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COVID-19: Kenya extends curfew, closure of schools

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta speaks during a press briefing on Saturday in Nairobi (Photo courtesy: Kenyan Presidency) Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday announced an extension to

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Scottie Pippen: The perfect second-in-command, but not a leader

Scottie Pippen #33 of the Chicago Bulls handles the ball in the game against the Los Angeles Laker at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, 1990. /VCG David Kaplan of ESPN 1000 has revealed th

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NBA players hesitant over 'bubble' plans

Players of Toronto Raptors celebrate after winning their first NBA Championship in Oakland, U.S., June 13, 2019. /VCG A reported proposal to resume the NBA season by basing teams in a giant qu

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NBA players hesitant over 'bubble' plans

Players of Toronto Raptors celebrate after winning their first NBA Championship in Oakland, U.S., June 13, 2019. /VCG A reported proposal to resume the NBA season by basing teams in a giant qu

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Longtime VC Todd Chaffee of IVP says late-stage scene is now ‘M&A world’

Todd Chaffee has long been one of the most senior members of the late-stage venture firm Institutional Venture Partners. Chaffee joined IVP in 2000 after logging six years at Visa, and went on to lead

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Don’t inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea

The parent company of Lysol and another disinfectant warned Friday that its products should not be used as an internal treatment for the coronavirus after President Don

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The changing face of employment law during a global pandemic

Prompted by Jeff Bezos’s plans to test all Amazon employees for the virus that causes COVID-19, we wondered whether employers can mandate employee testing, regardless of symptoms. The issue pits publi

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DiCaprio and De Niro seek 'co-star' in virus charity drive

Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro have rallied fellow Hollywood A-listers in a new coronavirus fundraising campaign by offering a walk-on role in their upcoming film

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COVID-19 crisis threatens U.S. stability

The White House in Washington, D.C., April 8, 2020. /AP Editor's note: Joel Wendland-Liu is an associate professor of the Integrative, Religious and Intercultural Studies Department at Grand V

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Between life and death: Stories from a Wuhan ICU

30:58 Someone once wrote: "We live in the space between one breath and the next."For critical COVID-19 patients, that next breath may never come.Standing in the ICU wards, I couldn't h

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What kind of hygiene standards may we all accept?

Airlines agents wear face masks to provide service at the New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Japan, January 29, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Djoomart Otorbaev is the former prime minister of the

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The 7 deadly sins of startups

Pride. Greed. Lust. Envy. Gluttony. Wrath. Sloth.You’ve probably heard of the Seven Deadly Sins, but I bet you’ve never wondered how they apply to starting a company. The answer: surprisingly well!Ove

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Electric reopens Series B to make room for Dick Costolo and Adam Bain

Electric, the platform that delivers IT services to small and medium businesses, has today announced that it has raised an additional $14.5 million on its Series B from 01 Advisors, the fund led by Tw

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The intolerable misuse of trademark registration

Editor's note: Sun Yang is an associate professor at China University of Political Science and Law. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Trademark regis

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How Ebola affects gorillas and chimpanzees

On August 1, 2018, the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared its 10th Ebola outbreak. By far, it was the largest Ebola outbreak in the country, with 3,304 confirmed cases and 2,244 deaths as of J

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UK looks to fast-growing Africa for trade ties after Brexit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Harry touted the U.K. as an ideal business partner for Africa on Monday as their country prepares for post-Brexit dealin

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US patents hit record 333,530 granted in 2019; IBM, Samsung (not the FAANGs) lead the pack

We may have moved on from a nearly-daily cycle of news involving tech giants sparring in courts over intellectual property infringement, but patents continue to be a major cornerstone of how companies