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UNHCR hails S. Sudan for adopting inclusive policies on IDP's

KULUBA, UGANDA – 2018/05/08: A South Sudanese single mother carrying her baby as she arrives at the Kuluba Refugee reception center in the border region between South Sudan and Uganda on 8th May

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Honda to mass-produce Level 3 autonomous cars by March

Honda claims it will be the first automaker to mass-produce vehicles with autonomous capabilities that meet SAE Level 3 standards, with plans to begin producing and selling a version of its Honda Lege

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At scaled-back service, Queen Elizabeth leads Remembrance Sunday

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stands on the balcony of the Foreign Office, during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London, Sunday Nov. 8, 2020. /AP Queen Elizabeth

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Playbook, a fitness platform that puts creators first, raises $9.3 million

Playbook, aiming to be the Patreon of fitness content, has raised an additional $9.3 million in Series A funding from E.ventures, Michael Ovitz, Abstract, Algae Ventures, Porsche Ventures and FJ Labs.

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Shanghai Stock Exchange approves Ant's application for IPO

The logo of Ant Group's former name Ant Financial Services Group is pictured at its headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, January 24, 2018. /Reuters The Shanghai Stock Exchange (

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SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads $100 million Series C in digital therapeutics company Biofourmis

Biofourmis, which combines AI-based data analytics and biosensors to monitor the progress of medical treatments, has raised funding from one of the world’s most high-profile investors. The digital the

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War epic film box office hits 100 mln USD

The war epic film The Eight Hundred scored a cumulative box office revenue of more than 700 million yuan (about 100 million U.S. dollars) in China by Sunday afternoon.T

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War epic film box office hits 92 million USD

The war epic film "The Eight Hundred" scored a cumulative box office revenue of more than 640 million yuan (about 92 million U.S. dollars) in China by Sunday noon. Thi

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NY governor Cuomo accuses White House of negligence in pandemic response

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing the White House of "negligence." During a speech on Monday to the Democratic Na

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Atlassian acquires asset management company Mindville

Atlassian today announced that it has acquired Mindville, Jira-centric enterprise asset management firm based in Sweden. Mindville’s over 1,700 customers include the likes of NASA, Spotify and

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Higher Steaks brings home the bacon, revealing lab-grown pork belly and bacon strips

In what could be a starting gun for the commercialization of the cell-based meat business, upstart cultivated meat company Higher Steaks said it has managed to produce samples of its first products &#

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China constructs scientific innovation ecosystem

The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) is building a platform to develop a scientific innovation ecosystem by using a new generation of information technology. The digital economy ec

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Australia's Victoria reports biggest daily jump; Stay-at-home extended

A medical personnel administers tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Bondi Beach drive-through testing center in Sydney, Australia, April 7, 2020. /Reuters Australia's second mo

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Japan's GPIF posts record quarterly loss as virus hits stocks

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world's largest pension fund, on Friday reported a record quarterly loss of 17.71 trillion yen (164.74 billion U.S. dollars) in January-March

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Wall Street likely to cut bonuses 15-20%, make significant layoffs

Wall Street is likely to cut bonuses this year by 15-20 percent and make significant layoffs, according to a report published Tuesday by compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates Inc.The est

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U.S. to narrow support to seven COVID-19 vaccine candidates

Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken on April 10, 2020. /Reuters The Trump administration aims to narrow its financ

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20 million people watched Fortnite map change

The online multiplayer game has become one of the most popular in the world, bringing in huge audiences for its events.