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Across China: Lights spread messages of hope across Wuhan

At exactly 6:30 p.m., a barrage of lights projected a rallying cry "Wuhan will emerge victorious" onto the Second Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, a landmark in the central

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Iraq announces 7th case of COVID-19

Iraq on Thursday announced a new case of novel coronavirus disease in the country's northern province of Kirkuk, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Iraq t

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Latin America roundup: Softbank adds $1B, Stori raises $10M and Grow Mobility puts on the brakes

After investing nearly $2 billion of its Innovation Fund in Latin America in 2019, Softbank announced this month that it would add an additional $1 billion into the fund to continue supporting tech st

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Citroen introduces a two-seat EV that costs €19.99 a month

The Citroen Ami is a new take on urban mobility. It’s electric, cheap and doesn’t require a license. In short, it’s less of a car and more of an electric scooter with two seats, doors, and a heater. J

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Magma Partners scores $50M to build the a16z of Latin America

Magma Partners has more than doubled the size of its investable capital with the close of its latest $50 million fund. The Santiago, Chile-based venture firm founded in 2013 had secured $21 million th

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Tinder’s video series ‘Swipe Night’ gets a second season

Following a successful debut for Tinder’s first foray into original content, the company is giving its interactive video series “Swipe Night” another run. The company confirmed today

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With better recall of our photos and videos, will our ability to forgive disappear?

We’re cruising through the short stories in Ted Chiang’s collection “Exhalation.” Today, we read one of the most popular from the set, “The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling,”

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (Feb. 27)

BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.This combo photo shows volunteer driver Wang Yongpeng

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South Korea, US postpone annual military drills due to virus

The South Korean and U.S. militaries announced Thursday that they were postponing their annual joint drills due to concern about a viral outbreak that has infected sold

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The 3D printer creating a meatless 'beef' steak

01:10 A food technology company in Barcelona, Spain has created a plant-based steak by using a 3D printer.Novameat created the world's first 3D-printed plant-based vegan "beef" steak i

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Egypt, China's Huawei plan ICT training for talented Egyptian students

Egypt's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Chinese corporation Huawei have discussed plans to provide training to develop the skills of Egyptian university students talented in

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Wall Street can't burn Bernie

Editor's note: Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University, Director of Columbia's Center for Sustainable Developm

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Putin: Russian opposition provoked summer police violence

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the opposition provoked police violence during mass protests in Moscow last summer, with the sole aim of showing “what kind of her

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Storytelling community Wattpad embraces adult content with new personalization tools

Wattpad, the online storytelling community that’s home to some 80 million monthly users, has successfully tapped into the power of crowdsourcing to help uncover the next potential hits for media

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Where top VCs are investing in medical and surgical robotics

The medical and healthcare categories have been leading robotic innovation for decades. Look no further than Intuitive Surgical, whose da Vinci robot has been performin

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To protect democracy, reform it

Editor's note: Andrés Velasco is a former presidential candidate and finance minister of Chile, Dean of the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The art

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Egypt holds military funeral for former president Mubarak

Egypt held a military funeral on Wednesday for the country's former president Hosni Mubarak who died on Tuesday at the age of 91. The body of the former president was