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APD | President Duterte launches P200 billion in social protection program amid COVID-19 threats

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA, March 31 (APD) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte launched what he described as the “largest and widest” social protection prog

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Online marketplace OfferUp raises $120M, acquires top competitor letgo

OfferUp, a top online and mobile marketplace app, announced this morning it’s raising $120 million in a new round of funding led by competiting marketplace letgo’s majority investor, OLX G

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Italy records 12,839 coronavirus cases; president calls for solidarity in EU

Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday said "solidarity initiatives" from the European Union (EU) on the coronavirus emergency are expected, as the number of infections in the country reach

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COVID-19 epidemic a major public health emergency: Health Minister

COVID-19 epidemic is a major public health emergency in China with the fastest transmission, widest range of infections and the highest difficulty in control and prevention since the founding of the

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SiteMinder raises $70M at $750M valuation after cresting $70M ARR in 2019

Today SiteMinder, an Australian software company focused on the hotel industry, announced a $70 million (USD) round that values the company at $750 million. That’s about $1.08 billion in Austral

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Wall Street rises, oil dives amid renewed Middle East jitters

U.S. stocks ended higher, oil futures fell by more than four percent on comments by U.S. President Donald Trump and paring gains on reports of blasts in Baghdad.Both the SP 500 and Nasdaq hit reco