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Egypt's El-Sisi pledges support for Tshisekedi's tenure as AU Chair

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Norway aims for top 3 in medal ranking at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

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Reddit's battle with Wall Street is not a joke

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Norway aims for top 3 in medal ranking at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

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6 investors on 2021’s mobile gaming trends and opportunities

Many VCs historically avoided placing bets on hit-driven mobile gaming content in favor of clearer platform opportunities, but as more success stories pop up, the economics overturned conventional wis

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How washing clothes creates microplastic pollution in Arctic

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Should social distancing be increased from two to three metres?

A scientist says the old rules that brought the first wave under control may not be enough for the more transmissible variant.

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Meet the 7 winners of the Taiwan Excellence awards, presented by ShowStoppers and TAITRA

Taiwan is known for being a tech powerhouse, the headquarter of companies like Foxconn, Pegatron, TSMC, Acer and Asus. But while Taiwan’s tech industry is defined by well-established players, it is al

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Estonian proptech Rendin raises €1.2M seed for its long-term rental platform

Rendin, an Estonian proptech startup that wants to improve the home rental experience, including offering a no-deposit feature, has raised €1.2 million in seed funding. Backing the round is Tera Ventu

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Trump lost, but will Trumpism endure in the Republican Party?

Will Trumpism continue to dominate the Republican Party? To answer that question, one first needs to define the term Trumpism.Despite the common belief that Trump's ideas and decisions do not refl

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What 2020 has taught us

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U.S. return to JCPOA is not a done deal

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New Silk Road increases cargo turnover

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Trump should stop fighting a losing battle

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China-EU green development cooperation and the responsibility of youth

Getty Editor's note:Wang Peng is a non-resident fellow at the Center for Belt and Road Initiative Studies, National Academy of Development and Strategy, Renmin University of China. The article

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Stripe announces embedded business banking service Stripe Treasury

Fintech startup Stripe has announced an ambitious new product today called Stripe Treasury. The company is partnering with banks to offer a banking-as-a-service API. In other words, Stripe clients wi

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Carl Bernstein says 21 GOP senators contemptuous of Trump

Former Watergate sleuth Carl Bernstein took to Twitter to list the names of 21 Republican senators who he says have “repeatedly expressed contempt” for Donald Trump and