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The cryptocurrency moment

There’s a growing sense of urgency when it comes to ensuring that stimulus checks and election ballots reach their recipients on a timely basis. The economic recovery and the future of our democracy h

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Iran Warns Against ‘Making Strategic Mistake’ After Trump's Threats of Revenge for Tehran's Attacks

Tehran has warned Washington not to make a major mistake following US President Donald Trump’s threat to retaliate following the Islamic Republic’s alleged plans to ave

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Belarus confirms detention of opposition figures

Belarusinvestigators announced on Wednesday opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Maxim Znak had been detained as part of a national security inquiry, as the government continues to battle with pr

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Competing with both Perfect Day and Beyond Meat, Chile’s NotCo raises $85 million to expand to the US

NotCo, the Chilean food technology company making plant-based milk and meat replacements, has confirmed the close of a new $85 million round of funding to take the company’s products into the US

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Assange told to stop interrupting witnesses at UK hearing

A British judge told WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday that his extradition hearing will proceed without him if he continues to speak from the dock and interr

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Erdogan to Greece: Turkey Has Political, Military Power to 'Tear Up Immoral Maps' in Mediterranean

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cautioned Greece against turning down the idea of conducting talks on the ongoing eastern Mediterranean dispute, promising th

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Meet the TC Top Picks for Disrupt 2020

We’ve been extremely privileged to witness thousands of early stage startups launch and take flight at Disrupt over the past 10 years, and they just keep getting bettter. You’ll be hard-pressed to fin

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Chinese American entrepreneur to be honored by leading US music organization

Shirley Young, a distinguished Chinese American entrepreneur, is to be honored by the Chamber Music Society (CMS) of Lincoln Center at its 50th anniversary celebrations next week.CMS has over the year

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What's behind Western media forecasts of China's COVID-19 collapse?

Medical staff in Shulan City, China's Jilin Province, May 25, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with a MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His

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Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland; 1 killed

One person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in t

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China's hog inventory records strong growth in July

China's population of hogs registered a 13.1 percent year on year growth in July, a strong sign of production recovery after the African swine fever took its toll on t

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China's hog inventory records 13.1% growth in July

China's population of hogs registered a 13.1-percent year-on-year growth in July, a strong sign of production recovery after the African swine fever took its toll on the hog industry last year, th

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Campus-based Thai protest movement extends reach to streets

Anti-government protesters gathered in large numbers in Thailand’s capital on Sunday for a rally that suggested their movement’s strength may have extended beyond the c

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WHO seeks a 'fraction' of fiscal stimulus to boost COVID-19 research

The World Health Organization (WHO) urged governments to offer a "fraction" of funds from trillions of dollars of stimulus packages, rolled out for re-opening the economy, for its global research

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China's FDI inflow up 15.8 pct in July

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 15.8 percent year on year to 63.47 billion yuan (about 9.14 billion U.S. dollars) in

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Three dead after 'extremely serious' train crash in Scotland

02:27 A train has derailed in eastern Scotland, killing three people, including the driver. The incident happened after a landslide caused by heavy overnight rain, which some reports a

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( Aug. 01 - Aug. 07 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Trump signs order ba