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Quarantine, testing or certificate: Iceland's new rules for travelers

Iceland reported almost two million tourists arrived in the country in 2019. /AP Photo/Kin Cheung Iceland's government has announced three new rules regarding coronavirus testing for people ar

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China hopes to see early formation of unity government in Afghanistan

File Photo of Taliban militants in Afghanistan China hopes relevant parties in Afghanistan will put their nation and people first and establish an inclusive unity government at an early date,

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Emteria, maker of industrial version of Android, raises cash from HTG and Runa Capital

Emteria, is a startup that emerged out of the limitations of the official Android Open Source Project. AOSP just isn’t good enough to be used in industrial applications which means if industry wants t

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Southeast Asian lending platform Validus raises $20 million for its Series B+ round

Small- to medium-sized businesses are one of the most important parts of Southeast Asia’s economy, but many have trouble securing growth capital from traditional financial institutions. Validus wants

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Oil set for positive end of the week as lockdowns eased

Oil prices rose in Asian trade Friday and were set to end the week with strong gains on signs demand is returning as some governments ease tough coronavirus lockdowns.U.S. benchmark West Texas Interm

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SpaceX’s Starship prototype successfully completes key engine static fire test

SpaceX’s Starship prototype is on a streak of successes, at a key moment for the spacecraft’s development. The Starship SN4 (so-named because it’s the fourth full-size prototype) te

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Australian minister calls for re-opening of universities by July

Australia's Education Minister has revealed his desire for university campuses to be re-opened by July. Dan Tehan told Nine Entertainment newspapers during the weekend that he wants universities to r

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S. African Airways says government exploring funding solutions

Workers of South African Airways (SAA) hold placards during a strike over wages and job cuts at SAA headquarters in Kempton Park, South Africa, November 15, 2019. /Reuters South African nation

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Companies on China's STAR Market post profit growth amid pandemic

STAR Market launches on July 22, 2019. /Reuters Companies listed on China's new Nasdaq-style STAR Market posted combined profit growth in the first quarter as Beijing looks to bolster its tech

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Sudan's Bashir requests prison transfer after aide contracts virus

FILE PHOTO: Sudan's deposed military ruler Omar al-Bashir stands in a defendant's cage during the opening of his corruption trial in Khartoum. /AFP Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir req

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Partech raises $100 million seed fund

VC firm Partech has raised a new fund focused on seed investments. Named Partech Entrepreneur III, it is the third seed fund from the VC firm. Partech announced the final closing of its previous seed

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UEFA allows domestic FAs to decide European competition participation

Logo of Europe's top football governing body UEFA /VCG The UEFA allowed the domestic football federations to decide which teams can attend the European competitions next season based on the la

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Libeo lets you pay your suppliers without going through your bank account

Meet Libeo, a French startup that just raised a $4.4 million (€4 million) funding round led by LocalGlobe with Breega and various business angels also participating. The company has built a service th

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U.S. makes belated effort to block UN resolution on equal access to COVID-19 supplies: media

The United States has recently attempted to block a UN resolution on equal access to COVID-19 supplies only to find that the document was already adopted under a temper

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Facebook invests $5.7B in India’s Reliance Jio

Facebook has enjoyed unparalleled reach in India for more than a decade. But as China’s fast-growing ByteDance emerges as a formidable competitor in what has become the world’s second largest internet

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Env0 announces $3.3M seed to bring more control to Infrastructure as Code

Env0, a startup that wants to help companies bring some order to delivery of Infrastructure as Code, announced a $3.3 million seed investment today and the release of the Beta of the company’s f

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U.S. activates secret military task force to secure its capital

Joint Task Force National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) was activated on March 16 to "secure" Washington in the face of attackers, both foreign and domestic, Newsweek reported Thursday, citing a "senior m