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Toucan raises $3M to teach you new languages as you browse the web

Toucan has developed a Chrome browser extension designed for people who want to learn a new language but haven’t found the motivation or the time.Once installed, the extension scans the text of

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Belarus protest leader says she was threatened with expulsion 'alive or in bits'

Belarus opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova said security officers put a bag over her head and threatened to kill her when they tried to forcibly deport her to Ukra

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Announcing the Startup Battlefield companies at TechCrunch Disrupt 2020

TechCrunch is thrilled to announce the 20 companies pitching in Startup Battlefield. Over the next five days, founders from around the world will be connecting in remotely to pitch live on the virtual

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Notre Dame cathedral's crypt reopens to public, honors 2 figures

VCG The crypt under the plaza in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, spared during the 2019 fire that devastated the medieval edifice, reopened to the public Wednesday after a painstaking cleaning

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Belarus confirms detention of opposition figures

Belarusinvestigators announced on Wednesday opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Maxim Znak had been detained as part of a national security inquiry, as the government continues to battle with pr

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Hear from the CEO Porsche Cars North America on electrifying the sports car

Few electric cars made a bigger splash than the new Porsche Taycan. As President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America Klaus Zellmer has the tall order of bringing the electric sedan to America and s

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APD | Micro wedding - a new trend in COVID-19 era

By APD writer AliceThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of life around the world in the past time and couples' wedding is not an exception. However, to adapt

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APD | Sino-India tension to endanger most populous region of the world

Editor's Note: The writer, Mr. I. Hussain Janjua is a senior media professional and analyst having experience of research & broadcast journalism in different organisati

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Meet the TC Top Picks for Disrupt 2020

We’ve been extremely privileged to witness thousands of early stage startups launch and take flight at Disrupt over the past 10 years, and they just keep getting bettter. You’ll be hard-pressed to fin

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Trump wavers between politics and trade

Editor's note:Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based in London. He studied history and history of art at the University of Kent, Canterbury, specializing in Russian history and international po

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APD | Escalation of China-Indian tension to endanger 50 percent of world population

Editor's Note: The writer, Mr I. Hussain Janjua is a senior media professional and analyst having experience of research & broadcast journalism in different organisati

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APD | Optimism is the key word for Chinese economy

Editor's Note: The writer, Mr I. Hussain Janjua is a senior media professional and analyst having experience of research & broadcast journalism in different organisati

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Exhibition in Hangzhou memorizes a lyric humanistic

A Rainy Day [Photo provided to China Daily] Late writer, essayist and dramatist Wang Zengqi once said, "My paintings, they are like a cloud over a hill." Wang is often hailed as a "lyric humani

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APD | Chinese projects in the Philippines to continue despite the US State Department sanctions

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaChinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said while the US State Department imposed sanctions on some Chinese companies and citizen

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Dorian raises $3.1M for its no-code, interactive storytelling platform

With Dorian, co-founder and CEO Julia Palatovska said she’s hoping to empower fiction writers and other storytellers to create their own games.The startup is announcing that it has raised $3.15

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The New Paper offers a ‘fact-first’ news digest in text message form

Tired of signing up for email newsletters? Then maybe it’s time to try out The New Paper‘s news digest, which arrives in the form of a daily text message rounding up the biggest headlines.

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Can Trump split the Democrats?

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, August 24, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer base