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EU applauds Israel's suspension of plan to annex West Bank

The European Union (EU) considered Israel's decision to suspend its plan to annex parts of occupied Palestinian territory as a positive step, the Council of the EU sai

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Russian law enforcers detain 11 suspected black caviar poachers

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Wednesday it had suppressed the activities of an international group of black caviar poachers. It said in a statement that 11 active members of the gro

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China among high-performing financial inclusion countries in Asia

China is among the high performers in terms of financial inclusion in Asian economies, according to an index launched by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA).The "Asian Index of Financial Inclusion Ecosyste

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Thai COVID-19 vaccine researchers to conduct tests on humans later this year

Thai COVID-19 vaccine research team on Monday said it will be recruiting human beings for vaccine trials later this year following an ongoing three months test on monk

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UK AI drug developer Exscientia gets £50m injection

Exscientia applies AI to small molecule drug discovery, and claims to be the world's leading company of its type.

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EU backs WHO, rejects Trump's pull-out threat

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to permanently cut funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) and to eventually

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EU rejects Trump's pull-out threat, backs WHO

People wearing face masks are seen in front of the European Commission headquarters building in Brussels, Belgium, May 18, 2020. /Xinhua. The European Union (EU) on Tuesday criticized U.S. Pre

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Eurogroup's recovery plan progresses well: Eurogroup president

President of the Eurogroup Mario Centeno said on Friday that the 540 billion-euro economic response package to coronavirus is being made possible "in record time". "The last Eurogroup was just one w

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Ford goes drag racing with 1,400 HP electric Mustang Cobra Jet

Ford today took the wraps off an electric Mustang prototype. Called Mustang Cobra Jet 1,400, it carries Ford’s long tradition of drag racing the Mustang. But for the first time, a quiet electric power

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An IPO? In this economy?

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Late last week a Chinese company called Kingsoft Cloud filed to go public in the U

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FDA authorizes production of a new ventilator that costs up to 25x less than existing devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the manufacture of the Coventor ventilator, a new hardware design first developed by the University of Minnesota. The project sought to crea

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Managing customer discovery when you can’t leave the house

With in-person classes canceled, we’re about to start our online versions of Hacking for Defense and Hacking for Oceans (and here). The classes are built on the Lean Startup methodology: customer disc

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UK strengthens loan scheme to support businesses impacted by coronavirus outbreak

LONDON, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The British government has strengthened its coronavirus loan scheme for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic amid grave concerns that the virus will take a heavy t

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UK government launches massive loan schemes to support businesses amid COVID-19 outbreak

The British government launched Monday two new schemes with more than 330 billion pounds (384.4 billion U.S. dollars) of loans and guarantees to help firms keep operating amid the novel coronaviru

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U.S. RNA medicines company part of race toward vaccine

02:55 Several biotech firms are racing to develop an effective COVID vaccine. One company in San Diego, California, says it might already have a viable product, but, as CGTN's Alasdair

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Council of African Political Parties chief hails China's efforts to contain coronavirus

The acting secretary-general of the Council of African Political Parties (CAPP) has expressed his solidarity with China in its fight against the coronavirus epidemic. "The great efforts made by the

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World Bank pledges to expand credit to African SMEs

The World Bank on Thursday pledged to support Africa to expand credit to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).Luz Maria Salamina, lead financial sector specialists of Wo