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BizBeat Ep. 16: China's digital currency on the way

02:43 China's digital currency is now being piloted in Shanghai. The digital renminbi or digital yuan is a virtual currency. It is administered by the country's central bank.That makes

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Vaccines available in China works against new COVID-19 variant: study

A new Chinese study found that vaccines currently available for mass vaccination in China can effectively neutralize the new coronavirus variant first identified in the UK last month, according to an

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Portugal President enters self-isolation

FILE PHOTO: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa holds a joint press conference in Salzburg, July 27, 2018. /VCG Photo Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Wednesday announc

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Russia President Vladimir Putin to receive SputnikV vaccine

Russian President Vladimir Putin. /VCG Russian President Vladimit Putin will receive the SputnikV coronavirus vaccine, the Kremlin spokesman told state TV channel Rossiya 1, but no date has be

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Airbnb said to price IPO between $67 and $68

The WSJ is reporting that Airbnb is expected to price its IPO at either $67 or $68 per share. The American hospitality unicorn raised its IPO price target earlier this week, from $44 to $50 to $56 to

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DoorDash said to price to at $102 per share, doubling its final private price

According to media reports, food-delivery giant DoorDash priced its IPO at $102 per share, ahead of its final IPO pricing range of $90 to $95 per share.The company’s debut has been warmly antici

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Chang'e-5 orbiter-returner separates from ascender

The orbiter-returner of China's Chang'e-5 probe separated from the ascender, waiting for the right time to return to Earth with lunar samples, the China National Space

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Police search house and clinic of Diego Maradona's doctor

A woman and a girl walk by a mural of Diego Maradona, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, November 27, 2020. /Getty Images Police in Argentina have searched the house and private cli

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World mourns football legend Diego Maradona

People on Thursday bade farewell to the late football legend Diego Maradona at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, as three days of mourning began in Argentina after the national hero died follo

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Singapore-Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble to be launched on Nov. 22

The Singapore-Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble (ATB) is being launched on November 22 as scheduled, while all arriving passengers from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will now be requir

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Fire victims face critical housing shortage

02:50 The process of rebuilding in the aftermath of California wildfires has been relatively slow for hundreds of families waiting for insurance payments. But it's been a far more ardu

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Four days left to save big on tickets to TC Sessions: Space 2020

If you’re a part of the early-stage startup space race, or aspire to such celestial heights, don’t miss out on early-bird savings to TC Sessions: Space 2020 on December 16-17. We’re at T-minus four da

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Sweden halts 5G auction after court grants relief to Huawei

Swedish telecoms regulator PTS on Monday halted 5G spectrum auctions after a court suspended parts of its decision that had excluded Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei from 5G networks. Sweden la

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COVID-19: Airline passengers anxious as ticket refunds in limbo

/VCG Global restrictions on mobility due to the COVID-19 pandemic have spelled turbulent times for the aviation industry since the outset of 2020. Consequently, OTA platforms, airlines and tic

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Duterte confident about safety of China-developed vaccines

In a public address, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he is confident about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines developed by China, the Inquirer.net reported on Thursday."Those of you are asking

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W.H.O. reports new record daily rise in global COVID-19 cases

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment check in with people waiting to be tested for COVID-19 at the state's first drive-up testing center. (

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Oil industry looks to green energy in new coronavirus world

04:02 The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the oil industry's move to invest in green energy. French power giant Total became the latest energy company to increase its commitment t