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David Beckham inducted into Premier League Hall of Fame

David Beckham has been confirmed as a Premier League Hall of Fame inductee, the league announced on Thursday.The former England captain played for Manchester United, Re

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David Beckham inducted into Premier League Hall of Fame

David Beckham has been confirmed as a Premier League Hall of Fame inductee, the league announced on Thursday.The former England captain played for Manchester United, Re

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UK to reunify national rail network under government control

Britain plans to bring the national rail network back under government control, reversing one of the most controversial elements of the privatization drive carried out

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Emergency alerts for terror attacks, floods and other disasters to be sent directly to your phone

The aptly-named Emergency Alerts warning service will be introduced via a trial this summer before a national rollout.

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Santander 'working to fix' problems with app, ATMs, cards and other services

Santander told customers they can "access cash from other banks' ATMs, at the Post Office and can get cashback where available".

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Ireland's health service shuts down IT systems over 'significant ransomware attack'

A maternity hospital is forced to cancel routine appointments due to the "critical emergency", but vaccinations are unaffected.

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Digging into digital mortgage lender Better.com’s huge SPAC

Better.com, a venture-backed digital mortgage lender, announced this morning that it will combine with a SPAC, taking itself public in the second half of 2021. The unicorn’s news comes as the Am

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Final-mile fulfillment startup parcelLab closes $112M Series C funding led by Insight Partners

Munich-based parcelLab, which offers a final-mile fulfillment service for online retailers, has closed a $112 million (GB£80 million) Series C funding round led by the US VC/PE firm Insight Partners.G

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ServiceNow leaps into applications performance monitoring with Lightstep acquisition

This morning ServiceNow announced that it was acquiring Lightstep, an applications performance monitoring startup that has raised over $70 million, according to Crunchbase data. The companies did not

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Western countries' plan to demonize China can be fatal: expert

A turret of the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, August 2, 2020. /Xinhua Some Western countries are determined to demonize China to better protect their status, but the "distraction

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Russia to cooperate with China on production of Sputnik V vaccine

Photo taken on April 28, 2021 shows the COVID-19 vaccines "Sputnik V" in Moscow, Russia. /Xinhua The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has signed deals with three Chinese biopharmaceutical

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Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne is returning to space in June

Orbital launch company Virgin Orbit has scheduled its next mission to space.Virgin Orbit will be returning its LauncherOne rocket to orbit in June to deliver payloads for the U.S. Department of Defens

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Over 10M Turks receive two doses of COVID-19 jabs

A man receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 6, 2021. /Xinhua Over 10 million Turkish citizens have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the ongoing nation

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Activities under China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue suspended

China on Thursday said it has decided to indefinitely suspend all activities under the framework of the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue jointly held by the Chinese National Development an

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Chime has agreed to stop using the word “bank,” after a California regulator pushed back

Chime can apparently call itself the “fastest-growing fintech in the U.S.” but it has agreed to stop referring to itself as a “bank,” per a new report out of American Banker.Ev

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You can bid for a seat on Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight on July 20

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is offering up one seat on the inaugural flight of its sub-orbital rocket New Shepard, set to take place July 20 – but instead of a fixed price ticket sale, the seat will go to

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Trump still banned from Facebook as suspension upheld

Facebook's oversight board has upheld the indefinite suspension on former US President Donald Trump.The board has upheld Facebook's decision on 7 January to restrict Mr Trump's access to posting cont