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The hottest fintech market you aren’t paying attention to

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.For our Wednesday show this week, Natasha and Alex and Danny had collea

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Pandemic no longer a barrier to dating app success

02:45 If you've lived under lockdown during the pandemic, you'll know how frayed family and romantic relationships can become.Getting together was illegal for months on end for many.And

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Colombian race walker reflects on her path to success

02:18 Participating on the Olympic stage may start with raw talent, but it involves perseverance and strength.One Colombian athlete in race walking is showing she has what it takes to a

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At least 1,400 dead, 5,700 injured in Haiti earthquake

02:13 Rescue teams in the Caribbean nation of Haiti are still looking for survivors after a powerful earthquake devastated its southwest peninsula on Saturday morning.Locals are despera

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Temple monkeys delight visitors in Vietnam

00:47 These monkeys have been living at a Buddhist temple in Vietnam for 25 years.Monks and visitors have been making sure the temple monkeys always have enough to eat, but do you think

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Green energy grows across rural countryside in Brazil

02:35 The use of solar energy is on the rise in Brazil and growth has increased in rural areas across the country. Learn more.Check outThe China Report, our new weekly newsletter.Subscr

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At least one killed after Taliban disperse protesters in Jalalabad

00:49 Dozens of protesters in the Afghan city of Jalalabad lowered the Taliban flag and waved the tri-color Afghan national flag in protest, according to AP. Taliban forces dispersed th

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Injured being treated at Les Cayes general hospital in Haiti

01:38 It has been four days since a massive 7.2 earthquake hit the region, and our Haitian CGTN Correspondent Jean Handy Tibert gives us a first hand tour of the situation at the genera

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Lithuania says Belarus illegally pushed Iraqi migrants over border

00:42 Lithuania's Foreign Affairs Ministry says Belarusian officers are illegally pushing migrants, mainly from Iraq, into Lithuania as retaliation against the EU sanction of Belarus Pr

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Global new cases of COVID-19 keep rising in last two months: WHO

FILE PHOTO: A health work educates a man on the process of vaccination at the Ridge Hospital in Accra, Ghana, on March 2, 2021. (Nipah Dennis via CFP) The global number of new COVID-19 cases h

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Shiite Muslims commemorate Islamic New Year

Muslims around the world took part in celebrations for Muharram, the first month in the Islamic lunar calendar. Some Shiite sects showed their sadness over the killing o

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Art of the Party: Farmers and Tractors

01:54 The painting, “Farmers and Tractors” was created by Li Qi in 1950, inspired from China's agricultural mechanization.China’s agricultural production was significantly damaged due t

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Afghans in the U.S. rage and mourn as the Taliban takes over

01:21 The Taliban’s takeover of the Afghan capital, Kabul, has sparked concern and anger from some members of the country’s diaspora living in the United States, as hasPresident Biden's

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How much did the conflict in Afghanistan cost every country?

01:19 “Blood and treasure” is a term ​that's beenused to describe the toll of warfare. For the United States, the conflict in Afghanistan has cost a lot of both, but America is hardly t

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Chaos at Kabul airport as Taliban takes control of Afghanistan

01:18 Chaos erupted Monday at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, where thousands of desperate Afghans are gathering after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.Men clung

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Chinese diplomat says China respects Afghan people’s choice

03:22 Yue Xiaoyong, thespecial envoyforAfghan affairsof theChinese Foreign Ministry visited Iran on Monday and exchanged views on developments in Afghanistan with Iran’

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Vaccine pass requirement in New York

02:38 Beginning August 16th,New Yorkers will have to show proof they havehadat least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine before they can enter a number of indoor businesses. Restaurants, gyms