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America, please stop your unreasonable accusations against China

03:24 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo this week described China's trade practices as "uncompetitive, coercive and underhanded." She said no one can out-compete th

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Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths

Cemetery workers in protective gear lower the coffin of a person who died from complications related to COVID-19 into a grave at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 7, 2021. /AP

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Counting strongly favors Amazon in warehouse union vote

It’s been a little over a week since union voting concluded for Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama. Things have been fairly quiet in the eye of the storm for most of it. That changed today,

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Biden resumes $235-million Palestinian aid, urges two-state solution

Palestinian houses and buildings at Beach refugee camp in Gaza City, April 7, 2021. /Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that he would restore $235 million in aid for refug

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Robotic exoskeleton maker Sarcos announces SPAC plans

While it’s true the VC world has gone SPAC-happy, the reverse merger method hasn’t been a huge driver in robotics thus far, with some notable exceptions like Berkshire-Grey. This morning, however, Uta

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U.S. auto industry calls for govt help under impact of chip shortage

A worker builds a 2020 Ford Explorer car at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 24, 2019. /Reuters A U.S. auto industry group on Monday urged the government to help

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Restrictions imposed in part of India as COVID-19 cases surge

A health worker administers the COVID-19 vaccine at a residential area in Ahmedabad, India, April 4, 2021. /AP India's richest state, Maharashtra, announced stringent COVID-19 restrictions fro

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Four dead after residential building collapses in Bangkok

At least four people were killed and several others are trapped after a residential building in Bangkok collapsed on Saturday, AFP reported citing an emergency worker.The three-story house had been e

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A lifelong dedication to enamel

A four-piece set of enameled steel ware, including basins and a chamber pot, used to cost three and a half months' salary of an ordinary worker in Shanghai, Xie Dangwei says, while pointing at a se

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Big box robots

So, let me preempt this by saying that there are plenty of robotics verticals worth getting excited about. But at the moment, everyone sure seems focused on warehouse fulfillment. It’s understandable,

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China recommends COVID-19 vaccination for elderly above 60

Elderly people aged over 60 are now recommended to receive vaccination against COVID-19 in China, said the National Health Commission (NHC) on Thursday in an updated gu

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SW China's Ruili City launches mass COVID-19 testing, vaccination

Ruili City, in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday started citywide nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 following th

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Deliveroo down 15% on open, after pricing its shares at £3.90 giving it a market cap of £7.59B

Update : It seems that the market is volatile indeed. After pricing its shares at the lower end of the range, Deliveroo, trading as “ROO”, opened at 331 pence (£3.31),

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Can digitalization save Latin America?

When it comes to digitalization, the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean have a lot of catching up to do.Doing so, however, offers them the biggest avenue for significant economic transfo

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China donates COVID-19 vaccines to 80 countries, 3 intl organizations

A Palestinian worker unloads a shipment of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by China in the West Bank city of Nablus, on March 29, 2021. /CFPChina is donating CO

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Top legislature to inspect enforcement of solid-waste pollution law

A community worker shows a girl trash sorting rules in a residential community in Beijing, China, May 23, 2020. /XinhuaChina's top legislature will send four teams of l

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DiDi Chuxing expands to South Africa, to take on Bolt and Uber

Chinese ride-hailing company, DiDi Chuxing has started operations in South Africa today according to Reuters.Founded in 2012, the Beijing based company operates in more than 400 cities in China. It cl