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Tokyo governor determined to host Summer Olympics 'whatever it takes'

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike /CFP Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed by a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will happen in 2021 despite the recent spike of coronavirus cases in Japan, sai

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UK Prime Minister to Urge G20 Leaders to Defeat COVID-19, Tackle Climate Change

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge the world leaders attending the two-day virtual G20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia this weekend to take more ambitious action t

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Conor McGregor inks deal for January comeback

Irish MMA champion Conor McGregor talks about his victory over American Donald Cerrone (not pictured) after their UFC 246 welterweight fight in Las Vegas, U.S., January 18, 2020. /CFP Irish mi

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Turo puts $1 million toward helping Black people make money sharing cars

Car sharing marketplace Turo has teamed up with Kiva to offer interest-free loans to Black people and folks from traditionally underserved communities to buy cars and then share them on Turo. The $1

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As Brexit talks resume, UK says - our red lines remain unchanged

As Brexit talks resumed in Brussels, Britain said on Monday its red lines remained unchanged but that it hoped to reach a trade deal with the European Union if the bloc

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Blacklisting Taiwan secessionists shows historical justice

Editor's note:The article was first published by Global Times on November 16, 2020. It does not necessarily reflect the views of CGTN.The Chinese mainland is formulating a blacklist of "stubborn T

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Stroll outpaces Hamilton on icy track of Turkish GP and grabs poll

Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes during the qualifying match of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey in Istanbul, Turkey, November 14, 2020. /CFP Lewis Hamilton described the Turkish Grand

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Livestorm raises $30M for its browser-based meeting and webinar platform

Video communication startup Livestorm announced today that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding.Co-founder and CEO Gilles Bertaux told me that the company started out with a focus on webinars

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Mozart Data lands $4M seed to provide out-of-the-box data stack

Mozart Data founders Peter Fishman and Dan Silberman have been friends for over 20 years, working at various startups, and even launching a hot sauce company together along the way. As technologists,

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Carbon Health raises $100 million with plans to expand pop-up clinics ahead of COVID-19 vaccination programs

Carbon Health has raised a $100 million Series C funding round, led by Dragoneer Investment Group and including participation from prior investors Brookfield Technology Partners, DCVC and Builders VC

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Lidar startup Aeva to go public via $2.1 billion SPAC merger

Aeva, a Mountain View, Calif.-based lidar company started by two former Apple engineers and backed by Porsche SE, is merging with special purpose acquisition company InterPrivate Acquisition Corp., w

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Did crime fall during Trump's first term? Official data is inconsistent

President Donald Trump claims crime is rising in Democrat-run cities, and challenger Joe Biden points to a surge in murders under the Republican's watch.So what actuall

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Shotcall picks up $2.2 million to let fans game with their favorite streamers

The pandemic has resulted in a growth spurt for gaming, an industry that was already growing on the backs of esports and Twitch streaming. So it makes sense that startups big and small are flocking to

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Daily Crunch: Quibi is shutting down

The end is in sight for Quibi, PayPal adds cryptocurrency support and Netflix tests a new promotional strategy. This is your Daily Crunch for October 21, 2020.The big story: Quibi is shutting downThe

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Cubans prepare for fallout from U.S. election

02:28 Many Cubans arehoping there will be a new U.S. president following next month's presidential election.They would also like to seean improvement of bilateral relations between Hav

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Tesla’s decision to scrap its PR department could create a PR nightmare

A solid public relations team solves many issues within a company.It helps spread important news announcements and topics integral to a company’s success. It communicates with the media in a tim

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Google Analytics update uses machine learning to surface more critical customer data

If you ever doubted the hunger brands have for more and better information about consumers, you only need to look at Twilio buying customer data startup Segment this week for $3.2 billion. Google sees