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BOJ Kuroda shuns near-term chance of exit from easy policy

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday brushed aside the chance of a near-term exit from ultra-loose monetary policy but voiced hope that intensifying l

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China reveals policy package to stabilize economy

China's State Council issued a circular on Tuesday detailing a policy package that aims to stabilize the economy amid an elevated risk caused by the COVID-19 pandemic a

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Wider capital markets access is key to China's global attractiveness

China's story of success over the last four decades has been characterized by timely decisions made by the top leadership toward a gradual liberalization of the domesti

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Wider capital markets access is key to China's global attractiveness

China's story of success over the last four decades has been characterized by timely decisions made by the top leadership toward a gradual liberalization of the domesti

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Climate and security to dominate U.S. Secretary of State's maiden Africa tour

Climate change and security in Ethiopia, Sudan and the Sahel are set to top the agenda as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Nairobi on Wednesday to visi

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International Space Station could suffer 'irreparable' failures, Russian official warns

He also said that almost 80% of inflight systems on the Russian segment of the ISS had passed their expiry date.

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Hiroshima marks 76th anniversary of US atomic bombing

Hiroshima on Friday marked the 76th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, as the mayor of the Japanese city urged global leaders to unite to eliminate nuclea

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Raylo nabs $11.5M to get more mobile users to lease and reuse

UK-based smartphone subscription startup Raylo has tucked $11.5 million in Series A funding into its top pocket, led by Octopus Ventures.The equity round follows a debt raise last year — and bri

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Delta variant increases hospitalisation risk but vaccine protection remains high, study suggests

The risk of being hospitalised with the Delta (Indian) variant of coronavirus is around double that of the Alpha (Kent) strain, but two vaccine doses still provide strong protection against it, new d

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IMF eyes new trust to provide aid to broader group of countries

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva reacts as she arrives for the G7 finance ministers meeting at Lancaster House in London, Britain, June 4, 2021. /Reuters The

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Filtered.ai closes $7M in funding to accelerate its technical hiring service

Boston-based Filtered.ai has raised a $7 million round to accelerate its hiring cadence, and built out the go-to-market model for its its engineering and developer-focused hiring service, it recently

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Invoca acquires DialogTech for $100M to expand its conversational intelligence tools

On the heels of expanding its marketing call analytics platform last year to provide more insights to help those in sales, e-commerce and customer experience, Invoca is making its first acquisition to

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Egypt begins dredging work on Suez Canal to extend double lane

Nearly a hundred vessels travel the water way every day. /CGTN Egypt has started dredging work to extend a second lane that will allow for two-way traffic at the Suez Canal, nearly three month

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India cases up as scientists appeal to Modi to release data

Indian scientists appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to publicly release virus data that would allow them to save lives as coronavirus cases climbed again Friday,

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Bitcoin tumbles below $50,000, other cryptos sink over Biden tax plans

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies posted sharp losses on Friday. /CFP Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies posted sharp losses on Friday, on concern that U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to rai

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Spain rejects bigger doses gap, Iceland's border plan: COVID bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Iceland's government is to propose tightening some of its border controls in a bid to ease domestic restrictions. The changes, which will take effect from April 22 to June 30, would me

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U.S. CDC expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 16 and older

Everyone in United States aged 16 years and above is now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday.Peo