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Cockroach Labs scores $86.6M Series D as scalable database resonates

Cockroach Labs, the NYC enterprise database company, announced an $86.6 million Series D funding round today. The company was in no mood to talk valuations, but was happy to have a big chunk of money

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U.S. COVID-19 response justifies international investigation

A staff member of Martha's Table, a local nonprofit organization, distributes bags of donated groceries to residents in the Buena Vista neighborhood during the COVID-19 outbreak, in Washington, U

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Froome fears Tour de France may struggle to keep fans away

Chris Froome of Great Britain finishes stage 20 of the Tour de France 2018, in Espelette, France, July 28, 2018. /VCG Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome fears that event organizers c

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Beyonce's lingerie maker targeted by extortionists

Cyber criminals claim to have stolen private data from the clothing manufacturer's computer network and are demanding a ransom.

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U.S. Treasury blasts records with $3 trillion borrowing need in Q2

An empty street in New York, U.S. /VCG The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said it plans to borrow nearly three trillion U.S. dollars in the second quarter of 2020 – more than five times la

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Are temperature checks and social distancing the future of air travel?

A China Eastern Airlines staff disinfects the cabin to prevent the spread of COVID-19, February 18, 2020. /VCG The global airline industry is facing an unprecedented challenge in the face of C

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Spain's La Liga targets June restart, Ronaldo enters 14-day quarantine

Real Madrid players during a training session, Madrid, Spain, February 29, 2020. /VCG Spanish football is beginning to move toward reclaiming some semblance of normalcy as the country's sports

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'Happy hypoxia': Doctors warn of strange phenomenon in coronavirus patients

Some COVID-19 patients with extraordinarily low blood-oxygen levels have been able to chat to doctors and scroll on their phones.

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Competing with Disney+ and Quibi, Supreme Court launches streaming service

It’s a tough media world out there, and few institutions have been spared the transformations underway thanks to the internet.With Disney+ and Netflix posting records streaming numbers, and Quibi post

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Social media firms have 'questions to answer' over disinformation

The social media companies have been accused of being "unwilling" to give clear answers on their work to tackle false information.

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S. African Airways says government exploring funding solutions

Workers of South African Airways (SAA) hold placards during a strike over wages and job cuts at SAA headquarters in Kempton Park, South Africa, November 15, 2019. /Reuters South African nation

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French quarantine to spare travelers from Schengen area and UK

France said Sunday that it would not quarantine anyone arriving from the European Union, the Schengen area or Britain due to the coronavirus, as it prepares to start easing lockdown measures from

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COVID-19 is a 'gray rhino' event for Europe

02:02 Editor's note: Why has Europe been severely hit by COVID-19? Michele Geraci, an Italian economist and undersecretary of state at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development,beli

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Bolsonaro joins anti-lockdown rally, criticizes probe into him

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday joined a rally in Brasilia against the country's lockdown and criticized a probe into him after allegations that he politically interfered in the federal p

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France's COVID-19 tracing app expected to enter testing next week

France's state-supported "StopCOVID" contact-tracing app will enter the testing phase in the week starting on May 11 when the country starts to unwind its lockdown, a government minister said last

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Supreme Court starts hearing criminal charges against Israel's PM

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his wife Sara Netanyahu pose for a photograph with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (L) and Uganda's First Lady Janet Museveni. /Uga

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COVID-19 crisis and entertainment: Egypt

Hany Mahrous Egyptian music producer. /Social Media. The coronavirus pandemic has not spared the music industry either, and artists are now being forced to shift gears to remain relevant. In E