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U.S. consumer confidence at 17-month high

Customers are seen shopping at a Costco store in Novato, California, U.S., July 13, 2021. /CFP U.S. consumer confidence inched up to a 17-month high in July, with households' spending plans ri

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Lotuses bloom after summer rain in Beijing

A day before theMajor Heat solar term, lotuses in Beijing's Lianhuachi Park are in vibrant bloom after a bout of summer rain.Lianhuachi Park in west Beijing's Fengtai D

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Fuzhou in pics: Heritage reborn with vitality

The Three Lanes and Seven Alleys historic district, covering an area of 39.8 hectares, is named for the well-preserved ancient city layout with three lanes on the west and seven alleys on the eas

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Western wildfires: California blaze crosses into Nevada

A Northern California wildfire crossed into Nevada, prompting new evacuations, but better weather has been helping crews battling the nation’s largest blaze in southern

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin capsule completes successful flight

03:00 "Best day ever!" Those were the words of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as he touched down in the West Texas desert on Tuesday.On this 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, a

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Upgrade launches a credit card with bitcoin rewards

Fintech startup Upgrade is launching a new credit card today. The Upgrade Bitcoin Rewards Card is a classic Visa credit card that works across the Visa network. But you get 1.5% in bitcoin rewards whe

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British man arrested over Twitter hack that saw celeb accounts including Obama and Bezos post Bitcoin scam

The man, a 22-year-old called Joseph O'Connor, is accused of taking part in a series of account hijackings that defrauded people following celebrity accounts out of cryptocurrency,

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Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos launched into space

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, was launched into space aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket on Tuesday, nine days after his rival Richard Branson reached the edge of space on board a V

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Chinese Mission to EU on so-called Chinese malicious cyber activities

The spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the EU spoke Monday on a question concerning the statements from the EU and NATO on the so-called Chinese malicious cyber activities.Q. On July 19, 2021, EU

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Microsoft secures court order to take down malicious ‘homoglyph’ domains

Microsoft has secured a court order to take down several malicious “homoglyph” domains that were used to impersonate Office 365 customers and commit fraud. The technology giant filed a case earlier th

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Watch Blue Origin launch Jeff Bezos to space live, along with the youngest and oldest astronauts ever

Blue Origin is set to launch its fully reusable New Shepard spacecraft with humans on board for the first time on Tuesday, and it’s sending Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos up along wit

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Over 15 people missing after ship sinks in Liberia

Between 15 and 17 people are missing after a vessel sank off the coast of southeastern Liberia, AFP reported on Sunday citing the West African state's coast guard.The ship began to sink on Saturday n

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Teenager to fly with Bezos in inaugural space tourism flight

An 18-year-old is about to become the youngest person in space, rocketing away with an aviation pioneer who will become the oldest at age 82.Blue Origin announced Thurs

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Blue Origin’s final passenger for its first human spaceflight will be 18-year-old Oliver Daemen

The mystery of who will occupy the final seat on Blue Origin’s debut human spaceflight next week is a mystery no longer: The company revealed today that the winning bidder who forked over $28 mi

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Warming, deforestation turn Amazon into source of CO2

Climate change and deforestation have flipped a large swathe of the Amazon basin from absorbing to emitting planet-warming CO2, a transformation that could turn humanity's greatest natural ally in th

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Iran's president warns weapons-grade enrichment possible

Iran's outgoing president on Wednesday warned his country could enrich uranium at weapons-grade levels of 90% if it chose, though it still wanted to save its tattered n

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Concern Grows Over Indonesia's Regions as Delta Variant Ravages Java

Concerns are mounting in Indonesia over the ability of its regions to cope with a spike in coronavirus cases, according to its health minister, as the highly transmissi