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First signs of cancer can be spotted 'decades before diagnosis'

Researchers say the discovery means they can develop new tools and targeted therapies to treat cancer patients more successfully.

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Hong Kong's restaurants sector registers first annual decline in 16 years

The total revenue of Hong Kong's restaurants sector in 2019 decreased by 5.9 percent from the previous year, the first annual decline in 16 years, according to statisti

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Sudan's PM rattled by meeting of country's leader, Netanyahu

Sudan’s prime minister appeared rattled Wednesday by the meeting this week between the head of his country's transitional council, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and Israeli

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Russia-U.S. relations should be based on equality, non-interference in each other's affairs: Putin

Russia-U.S. relations should be based on the principles of equality, respect for sovereignty and non-interference in each other's affairs, Russian President Vladimir Putin said here Wednesday. "Peac

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Rocket Lab readies parachute tests for its rocket recovery and reuse program

Rocket Lab is proceeding as planned with its efforts to recover and reuse spent rocket boosters from its Electron launch vehicle, and has completed its first prototype parachute for use in the recove

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Spotify is buying The Ringer to boost its sports podcast content

Sports is one of the most popular topics in podcasts, and today Spotify doubled down on its podcast strategy with a big acquisition to grow its sports coverage: it announced that it is buying The Ring

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Chinese diplomat says country fully mobilized to defeat epidemic

The Chinese government and people have made every effort to control the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Chinese Consul General in Houston Cai Wei has said. Deliveri

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Rapidly thawing permafrost could double carbon emissions

A new study has identified the increased risk from "abruptly thawing" permafrost compared to gradual thawing.

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China capable of combating novel coronavirus outbreak: Sudanese FM

The Chinese government is fully capable of combating the epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus, Sudanese Foreign Minister Asma Mohamed Abdullah said Monday. In a phone conversation with Chinese S

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How has Singapore responded to coronavirus outbreak?

Editor's note: Ji Xianbai, PhD, is a research fellow with the International Political Economy Program of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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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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Hypermarkets in Asia are losing their luster

Cavernous hypermarkets aren't as crowded as before. /CGTN Photo It's not always easy to transfer a successful business concept from one side of the world to the other, or to sustain that succe

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Why this VC thinks we’re heading for a cloud slowdown

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Today we’re talking to Alex Niehenke, a venture capitalist with Scale Ventur

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Wuhan: Pathogen biosafety lab built in five days

The new biosafety lab under construction in Wuhan. /Photo via cctv.com To fight against the escalating novel coronavirus-caused pneumonia outbreak, Wuhan is building a 2,000-square-meter biosa

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APD | Department of Health says 80 patients under investigation for 2019-nCOV ARD

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 80 patients under investigation for the 2019-nCOV Acute Respiratory Disease as of

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WHO official praises China's "proactive" response to coronavirus outbreak

A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday praised China for its "proactive" effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. "WHO acknowled

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UBS maintains Chinese yuan forecast amid coronavirus outbreak

Global investment bank UBS, despite the shock of the coronavirus, maintained its forecast of yuan-dollar rate at 7 yuan per U.S. dollar for end-2020. "China's commitme