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EU's COVID-19 recovery funds start to flow, but Poland left waiting

03:35 Portugal, Luxembourg and Belgium have received the first instalments from the European Union's COVID-19 recovery fund, positioning them to be among the first to get back on their

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CELA Innovation holds a master class on Lean Startup Methodology for the Startup Alley+ cohort

Startup Alley is the place to be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. The sold-out expo area is the virtual home to hundreds of innovative startups ready to demo their tech and talent. While

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A Silicon Valley VC firm with $1.8B in assets was hit by ransomware

Advanced Technology Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm with more than $1.8 billion in assets under its management, was hit by a ransomware attack in July that saw cybercriminals steal per

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Now or never for karate masters as they face off for Olympic glory

00:55 From Cobra Kai to Chuck Norris, karate is known around the world – but practitioners of the Japanese martial art are hoping the Tokyo Olympics can bring an even wider audience.Aft

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Government: 37 killed in road accident in central Mali

FILE PIC: Thirty-seven people were killed and several others injured when a bus collided with a lorry in central Mali during heavy rain on Tuesday, the government and local officials said. /Xinhu

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Apple’s Touch ID-enabled keyboard is finally available on its own

Three-and-half months after launching the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, Apple is finally breaking it out from its iMac bundle. The accessory is now available as a standalone, through Apple Stores and

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Politicization of the COVID-19

Editor's note: Ivona Ladjevac is the deputy director of the Institute of International Politics and Economics in Belgrade, Serbia. This edited commentary reflects the author's opinions and not necess

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After the parties' blame game, COVID-19 is still a threat in U.S.

10:10 Democrat Joe Biden defeated Republican candidate Donald Trump in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Former President Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was debated by mem

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Olympics: China's Xie Siyi takes gold in the men's 3m springboard

Xie Siyi of China poses with his gold medal after winning the men's 3m springboard final in the Tokyo Olympics at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, Japan, August 3, 2021. /CFP Chinese diver Xie

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NYC Mayor de Blasio says no to a mask mandate for vaccinated people

FILE PIC: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio waits in line to vote at an early voting site in Brooklyn of New York, the United States, Oct. 27, 2020. /Xinhua New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

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Space log: How do taikonauts handle illness when in space?

Chinese astronauts take blood samples regularly for health assessment. /China Manned SpaceIt's rare but possible that astronauts, like us on Earth, fall ill in space to

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India’s Infra.Market valued at $2.5B in Tiger Global-led $125M funding

Infra.Market, an Indian startup that is helping construction and real estate companies in the world’s second-most populated nation procure materials and handle logistics for their projects, said on Tu

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AOC slams "moderate" Democrats who'd rather skip town than prevent mass evictions

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday skewered conservative members of the House Democratic caucus who left town for vacation instead of backing an effort to extend t

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Twitter partners with AP and Reuters to address misinformation on its platform

Twitter announced today it’s partnering with news organizations The Associated Press (AP) and Reuters to expand its efforts focused on highlighting reliable news and information on its platform.

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NHS COVID-19 app being updated to ping fewer people to isolate

Fewer contacts of people with COVID-19 will be told to isolate by the NHS Test and Trace app after an update today.The "logic" which underpins how close contacts are identified and notified will be c

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Element Ventures pulls in $130M to double-down on the FinTech enterprise trend

With the rise of Open Banking, Psd2 Regulation, InsurTech, and the whole, general Fintech boom, tech investors have realized that there is an increasing place for dedicated funds which double down on

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Zoom reaches $85m settlement in privacy and 'zoombombing' lawsuit

Zoom says it will toughen security, such as introducing new alerts when participants use third-party apps - and also pledges specialised data protection and privacy training for its employees.