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Paraguay's President Abdo contracts dengue fever amid outbreak

A dengue fever outbreak that has affected thousands of Paraguayans in recent weeks has reached as far as the presidential palace, with the country’s leader Mario Abdo c

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Disney sells mobile game studio FoxNet Games to Scopely

Disney announced today it has sold the game studio FoxNet Games Los Angeles, the makers of “MARVEL Strike Force” and other titles, as well as Cold Iron Studios in San Jose, to the interact

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Netflix is still saying ‘no’ to ads

Despite ongoing speculation and investor pressure, Netflix is still declining to adopt an advertising-based business model as a means to boost its revenue, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings confirmed on Tuesd

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Unearth the future of agriculture at TC Sessions: Robotics+AI with the CEOs of Traptic, Farmwise and Pyka

Farming is one of the oldest professions, but today those amber waves of grain (and soy) are a test bed for sophisticated robotic solutions to problems farmers have had for millennia. Learn about the

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Inside Skip’s plan to appeal San Francisco’s scooter permit decision

Electric scooter operator Skip is gearing up to appeal San Francisco’s decision to not grant it a permit to operate in the city. When the city’s Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) ann

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Industrial technologies get a big backer with Anzu Partners’ new $190 million fund

Advances in biology, biochemistry, sensors and automation have the potential to reshape the ways manufacturing in America is done and a relatively new firm called Anzu Partners has just raised $190 mi

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Scientists capture video of atoms bonding and separating for first time

The researchers had to use molecular level technology to show the reaction, which involved atoms between 0.1 and 03 nanometres.

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Fortnite just officially became a high school and college sport

Fortnite, one of the world’s most popular games, will now be an official high school sport and college sport thanks to an LA-based startup called PlayVS .The company has partnered with Epic Game

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Placer.ai, a location data analytics startup, raises $12 million Series A

Placer.ai, a startup that analyzes location and foot traffic analytics for retailers and other businesses, announced today that it has closed a $12 million Series A. The round was led by JBV Capital,

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Taiwan's role in international bodies must be under one-China principle: spokesperson

The entrance to the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing (Xinhua/Li He) Taiwan's participation in international organizations must be under the one-China principle, said

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China names new special envoy for Afghanistan affairs

China has recently named a new special envoy for Afghanistan affairs and will continue to play a constructive role in achieving peace and stability in Afghanistan at a

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Iranian FM urges Europe to "exert sovereignty" amid U.S. pressures

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday urged Britain, France, and Germany (E3) to "exert" what he called their "sovereignty" in the face of U.S. ec

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World's oldest asteroid crater 'could have thawed Ice Age'

Scientists claim the strike in Yarrabubba, in the Outback, happened 2.2 billion years ago and is now the oldest known crater.

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Netflix boosted by nine million new subscribers as revenue rises to £4.2bn

Netflix has changed the way people watch TV and film but more competition is forcing it to look outside the US for growth.

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China's Panda Pack Project continues to bring smiles to underprivileged children in Namibia

Around 1,075 children from the Monte Christo Project, located in the informal settlement of Havana in Namibia's capital Windhoek, will benefit from the Panda Pack Project following a hand-over cerem

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McDonald's China momentum not slowing down at all: CITIC Capital

Zhang Yichen, chairman and chief executive officer at CITIC Capital. /CGTN Photo CITIC Capital plans to increase its shareholding in McDonald's China Co., visioning its growth potential in the

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Ophelia Brown’s Blossom Capital raises new $185M European early-stage fund

Blossom Capital, the early-stage VC firm co-founded by ex-Index Ventures and LocalGlobe VC Ophelia Brown, is announcing a second fund, less than 12 months since fund one was closed.The new fund, which