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APD | Regional countries may come forward in self-interest to stabilize Afghanistan

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o

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PSG reject Real Madrid's €160m offer for Kylian Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain looks on in the Ligue 1 game against Stade Brestois 29 at Stade Francis Le Ble in Brest, France, August 20, 2021. /CFP Real Madrid offered 160 million euro

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Vietnam after-school learning startup Marathon raises $1.5M pre-seed round

Marathon Education was created after its founders realized after-school education in Vietnam hadn’t evolved much since they were kids. Some of the most popular tuition centers in big cities teach hund

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Waymo launches robotaxi service in San Francisco

Waymo, the self-driving vehicle company under Alphabet, has launched a robotaxi service that will be open to certain vetted riders in San Francisco.On Tuesday, the company officially kicked off its Wa

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IMF's $650b reserves distribution a 'shot in arm' for global economy

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva makes remarks at a COVID-19 news conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2020. /CFP The IMF will distribute about $650

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IMF chief: $650b reserves distribution a 'shot in arm' for global economy

The IMF will distribute about $650 billion in new Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to its members on Monday, providing a "significant shot in the arm" for global efforts to

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TikTok is building its own AR development platform, TikTok Effect Studio

Both Facebook and Snap offer tools that allow developers to build out augmented reality (AR) experiences and features for their own respective family of apps. Now, TikTok is looking to do the same. Th

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Coronavirus: Rwanda surpasses 1 million inoculated people

FILE PIC: More than a million people have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and nearly 430,000 are double jabbed, as of August 21, according to numbers from the Ministry of Health.

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Is China a new moderator world power?

VCG Editor's note:Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira is a national thousand talent distinguished professor of public policy at the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, an

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China says intl community shouldn't exert more pressure on Afghans

The international community should encourage Afghans toward a positive direction instead of exerting more pressure as the situation is still unstable and the country faces uncertainties, said Chinese

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Over 1.4m sign Global Times petition for release of Huawei's Meng

Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returns to a court hearing following a lunch break in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 18, 2021. /Reuters An online petition

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Xi Jinping reaffirms China's willingness to develop ties with Iran

No matter how the global situation changes, China's willingness to develop relations with Iran will not change, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday during hi

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Felicis Ventures grows along with its returns, gathering up $900 million across two new funds

Fifteen years ago, Aydin Senkut, a former Google exec, was an outsider in venture circles that didn’t take seriously his ambitions to become a top VC. Now, his firm, Felicis Ventures, is announc

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What does Brazil’s new receivables regulation mean for fintechs?

Something strange is afoot in Brazil, and it promises great changes for how merchants get paid.This the story of one regulator, the Brazilian Central Bank, and how it has taken center stage in creatin

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China, U.S. diplomats exchanged views on Afghanistan

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to exchange views about developments in Afghanistan on Monday, acco

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How Nuro became the robotic face of Domino’s

Pandemic pizza was definitely a thing.U.S. consumers forked out a record-breaking $14 billion to have pizza delivered to their doors in 2020, and nearly half of that total was spent with just one bran

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The hyperactive late-stage market should keep the startup investing game afoot

As last week came to a close, funding news involving three major U.S. technology startups lit up on Twitter.Carta closed a $500 million Series G at a $7.4 billion price tag. Chime put together a $750