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EU agrees potential 1.8 billion-dose purchase of Pfizer jab

The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology Saturday by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potenti

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Miao people's dyeing technique lets beauty naturally flow

01:10 From an early age, girls from the Miao ethnic group living in Danxia County of southwest China's Guizhou Province learn from their mother and grandmother how to a

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Production losses for Hollywood amid the COVID-19 pandemic

02:15 California is eyeing mid-June for what it's calling a 'full reopening' after a year of coronavirus closures.The entertainment industry is eager to get back to business. But the qu

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Twitter Tip Jar lets you pay people for good tweetin’

Twitter today confirmed earlier reports that it’s testing a new Tip Jar feature. The new addition utilizes a number of different payment platforms, including PayPal, Venmo, Patreon, Cash App and Bandc

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Less than 24 hours to save $100 to TC Sessions: Mobility 2021

Calling all frazzled procrastinators, feet-draggers, lollygaggers and last-minute decision makers. The best price on passes to TC Sessions: Mobility 2021, which takes place on June 9, disappears in me

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From bootstrapped to a $2.1B valuation, ReCharge raises $227M for subscription management platform

ReCharge, a provider of subscription management software for e-commerce, announced today that it has raised $227 million in a Series B growth round at a $2.1 billion valuation. Summit Partners, ICONIQ

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Uber’s mixed Q1 earnings portray an evolving business

Today, Uber followed Lyft in reporting its Q1 2021 earnings this week. And like its rival, its results take a little bit of work to understand. So, this afternoon, we’re going to parse them as a

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Escape from LA? City faces exodus during pandemic

03:23 California is eyeing mid-June for what it's calling a 'full reopening’ after a year of coronaviruslockdowns.The entertainment industry is keen to get back to business. But the que

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What will be the entertainment industry’s ‘new normal’?

01:10 California is eyeing mid-June for what it's calling a “full reopening” after a year of coronavirus closures. The entertainment industry is keen to get back to business. The questi

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Clown disinfects Mumbai slum, informs residents on COVID-19

00:37 As cases of the coronavirus surge in India, some people are finding ways to volunteer and protect their communities, including Ashok Kurmi, who dressed up as a clown while disinfe

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How theme parks in California plan to reopen amid COVID-19

03:11 California is eyeing mid-June for what it’s calling a ‘full reopening’ after a year of coronavirus closures.The entertainment industry is keen to get back to business. But the que

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UK government acts to stop wind farms disrupting defense surveillance

Wind farms could save the planet – but threaten national security. /Christian Charisius/dpa via AP The increasing use of offshore wind farms is helping countries to protect the planet –but the

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Vivid Money raises $73 million to build a European financial super app

German startup Vivid Money has raised a new $73 million Series B funding round (€60 million) led by Greenoaks with existing investor Ribbit Capital also participating. Following today’s funding round,

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GM partners with 7 charging networks ahead of new electric vehicles

GM revealed Wednesday a four-part plan meant to handle all the steps of charging an electric vehicle, including finding a public charger and paying for the power, as the automaker seeks ways to attrac

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Lyon women's team hires Bompastor as first female coach

Europe's most successful women's football team has hired a woman as its coach for the first time with Lyon's appointment of Sonia Bompastor to replace Jean-Luc Vasseur.The seven-time European champio

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F1 to adopt sprint qualifying for three GP races this season

Lewis Hamilton driving the (#44) Mercedes racing car leads during the F1 Italian GP on the track of Monza in Monza, Italy, September 6, 2020. /CFP Formula One (F1) has unanimously approved the

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Moscow proposes dialogue with Washington on strategic stability

Moscow has proposed to engage in dialogue with Washington on strategic stability, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday.Ryabkov said that the arms control system is in crisis