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Hungary becomes first EU country to receive China's Sinopharm vaccine

01:35 Hungary has received its first shipment of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine .The country is the only European Union member so far to approve jabs from China and Russia, with Hu

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China calls for avoiding use of violence in Myanmar situation

Lawmakers of the National League for Democracy party, June 1, 2020, /AP Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai said that all parties should avoid using violence in the current situation and th

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U.S. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby 

The U.S. military plans to reduce conflict and promote peace with China and the Indo-Pacific Region, but the U.S. forces will continue to fly and sail in the South Chin

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TechCrunch’s favorites from Techstars’ Boston, Chicago and workforce accelerators

Building off TechCrunch’s coverage of the recent 500 Startups demo day, we’re back today to talk about some favorites from three more accelerator classes. This time we’re digging int

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Germany plans to extend lockdown until March 14: draft document

Germany plans to extend restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus until March 14, a draft agreement for talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of t

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SecuriThings snares $14M Series A to keep edge devices under control

Managing IoT devices in a large organization can be a messy proposition, especially when many of them aren’t even managed directly by IT and often involve integrating with a number of third-part

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Klarna launches bank accounts in Germany

Fintech startup Klarna is turning its mobile app into a banking app in Germany. Customers living there can now open a consumer bank account and get a Visa debit card.For now, Klarna is launching bank

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Former Barca chief Bartomeu denies leak of Messi's 555m contract

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi (L) and then president Josep Maria Bartomeu at the signing ceremony in Barcelona, Spain, May 19, 2014. /CFP Former FC Barcelona (Barca) president Josep Maria Bartom

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DesignCrowd raises $10 million AUD to grow its DIY platform, BrandCrowd

DesignCrowd announced today it has raised $10 million AUD (about $7.6 billion USD) in pre-IPO funding. The capital will be used on hiring and product development, with the goal of accelerating the gro

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bluShift Aerospace launches its first rocket powered by biofuels

New space startup bluShift wants to bring a new kind of propellant to the small satellite launching market, with rockets powered by bio-derived rocket fuels. These differ from traditional fuels in tha

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Challenges and progress in Biden's war on COVID-19

02:25 On the campaign trail and on Inauguration Day, Joe Biden pledged to do whatever it takes to beat the pandemic. He said he wants to find common ground with the Republican Party to

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Chefclub raises $17 million to expand its food media brand beyond social networks

French startup Chefclub announced earlier this week that it has raised a $17 million funding round led by First Bridge Ventures. SEB Alliance, the venture arm of kitchen appliance maker Groupe SEB, Ko

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Tesla’s power businesses are beginning to take off

Tesla just released its latest earnings report, and the results indicate that Elon Musk’s bets on energy storage and solar are beginning to pay off.The storage business was the star of the compa

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IOC official: media coverage for Tokyo 2020 to be challenging

During the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) online open discussion on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Tuesday, Lucia Montanarella, head of the Olympic Games Media Operations, told journali

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Ambassador: China hopes U.S. will show rationality, sincerity on ties

China hopes that the new U.S. administration can show not only patience but also rationality and sincerity on Sino-U.S. relations, said Cui Tiankai, Chinese ambassador

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Fast raises $102M as the online checkout wars continue to attract huge investment

This morning Fast, a startup that provides online checkout and identity products, announced that it has closed a $102 million Series B. The new funding event was led by Stripe, a previous investor in

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Decrypted: With more SolarWinds fallout, Biden picks his cybersecurity team

All change in the capital as the Biden administration takes charge, and thankfully without a hitch (or violence) after the attempted insurrection two weeks earlier.In this week’s Decrypted, we l