shift the way its outdoor-friendly titles are played, the gaming company is charging ahead with its efforts to build out an augmented reality platform which allo

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Oil rebounds from 18-year lows after U.S. and Russia agree to talks

Oil recovered ground on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to talks to stabilize energy markets, with benchmarks climbing off 18-year lows hit as th

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Security lapse exposed Republican voter firm’s internal app code

A voter contact and canvassing company, used exclusively by Republican political campaigns, mistakenly left an unprotected copy of its app’s code on its website for anyone to find.The company, C

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Chinese firms donate 200,000 USD for Ghana's COVID-19 fight

Two Chinese firms in Ghana have donated 200,000 U.S. dollars to support Ghana's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinese ambassador to Ghana Wang Shiting prese

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HK hotels, restaurants hit hardest amid unrest-plagued economy in 2019: official data

Hong Kong's hotels and restaurants suffered the most last year as the economy reeled from months of violent protests and even riots, official data showed. Net output i