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Terrorism in Syria must be eradicated: Chinese envoy

A Chinese envoy said Wednesday that terrorism in Syria must be eradicated to create a favorable security environment for the political process. "Rampant terrorism has

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Equity shot: What’s going on with Tesla’s stock price?

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is the first Equity Shot in what feels like a long time, so, let m

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Tortoise co-founder Dmitry Shevelenko is bringing autonomous scooters to TC Sessions: Mobility

TechCrunch Sessions Mobility is gearing up to be a lit event. The one-day event, taking place May 14 in San Jose, has just added Dmitry Shevelenko, co-founder and president of an automatic reposition

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Autonomous yard trucking startup Outrider comes out of stealth with $53 million in funding

The 400,000 distribution yards located in the U.S. are critical hubs for the supply chain. Now one startup is aiming to make the yard truck — the centerpiece of the distribution yard — more efficient,

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Ordway lands $10M Series A to bridge gap between sales and finance

Ordway, a Washington, DC startup, is building a platform to deal with all of the stuff that happens after you make sale. It starts with the order and goes all the way to revenue, however that revenue

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Sole COVID-19 patient in Sri Lanka discharged from hospital after recovery

A Chinese patient who was found infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) while touring in Sri Lanka, was discharged from hospital here on Wednesday after being f

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What exactly went wrong on Diamond Princess?

01:05 All the latest updatesA total of 542 COVID-19 cases from 25 countries and regions were confirmed on the Diamond Princess cruise ship.Around 500 passengers began leaving the ship

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Thai PM offers cash compensation to victims affected by mass shooting

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday arrived in Thailand's northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima to give moral support and remedial payment to the v

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Chinese paddlers train in Qatar for World Team Championships in Busan

01:26 China's table tennis squad for the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Championships in Busan, South Korea, is making final preparations before the tournament

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Four dead in plane collision in Australia

Four people were killed when two planes crashed into a field in the Australian State of Victoria on Wednesday. Police said it was believed that the aircraft collided in mid-air before crashing, killi

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Australian Space Agency headquarters officially launched

The headquarters of the Australian Space Agency (ASA) has been officially opened in Adelaide on Wednesday. Prime Minister (PM) Scott Morrison, South Australian Premier Steven Marshall and Minister f

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APD | 14 killed, hundreds affected as toxic gas leaked in Pakistan’s Karachi

By APD writer Muhammad SohailISLAMABAD, Feb. 19 (APD) At least 14 people were killed and over 400 hundred others got affected after toxic gas leakage in Pakistan’s sout

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Evacuated U.S. Diamond Princess passengers placed in quarantine

The cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, is seen at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, February 10, 2020. /

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Hospital uses tech to minimize risk

In Beijing's Haidian Hospital, a designated hospital treating patients with the novel coronavirus, medics say Xiao Bao the robot has been a huge relief for them.The robot has been trained by the m

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Terrorist camp discovered in western Tunisia: ministry

Tunisia's security units discovered a terrorist camp in the mountains of Kasserine province in western Tunisia, Tunisian Interior Ministry announced Tuesday. "The regional authority in Kasserine mana

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Coronavirus is having a ripple effect in Latin America

01:39 The impact on global supply chains from COVID-19 could be huge, particularly in Latin America, where the Asian giant is the second-largest trading partner.Chile, which sells abou

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WHO helps countries in need to test COVID-19 by themselves: chief

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, addresses a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Junxia) "By the end of this week,