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'Hellish conditions' at Amazon warehouses 'seriously hurt hundreds'

An Amazon spokesperson says the company offers a safe place to work - adding its doors are open to politicians and the public.

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The State Department cannot be run like another CIA anymore

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the audience on the podium during the 5th Munich Security Conference (MSC). (Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/ Pool/ AFP) Editor's note: Jia Wens

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Sinophobia won't protect racists from coronavirus

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Met Office to get £1.2bn supercomputer to better predict severe weather

Experts say the new technology will predict severe weather and climate change effects faster and more accurately than before.

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Enormous waves race across Atlantic, UK faces another storm

Enormous waves churned across the North Atlantic on Saturday as Britain braced for a second straight weekend of wild winter weather and flooding. Hundreds of flights we

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U.S. calls out coronavirus-related discrimination against Asians

A person wearing a mask walks through Chinatown in New York, U.S., February 13, 2020. /Reuters Photo "They are dirty... (they are) trying to ruin us," ranted by a man about the coronavirus tow

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General Catalyst leads $6 million investment in team productivity startup Range

In case you haven’t heard, VCs are loving on workplace software as of late and productivity tools that help teams collaborate seem to be a particular frothy area of investment. A smattering of t

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The six strategic stages of seed fundraising in 2020

Seed fundraising is rarely easy, but it certainly used to be a lot less complicated than it is today. In a simpler world, a seed investor (or maybe two) would lead a round, which meant that they would

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Boston Celtics will retire KG's number this season

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NBA highlights on Feb. 13: Celtics beat Clippers in double OT

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Chinese millennials brush off coronavirus-inspired racism

For China's internationally-minded millennials, the recent rise of anti-China racism abroad as a result of the novel coronavirus epidemic has been offensive, but the disease's exposure of fissures wi

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Love in the time of coronavirus

Sitting at a cafe across from each other in Beijing's Chaoyang District, a couple hold each other through gloved hands, with masks on their faces.Valentine's Day is upo

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Expert: COVID-19 pneumonia progresses faster than SARS

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) on patients of the novel coronavirus pneumonia progresses faster than on SARS patients, Tong Chaohui, vice president of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, said i

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Netflix fights new streaming rivals with Samsung partnership

As the streaming battles heat up, Netflix is hoping a new partnership with Samsung will help it fend off rivals. At Samsung’s Unpacked event this week, the mobile device maker announced a deal w

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NBA highlights on Feb. 12: Damian Lillard quits All-Star Weekend

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Russia accuses Turkey of breaking Syria deals, rejects Erdogan claim

Russia on Wednesday accused Turkey of flouting agreements it had made with Moscow on Syria and of aggravating the situation in Idlib where Syrian forces have made gains

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The Palestinian dilemma

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