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Less than 10 pct COVID-19 cases, 0.2 pct deaths under age 20: WHO

Less than 10 percent of globally reported COVID-19 cases and less than 0.2 percent of deaths have been people under the age of 20, but more research is still needed on the risk of severe disease a

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Facebook announces $4.3 million grant for small businesses in India, introduces support for gift cards

More than a third of small and medium-sized businesses on Facebook in India expect cash flow to be a challenge for them as they navigate through the coronavirus pandemic in the next few months, accor

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Europe starts testing app interoperability service to power cross-border COVID-19 exposure alerts

The European Commission has begun testing backend infrastructure that’s needed to make national coronavirus contacts tracing apps interoperate across the bloc’s internal borders.It’

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All the ways to meet someone and make connections at Disrupt 2020

No matter how amazing the speaker lineup is at Disrupt 2020 next week — and believe you me, it’s pretty fuckin’ amazing — there is nothing more powerful than the connections people make at

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How to find the right users as the world burns

You have more ways than ever to find the right users for your startup — if you know what you’re doing. Today, you can pick from a selection of self-serve ad tools across large consumer platforms

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European parliament to hold special one day plenary

The result of the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement is seen at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 29, 2020. /Xinhua The monthly plenary had already bee

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PUBG cuts publishing ties with Tencent Games in India a week after ban

PUBG said on Tuesday Chinese giant Tencent Games will no longer be the publishing partner of the popular game in India as it attempts to allay concerns of New Delhi, which banned the game and 117 othe

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'France Reboot': Government unveils its $118bn COVID-19 recovery plan

The French government said its "absolute priority is employment" as it unveiled a mammoth $118 billion stimulus package meant to pull the country out of the deepest economic crisis since World War II

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Spirit Airlines starts testing biometric check-ins

Discount carrier Spirit Airlines today announced that it is introducing biometric check-ins in its ticket lobby at Chicago’s O’Hare airport to streamline the check-in process and reduce fa

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Exhibitors at Disrupt 2020: Register now to meet accelerators next week

Disrupt 2020 is all about helping startups find and create ways to drive their business forward in these most challenging times. We partnered with cela to give exhibitors in Digital Startup Alley one

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Nintendo’s latest trick is turning the Switch into an RC controller for an AR Mario Kart game

Nintendo never ceases to surprise with a seemingly infinite numbers of ways of transforming its most beloved IP. Hot on the heels of some truly impressive Super Mario Bros. Lego kits comes Mario Kart

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Triller CEO Mike Lu to talk taking on TikTok at Disrupt 2020

Several months ago, before the world became so much more complicated, it was still crystal clear that TikTok was a force to be reckoned with and that its massive growth signaled big things for both Si

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Pandemic is changing consumer shopping habits

COVID-19 is changing industries worldwide -- one of the most notable being how Americans shop.While stores across the U.S. have implemented guidelines such as social distancing and installed physi

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EU top diplomat in Libya to push for peace talks

The EU's foreign policy chief held talks with Libya's UN recognised government on Tuesday to push for renewed efforts to resolve the country's long-running conflict. /Getty Images The EU's for

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Apple will now allow developers stuck in App Store jail to push bug fixes to their apps

Apple’s App Store policies have gotten quite a bit more attention in the past few months, and while it seems likely that Apple’s team will fight tooth and nail to avoid dismantling any of

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Don't fancy a cloth mask? Tech giant unveils battery-powered 'wearable air purifier'

The device features built-in fans and filters, similar to those found in home air purifying products.

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Synthetic biology startups are giving investors an appetite

There’s a growing wave of commercial activity from companies that are creating products using new biological engineering technologies.Perhaps the most public (and tastiest) example of the promis