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Staying safe in style: Budapest makes masks compulsory

02:45 It is now compulsory for people in Budapest to wear masks while out in certain public spaces as the Hungarian government prepares to gradually reopen the country's economy.And as

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Colombian university produces antibacterial gel to fight COVID-19

The first cases of the novel coronavirus arrived in Colombia on March 6. With the arrival came fears that health supplies would become scarce.But a group of professors at the National University o

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Northwest China province donates medical supplies to Belarus

A batch of medical supplies donated by northwest China's Gansu Province has arrived in Minsk, capital of Belarus, to help fight against COVID-19, the Foreign Affairs Office of Gansu Province said on

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Stephen Hawking's ventilator donated to treat COVID-19 patients

The famous physicist's daughter is urging everyone to "support NHS staff in every way possible" during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Global COVID-19 deaths top 150,000, int'l coordinated response intensifying

Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 with over 2.2 million infections on Friday as international institutions are intensifying their collective efforts on battling the pandemic. A total of

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Daily Crunch: Stripe now valued at $36B

Stripe raises new funding, Uber acknowledges financial uncertainty and a controversial facial recognition startup accidentally exposes its source code.Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 17, 202

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Former Super Bowl MVP tests positive for new coronavirus

Linebacker Von Miller of the Denver Broncos holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after helping his team defeat the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, Febr

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Stripe raises $600M at $36B valuation in Series G extension, says it has $2B on its balance sheet

The economy may be contracting as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but promising startups are still continuing to raise money to shore up their finances for whatever may lie ahead.In the latest deve

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Anodot grabs $35M Series C to help monitor business operations

Anodot, a startup that helps customers monitor business operations against a set of KPIs, announced a $35 million Series C investment today.Intel Capital led this round with a lot of help. New invest

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IMF, World Bank welcome G20's move to provide debt relief for poorest countries

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group on Wednesday welcomed the Group of 20 (G20)'s decision to provide temporary debt relief for the world's

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APD | To overcome COVID-19, Philippine President Duterte says ASEAN collaboration and cooperation essential

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte said COVID-19 pandemic is an “unfolding catastrophe, unprecedented in scale and devastating in impact fo

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G7 ministers reaffirm close coordination in COVID-19 battle

Finance ministers and central bank governors of Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations on Tuesday reaffirmed their close coordination in fighting the COVID-19 pande

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NHL tells players to self-quarantine through April 30

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks at a press conference in Boston, U.S., May 27, 2019. /VCG The National Hockey League, which suspended play on March12 amid the coronavirus pandemic, on Tue

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GitHub is now free for all teams

GitHub today announced that all of its core features are now available for free to all users, including those that are on free accounts. That means free unlimited private repositories with unlimited c

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G7 ministers reaffirm close coordination to fight COVID-19 pandemic

Finance ministers and central bank governors of Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations on Tuesday reaffirmed their close coordination to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its impacts."Mini

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Chinese envoy endorses UN chief's COVID-19 initiatives

A Chinese envoy on Thursday endorsed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' COVID-19 initiatives, including his appeal for a global cease-fire to conflicts and his global humanitarian response p

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Chinese mainland condemns DPP's "malicious" verbal attacks on WHO

A Chinese mainland spokesperson Thursday strongly condemned the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority in Taiwan for its "malicious" verbal attacks on the World H