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Covid vaccines roll out of Pfizer plant in US but Trump says he is not taking it yet

Trucks hauling trailers loaded with suitcase–sized containers of Covid-19 vaccine rolled out of Pfizer’s manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday – laun

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Equity Monday: IPO delays and mega-deals kickstart the week

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest big new

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China's new regulations on personal data cover 38 apps

02:18 Instead of scanning boarding passes, gate agents scan people's faces. It seems like facial recognition is taking over everything from shops, to communities, and i

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Fed sees little to no growth in much of U.S. as stress mounts

Federal Reserve officials saw "little or no growth" in four of their 12 regional districts and only modest growth in the others in recent weeks as a rapidly spreading health crisis and ongoing rec

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The hidden cost of being a founder

If I were to pick one thing that unites the global tech scene in terms of culture I would point to the respect and reverence accorded to startup founders.After all, creating your own company is an amb

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CSRC launches probe of Yongcheng Coal and auditor for default

China's top securities regulator started an investigation into Yongcheng Coal and Electricity Holding Group Co. Ltd. and its auditor for possible violation related to a

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Liu Guoliang: So excited table tennis returns in China first

Liu Guoliang, president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) and head of the World Table Tennis (WTT). /CFP "We will do everything we can to assist the development of table tennis ar

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5 top investors in Dutch startups discuss trends, hopes and 2020 opportunities

The Netherlands’ ecosystem has been flourishing; more than $85 million was invested in regional startups in 2019 alone. The nation’s proximity to the U.K., Belgium, France and Germany makes Amst

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Europe’s data strategy aims to tip the scales away from big tech

Google wants to organize the world’s information but European lawmakers are in a rush to organize the local digital sphere and make Europe “the most data-empowered continent in the world&#

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Asian shares rise as investors count on vaccine relief

Asian shares climbed on Monday, with a broad regional index touching a record high on hopes for imminent coronavirus vaccines, but worries over the impact of economic lockdowns and uncertainty over U

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Sudan boycotts faltering talks over Ethiopia's mega-dam

File photo: The site of the planned Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near Assosa in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, near Sudan, some 800 kilometers from the capital Addis Ababa, June 28,

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Sliding dollar steadies as virus worries persist

/CFP The dollar nursed losses on Thursday following five sessions of decline, as investors' longer-term optimism about COVID-19 vaccines ran into worries about rising infections and risks to t

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

As Italy reinstates many COVID-19 restrictions, the country’s tech ecosystem is watching and waiting to see what the wider effects of the emergency will be. Italy’s ecosystem for tech vent

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CGTN Interview: Will Biden be a friend to China?

14:15 Joe Biden, the projected winner of the U.S. presidential election, will need to urgently repair ties with China and other countries to undo the damage inflicted on Washington's i

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"Worst of the pandemic" yet to come for U.S.: experts

FILE PHOTO: Visitors wear face masks on the boardwalk in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., July 1, 2020. /VCG Experts have expressed worries that the United States is ill-prepared for the in

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"Worst of the pandemic" yet to come for U.S.: experts

FILE PHOTO: Visitors wear face masks on the boardwalk in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., July 1, 2020. /VCG Experts have expressed worries that the United States is ill-prepared for the in

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Prospective Biden win lifts world stocks to record peak; dollar fades

World stocks hit a record high on Monday and the dollar stayed weak as expectations of better global trade ties and more monetary stimulus under projected U.S. presidential election winner Joe Bid