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New guidance on SBA loans means most startups are still excluded from $349 billion stimulus

Under new guidance issued by the Small Business Administration it seems non-profits and faith-based groups can apply for the Paycheck Protection Program loans designed to keep small business afloat du

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Knifeman in southern France kills 2 in attack on passersby

A man wielding a knife attacked residents venturing out to shop in a town under lockdown south of the French city of Lyon Saturday, killing two people and wounding othe

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Chinese embassy to distribute epidemic prevention materials to Chinese students in U.S.

The Chinese embassy and consulates-general in the United States will send out health kits, including face masks and disinfection supplies, to Chinese students in the co

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U.S. attempts to pit CPC against Chinese people bound to fail: spokesperson

Some U.S. individuals and the U.S. State Department's attempts to pit the Communist Party of China (CPC) against the Chinese people are bound to fail, a foreign minist

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NYC mayor urges national enlistment program for doctors

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called Friday for a national enlistment program for doctors and nurses to handle an expected surge in coronavirus cases in New York a

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Coronavirus claims more Spanish lives, but death rate slows

Spain reported more deaths from the coronavirus tearing around the world on Friday, but the number who succumbed overnight was lower than the previous day.Adding to the

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Longtime VC Neil Sequeira: funding founders without in-person meetings is ‘quite difficult’

Neil Sequeira was a managing director with General Catalyst for more than 13 years before co-founding early-stage firm Defy several years ago with another veteran of the industry, Trae Vassallo, who&#

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Belgium's top flight to cancel season due to COVID-19

Belgian Pro League leaders Club Brugge's coach and players applaud fans after their match against Manchester United, England, February 27, 2020. /VCG The Belgian Pro League is set to become th

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News Analysis: Italy's high coronavirus mortality rate related to incomplete measurements, analysts say

ROME, April 2 (Xinhua) -- As the worldwide coronavirus outbreak enters a new month, official statistics show that the pandemic is deadlier in Italy than in any other country. Some analysts believe th

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UK government tells English Premier League to 'take pay cut'

Arsenal ground staff work on the pitch at Emirates Stadium in London, UK, March 20, 2020. /VCG The British government on Thursday said English Premier League footballers should take a pay cut,

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U.S. Navy removes captain of coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier

The U.S. Navy on Thursday relieved Captain Brett Crozier of his duty on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, after the captain pleaded help with containin

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HKSAR gov't official criticizes RTHK program as breaching one-China principle

An official of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday criticized a local public broadcaster's program as breaching the one-China pri

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Activity-monitoring startup Zensors repurposes its tech to help coronavirus response

Computer vision techniques used for commercial purposes are turning out to be valuable tools for monitoring people’s behavior during the present pandemic. Zensors, a startup that uses machine le

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COVID-19: The Italian Crisis. The Agenda in full

30:10 Italy has become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. More people have contracted and died from the disease than anywhere else in the world to date.So why exactly has the c

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Disney+ beat Netflix in recent US downloads (report)

Netflix may still dominate global streaming, but Disney+ has made a huge splash in the United States, where it launched in November.That much was pretty clear already, and other reports have already

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Beijing would not stand by if U.S. restrictions on Huawei continue

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying on Thursday stressed Beijing would not sit idly as the U.S. keeps bullying Huawei."We are firmly opposed to the United States using the state pow

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Collibra nabs another $112.5M at a $2.3B valuation for its big data management platform

GDPR and other data protection and privacy regulations — as well as a significant (and growing) number of data breaches and exposées of companies’ privacy policies — have put a spotl