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China, Papua New Guinea to deepen Belt and Road cooperation

01:01 Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yion Thursday said China is ready to work with Papua New Guinea (PNG) to strengthen strategic alignment and deepen the joint buil

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CDK Global buys vehicle the e-commerce platform Roadster for $360 million

Roadster, the Palo Alto-based digital platform that gives dealers tools to sell new and used vehicles online has been acquired for $360 million by retail automotive technology company CDK Global Inc.,

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China-U.S. trade, economic talks start new chapter but issues remain: expert

Recent conversations between China and the U.S. indicate that a new chapter on communication on trade and other economic matters between the two countries has started,

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Etsy asks, ‘how do you do, fellow kids?’ with $1.6B Depop purchase

The news this morning that e-commerce marketplace Etsy will buy Depop, a startup that provides a second-hand e-commerce marketplace, for more than $1.6 billion may not have made a large impact on the

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Xi Jinping holds phone talks with Azerbaijani president

China sees Azerbaijan as an important partner in Belt and Road development, President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, urging more efforts to deepen cooperation.Xi made the r

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Egyptian court delays hearing in Suez container ship compensation case

An Egyptian court on Saturday postponed a hearing in a compensation case filed by the Suez Canal authority against the owners of a container ship that blocked the canal for six days in March, giv

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Europe has passed turning point but still needs ECB support: Schnabel

The euro zone economy has reached a turning point and the recent rise in borrowing costs reflects improved fundamentals, European Central Bank board member Isabel Schna

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After delays, GOP poised to block bipartisan 1/6 riot probe

Senate Republicans are poised to block the creation of a special commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, dashing hopes for a bipartisan panel amid

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Chinese, Austrian leaders exchange congratulations on ties anniversary

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Austrian counterpartAlexander Van der Bellen on Friday exchanged congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries' diplomatic rel

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Rep. Jason Crow stresses risk of not investigating Capitol attack: 'We have a domestic terror movement in America'

Rep. Jason Crow, a Colorado Democrat and veteran who helped comfort other lawmakers during the US Capitol insurrection, said Wednesday evening there's a "domestic terro

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'Slap Across the Face': EU Disappointed as Palestinian Authority Delays Vote, But Won't Cut Ties

Only a month ago, the European Union was determined to send over its observers to supervise what would have been the first Palestinian legislative elections in 15 years

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This $250 million growth fund will divert half its profits to historically Black colleges and universities

There’s been a lot of talk about racial equality in the year since George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, but achieving it is far easier said than done given the current state of affairs. Con

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'Political right' in U.S. trying use COVID-19 origin to blame China

A COVID-19 mobile testing facility in Florida, U.S., August 5, 2020. /CFP CNN anchor Chris Cuomo hinted at the role of the "political right" in the U.S. in seeking to use the origin of COVID-1

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Putin: Russia ready to work with China to preserve global strategic stability

Russia is ready to work with China to contribute to preserving global strategic stability and defend multilateralism, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Russia is f

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Italy’s Commerce Layer raises $16M led by Coatue for its headless commerce platform

“Headless” commerce — a set of tools that companies can use with their own customized front ends to build apps for selling goods and services — have become a huge business, not

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Iran nuclear talks: China urges political decisiveness

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Facebook co-founder Saverin’s B Capital doubles down on SaaS in China

B Capital Group, the six-year-old venture capital fund formed by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and Bain Capital veteran Raj Ganguly, is doubling down on China as it looks to allocate $500 millio