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Here’s what you need to know about Disney’s CEO reshuffle

Disney sent a shock wave through the media industry yesterday upon stock market closing, announcing the immediate shift of its longtime CEO Bob Iger to an Executive Chairman role. Iger said he will le

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Heavy rains, snow forecast in central, eastern China

A fresh wave of cold air will sweep across most regions in central and eastern China, lowering temperatures and bringing rain and snow from Wednesday to Friday, China'

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Amazon withdraws from MWC over coronavirus-related concerns

Amazon is the latest company to cancel its plans for the Mobile World Congress, which will take place later this month in Barcelona, over coronavirus-related concerns.In a statement emailed to TechC

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Xi sends congratulatory message to 33rd AU summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday warmly congratulated African countries and their people on the holding of the 33rd African Union (AU) summit in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. In his con

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‘A city where you can pilot almost anything and figure out if it’s going to work’

As founding executive director of Tech:NYC, Julie Samuels is one of the state’s most prominent advocates for the tech sector, both in Albany and at City Hall.Samuels, a lawyer by training, came

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Two-year-old Indian edtech startup Doubtnut raises $15M

Doubtnut, a Gurgaon-based startup that operates an app to help students learn and master concepts from math and science using short videos, has raised $15 million in a new financing round as it looks

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Erdogan says Turkey may consider using military force in Idlib

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey might consider launching a military operation if the bombardments in Syria's province of Idlib continue. "

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International crisis looms as 700,000 flee Syria's Idlib: U.S. envoy

James Jeffrey, U.S. Special Representative for Syria, addresses the media in Geneva, Switzerland October 25, 2019. /Reuters Photo An assault on rebel-held northwest Syria by government forces

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Turkey's Erdogan says Russia not abiding by Syria agreements: NTV

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara is losing patience with the military assault in Syria's Idlib region, adding that Russia is violating agreements aimed at stemming conflict there, br

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UN warns countries have breached arms embargo agreed at Libya summit

Mourners carry coffins during a funeral of military cadets killed in an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, January 5, 2020. /AP Image Several countries have violated an arms embargo on Libya which t

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Xi stresses racing against time to reach Chinese Dream

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday stressed racing against time and keeping abreast with history to reach the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation. "Time and h

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Ren Zhengfei at Davos: U.S. will further limit Huawei, but that's fine

Founder of China's telecom equipment giant Huawei, Ren Zhengfei, told Davos that he suspects the U.S. to take more actions against the company while Huawei continues to survive."We got the experie

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Hundreds of "terror attacks" foiled in 2019: Israeli security chief

Chief of Israel's internal security agency said on Monday that "hundreds of terror attacks" have been thwarted in Israel during 2019. In a rare public remark, Nadav Ar

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As anti-reform protests endure, Macron says "results are here"

Amid continued opposition to his efforts to reform the economy, French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday defended his economic and fiscal policy which, he said, started bearing fruit. "The good ne

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Five soldiers killed in roadside explosion in Burkina Faso

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers secure a crime scene in Burkina Faso. (Photo by NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) At least five soldiers were killed in a roadside explosion on Friday in northern Burkin

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Military showdown displaces hundreds of families in western Aleppo: watchdog

Hundreds of families evacuated their homes in the western countryside of Syria's northern province of Aleppo as a result of the military showdown there, a war monitor

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Five soldiers killed in roadside explosion in Burkina Faso

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers secure a crime scene in Burkina Faso. (Photo by NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) At least five soldiers were killed in a roadside explosion on Friday in northern Burkin