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Daily Crunch: Twitter tightens security ahead of election

Twitter takes preemptive steps to avoid election-related hacks, we check out the new Apple Watches and Facebook launches new business tools. This is your Daily Crunch for September 17, 2020.The big s

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Yum China shares fall on HK debut amid global markets uncertainty

A sign of KFC seen in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. /VCG Yum China Holdings Inc dropped as much as 6.3 percent on its Hong Kong market debut on Thursday, bucking the recent t

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London Zoo weighs its animals, but it is not an easy task

The nearly 200-year-old London Zoo began its annual weigh-in on August 27 with its 19,000 animals.The coronavirus this year had led to the longest closure of the zoo since World War Two, and many ani

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Cargo train carrying anti-epidemic supplies leaves China's Xi'an for Italy

A cargo train with 45 compartments of anti-epidemic supplies left Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi province, and headed for Italy's Milan Wednesday. The shipment includes 368,300 masks an

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China-Europe freight trains up 68% in July

The number of China-Europe freight trains rose significantly in July, with a record 1,232 trains being put into operation, up 68 percent year on year, according to the China State Railway Group.It

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Iran sends food supplies, medical aid to Lebanon after deadly blast

Iran has started sending food, medicine and medical equipment to Lebanon, after the huge explosions at Beirut's port, Press TV reported on Wednesday. Iran's Red Cresce

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Air travel not expected to recover until 2024: IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) logo is seen at the International Tourism Trade Fair ITB in Berlin, Germany, March 7, 2018. /Reuters Global airlines cut their coronavirus re

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Dawn Aerospace unveils the Mk II Aurora suborbital space plane, capable of multiple same-day flights

Just like we enjoy a range of different possible modes of transportation on Earth, the potential of the space economy allows for many different types of of vehicles and launch systems. Dawn Aerospace

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Wall Street closes sharply lower on tech selloff

Wall Street dropped sharply on Thursday as investors fled market-leading tech shares due to mixed earnings reports and growing signs of a worsening coronavirus pandemic, which could exacerbate a d

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Greek PM calls for deal on COVID stimulus, says EU cannot appear weak

Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday he hoped the third day of EU leaders’ summit will manage to overcome differences and agree on a mass economic st

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China-Europe freight trains up by 36% in first half of year

The number of freight trains between China and Europe increased by more than a third in the first half of 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.A tota

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China-Europe freight trains up 36 pct in H1

The number of China-Europe freight trains rose significantly during the first half of this year, with a total of 5,122 trains being put into operation, up 36 percent year on year, the China State R

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Japan household spending slumps by record in May

Japan's household spending fell at the fastest pace on record in May as consumers heeded authorities' calls to stay home to contain the coronavirus pandemic, pushing the world's third-largest econ

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Southwest China's panda base welcomes newborn cub

A female panda cub weighing 188.3 grams was born Tuesday in a protection base in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to local authorities. Giant panda Xin Xi

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China's Wuhan begins using China-Europe trains to transport int'l parcels

Authorities have begun using China-Europe trains to transport international parcels between Europe and Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. A freight train carrying goods such as domesti

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Japanese startup's rocket launch fails due to engine problems

One minute after Interstellar Technologies launched their Momo-5 rocket from a site in the town of Taiki on Sunday morning, the rocket's engine made an emergency stop and the rocket fell into the

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GOP Senate leader says next coronavirus relief package expected in July

The next relief package aimed at responding to the coronavirus pandemic likely won't be passed by the Senate until at least mid-July, Senator John Thune, the second hig