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First photo of sun-like star with two planets captured

Capturing a direct image of a star with multiple planets is extremely rare, and had never been done with a star like our own.

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Scalable Capital raises $58M at a $460M valuation for its robo-investment platform

Startups building tech-based platforms to help make investments continue to be in high demand, building on an expanding market of investors getting more confident to rely on technology to undercut bro

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Greenland divided on vote to remove statue of founding missionary

The statue of Hans Egede in Greenland's capital Nuuk was vandalized last month. Now the citizens are voting on whether to remove it. /Reuters Fierce debate around the contemporary suitability

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Medley, a life and career coaching community for everyone, launches today

As we speak, there are professional networks for women executives, mothers, owners of small and medium-sized businesses, and many more.Medley, a new membership-based community that launches today, is

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Scientists release largest-ever 3D map of the universe

The map confirms that different parts of the universe, which is largely flat, seem to be expanding at different speeds.

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Roblox launches Party Place, a private venue for virtual birthday parties and other meetups

The coronavirus pandemic and related government lockdowns have led to a surge in online gaming — particularly on social platforms where people can connect with real-life friends in a virtual ven

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Ecuadorian hummingbirds chirp ultrasonic songs of seduction

Perched on a flowering shrub on a windy Andean mountainside, the tiny Ecuadorian Hillstar hummingbird chirps songs of seduction that only another bird of its kind can hear.As the male sings, he infla

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Fauci: Racial disparities during pandemic 'very disturbing'

The leading U.S. expert on infectious diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Thursday expressed concerns about the racial disparities that have opened up during the COVID-19 pandemic.During a live chat w

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Trump's niece's book sells nearly 1 million copies on first day

A bestseller, by Mary L. Trump. /AFP A new book on U.S. President Donald Trump written by his niece sold nearly a million copies on the first day it hit the shelves in bookstores across the Un

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From Twenty Minute VC to 20VC, Harry Stebbings launches a micro VC off the back of his popular podcast

Podcasts are becoming big business — in part because of how well they can attract and keep audience at a time when so many other media formats are finding it hard to pin down that elusive metric

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Google’s latest R&D project is Shoploop, a mobile video shopping platform

Google’s latest experiment is a video shopping platform designed to introduce consumers to new products in under 90 seconds. The company today is launching Shoploop, a project from Google’

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UNICEF Philippines partners with TikTok to protect children

File photo shows the Tiktok app icon (upper right corner) on a smartphone screen. (Xinhua/Shi Zhongyu) The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Philippines is now on TikTok, rec

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Yi woman from deep mountains sews prosperous life

by Xinhua writers Lyu Qiuping, Wang Di Had Shen Xiaoying not run away from a remote village in southwest China's Sichuan Province more than 30 years ago, she would have married one of her cousins --

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These skin rashes can be only COVID-19 symptom, study finds

Three skin conditions are each identified by researchers as potentially the sole indicator of the illness.

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COVID-19 fails to stop the march of the unicorns

We’re digging into Q2 2020 venture capital results this week.Today we are exploring U.S.-specific results after taking a broader perspective yesterday. As with every quarter, our goal is to unde

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Can China pull the world economy out of a pandemic-driven recession?

Lujiazui area in Shanghai, China. /XinhuaEditor's Note: Ken Moak, who taught economic theory, public policy and globalization at university level for 33 years, co-autho

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One in three young U.S. adults may face severe COVID-19: study

As the number of young adults infected with the coronavirus surges throughout the United States, a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Franci