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Asian markets mostly fall on geopolitical fears

Asian markets mostly fell Tuesday due to geopolitical fears after reports that U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi would visit China's Taiwan region went

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WEF applauds China's commitment to combat COVID-19 pandemic

Shyam Bishen, head of Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare at the World Economic Forum (WEF), welcomed China's call for building "a community of common health fo

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APD | Free media and Democracy walk side by side

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization). (E-mail: awanzamir@ya

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How did simple mistakes become evidence for lab leak theory?

An August report by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on COVID-19 origins has now been proved to be full of mistakes. However, the report's errors have already been incorrectly used as evidenc

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Ramp raises $300M at a $3.9B valuation, makes its first acquisition

Less than five months after raising $115 million, spend management startup Ramp announced today it has raised $300 million in a Series C round of funding that values the company at $3.9 billion.That’s

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Pakistan’s B2B marketplace and digital ledger platform Bazaar raises $30 million

A one-year-old startup that is building a business-to-business marketplace for merchants in Pakistan and also helping them digitize their bookkeeping is the latest to secure a mega round in the South

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Shared micromobility company Bird launches a consumer electric bike for $2,299

Shared micromobility company Bird has unveiled a new consumer e-bike. This is the first time the company is selling private vehicles rather than relying on the shared model.It’s calling the bike

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Medical supply marketplace startup bttn. sews up additional $5M seed

Coming off a $1.5 million seed round in June, bttn. announced Thursday that it secured another $5 million extension, led by FUSE, to the round to give it a $26.5 million post-money valuation.The Seatt

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Airtable makes Bayes its first acquisition to up its data visualization game

Airtable, the makers of the no code relational database, announced its first acquisition today, acquiring Bayes, an early stage visualization startup. The purpose of the purchase is to enhance the dat

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Kiwibot partners with hospitality giant Sodexo to bring food delivery robots to more college campuses

Kiwibot, the robotic sidewalk delivery startup, has announced a partnership with food services and facilities management giant Sodexo to bring its robots to U.S. college campuses. As of this month, st

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Carbon emissions trading explained: How will the UK system work?

The UK is about to launch its own carbon trading system, with a first auction of permits on May 19. It replaces the European Union Emissions Trading System (ETS), the world's first and biggest carbon

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Elude raises $2.1M to show spontaneous travelers the best destinations for their budgets

As more people dust off their luggage and passports after stowing them away during the global pandemic, Elude aims to show travelers a new way to take spontaneous trips.The Los Angeles-based startup l

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Japanese PM Suga, IOC chief Bach meet ahead of Tokyo Olympics

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (4th L) talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) at the latter's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, July 14, 2021. /CFP Japa

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Europe’s DN Capital launches its new $350M fund after a knock-out year for its portfolio

DN Capital, one of Europe’s most active VCs has launched its latest $350 million (£220m, €300m) fund off the back of a pretty stand-out year when the firm saw four of its portfolio companies hit billi

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Golden Ventures raises $100M fourth fund and $20M opportunities fund

Canadian early stage venture firm Golden Ventures has raised its fourth fund, a $100 million pool of capital that it will use to invest in between 20 to 25 companies, as well as a $20 million ‘O

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Vantage raises $4M to help businesses understand their AWS costs

Vantage, a service that helps businesses analyze and reduce their AWS costs, today announced that it has raised a $4 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. A number of angel investors, includi

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Space 'race' no more: why collaboration is the future

02:01 There's no such thing as the space race anymore – and the president of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) couldn't be happier about it.Whereas once upon a time, spac