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DST Global pumps $35 million into Asian e-grocer Weee!

Coronavirus stay-home orders have sparked an unprecedented demand for grocery delivery around the world. Now investors are clamoring to bet on promising players in the field.That includes DST Global,

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Campus-based Thai protest movement extends reach to streets

Anti-government protesters gathered in large numbers in Thailand’s capital on Sunday for a rally that suggested their movement’s strength may have extended beyond the c

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Beijing's annual hukou registration receives over 120,000 applicants

Six thousand people with the most points out of 122,852 non-native applicants in Beijing are expected to be awarded the city's hukou, or household registration status,

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Nearly half of Brazilians say Bolsonaro not to blame for coronavirus death toll, poll says

Almost half of Brazilians think President Jair Bolsonaro bears “no responsibility at all” for the country’s more than 100,000 dead from the coronavirus pandemic, the wo

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Poll: Bolsonaro not to blame for coronavirus death toll

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro. /Reuters Nearly half of Brazilians think President Jair Bolsonaro bears "no responsibility at all" for the country's more than 100,000 dead from the coronavi

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U.S. to make coronavirus strain for possible human challenge trials

U.S. government scientists have begun efforts to manufacture a strain of the novel coronavirus that could be used in human challenge trials of vaccines, a controversial type of study in which heal

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S&P 500 ends almost flat as record remains elusive

The SP 500 ended nearly flat on Friday despite coming close again to its record closing high, as data on the U.S. economy added to uncertainty over the recovery. Aggressive stimulus measures have hel

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Elon Musk says ’embarrassingly late’ two-factor is coming to Tesla app

Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged Friday that the company was ‘embarrassingly late’ rolling out a security layer known as two-factor authentication for its mobile app.“Sorry, this is embarrassingly la

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Waymo COO Tekedra Mawakana is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility 2020

In the past two years, Waymo has scaled up a robotaxi service in the Phoenix area, locked in or expanded partnerships with Volvo and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, acquired at least one company, launched

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Fiji launches FIJI50 logo in celebration of 50 years of independence

The Fijian government launched on Thursday the "FIJI50" logo in celebration of 50 years of the island nation's independence. According to a government statement on Thursday, the "FIJI50" logo will

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With technology to perfect product pitches in digital marketplaces Pattern raises $52 million

Pattern, a Lehi, Utah-based reseller that offers large and small brands a way to optimize their sales on marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, Walmart and Google Shopping, has raised $52 million in growth f

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Airbnb could file to go public this month

According to the Wall Street Journal, Airbnb could file confidentially to go public as early as this month. The same report states that Airbnb could follow that filing with an IPO before year’s

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Action needed to stop the use of killer robots, report says

The US and Russia are said to be in a group of military powers who have rejected proposals for regulation on autonomous weapons.

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Spotlight: European economy gains momentum for recovery, but uncertainties persist

After bottoming out in April when unprecedented COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions unfolded across Europe, the European economy, which appears to be gaining momentum recently, has shown signs o

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Russian Foreign Ministry Says TikTok Ban Panders to US Tech Giants

By banning US transactions with the Chinese owner of the popular video app TikTok Washington is trying to give US tech giants an upper hand as they chase a deal to take

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University of Washington forecasts 300,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths

Nearly 300,000 Americans could be dead from COVID-19 by Dec. 1, University of Washington health experts forecast on Thursday, although they said 70,000 lives could be s

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Trump issues order banning U.S. transactions with TikTok in 45 days

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order banning any U.S. transactions with Chinese tech firm ByteDance, owner of popular video-sharing app Ti