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APD | Filipinos join the Chinese in welcoming the Year of the Rat

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – Thousands of Filipinos, mostly clad in red dresses and shirts walked the streets in the famous and said to be the oldest Chinatown o

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Champion Tanak 'fine' after spectacular Monte Carlo crash

A Hyundai Motorsport car during a rally race in Salou, Spain, October 25, 2019. Estonia's world champion rally driver Ott Tanak and his co-driver escaped unscathed on Friday after their Hyunda

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Germany's Merkel in Turkey for talks with Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that the “environment of chaos” in Libya threatens to affect the whole Mediterranean basin and urged international pr

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New strikes, protests as France unveils retirement bill

The Eiffel Tower shut down Friday as French unions held last-ditch strikes and protests around the country on the day the government unveils a divisive bill redesigning

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France Asserts to Provide No Concession to Pakistan on Terror Funding During FATF Meeting

Pakistan is expected to be taken off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, as major powers including the US, UK, France, Germany, and even Japan appear to

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U.S. limits visas in effort to restrict birth tourism

New visa rules aimed at women who come to the U.S. for "birth tourism" go into effect on Friday.By imposing restrictions on tourist visas for pregnant women traveling to the U.S., the Trump admini

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As the venture market tightens, a debt lender sees big opportunities

David Spreng spent more than 20 years in venture capital before dipping his toe into the world of revenue-based financing and realizing there was a growing appetite for alternatives to venture capital

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Los Angeles-based CREXi raises $29 million for its online real estate marketplace

Los Angeles is one of the most desirable locations for commercial real estate in the United States, so it’s little wonder that there’s something of a boom in investments in technology comp

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Goldman Sachs to stop IPO help for companies without 'diverse' boards

U.S. bank Goldman Sachs says it will stop helping firms with their public flotations if they don't have diverse management boards.The bank underwrites Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) but CEO David So

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Coronavirus 'not yet' a global emergency, says WHO

A police officer walks in front of Huanan Seafood Wholesale market in Wuhan, where the coronavirus was detected. (Credit: Hector Retamal/ AFP) Cases of the new coronavirus are likely to contin

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Why Front’s Series C matters, the latest on Lambda and The Athletic makes media look good

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This week Danny and Alex are back with more than ever to get through. 2

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APD | Coordination between countries underscored; five-year old child yielded negative of novel corona virus

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA, Jan. 24, (APD)-- Government health authorities confirmed several persons are under observation for probable cases of novel corona vir

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APD | Sri Lanka takes precautions to face threat from virus

By APD writer EaswaranCOLOMBO, Jan 24 (APD) -- The Sri Lankan Government on Friday assured that precautions have been taken to detect tourists visiting the country who

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China SOEs pitch in to combat virus spread

China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) mobilized more resources to combat the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus. Three telecom operators -- China M

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Tinder launches panic button and catfishing crackdown

Users will be able to record information about where and when their dates are so they can alert the authorities in a panic.

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Playing traffic cop for drones in cities and towns nets Airspace Link $4 million

As the number of drones proliferates in cities and towns across America, government agencies are scrambling to find ways to manage the oncoming traffic that’s expected to clog up their airspace.

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Russia welcomes resumption of U.S.-Taliban talks

Moscow welcomes the resumption of negotiations between the United States and the Afghan Taliban in Doha, Qatar, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova sa