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EU, Turkey in stand-off over funds to tackle new migrant crisis

The European Union (EU) is scrambling for a new agreement with Turkey to prevent migrants from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond flooding into the EU. But there is little sign so far that Ankara is

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Coronavirus: Facebook closes London offices after employee diagnosed

Facebook is closing its three London offices and telling staff to work from home after an employee was diagnosed with COVID-19.The employee who was diagnosed with the virus was normally based in Sing

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Permira plots $10bn joint bid for eBay ads unit

The owner of Dr Martens is in talks with Carsales.com about a joint offer for eBay’s classifieds unit, Sky News learns.

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Research finds UK children reading less than previous generations

05:37 If you ask children whether they prefer to read a book or play on an electronic device, you will get a range of answers. Ten-year-old Ollie from Bristol considers the choice for

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Genetic sequencing tests being done on pet dog of COVID-19 patient in Hong Kong

Genetic sequencing tests are being carried out on the pet dog of a confirmed COVID-19 patient in Hong Kong, which could reveal if the virus has mutated or not, an offi

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Greek gov't urges public to follow instructions as COVID-19 cases rise to 31

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Greece has jumped to 31 from nine cases a day earlier, the Greek Health ministry announced on Thursday. Officials said the

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Russian-Turkish cease-fire goes into effect in Syria's Idlib

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow, Russia, on March 5, 2020. (Sputnik/Handout via Xinhua) The agree

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Thai gov't launches program to enable Thais to voice grievances directly to PM

BANGKOK, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday welcomed groups representing farmers, civil society and independent entrepreneurs to make use of the government's latest

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Do face masks really protect you from COVID-19?

02:21 The rapid global spread of coronavirus has triggered a world shortage of surgical masks as people rush to protect themselves. Such is the heightened demand for face masks, doctor

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President Ramaphosa urges calm as S. Africa confirms COVID-19 case

South African President Cyril Raaphosa on Thursday 5 March 2020 called for calm as South Africa reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19. /Photo Courtesy: South African Presidency South A

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UK COVID-19 cases rise to 115

With more COVID-19 cases confirmed in England and Scotland, the total number of infected cases in Britain has reached 115, British health authorities said Thursday. Three new cases were reported in

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Lyft is the latest tech company to send employees home over coronavirus

Ridesharing company Lyft has advised its San Francisco employees to go home after learning one staff member was in contact with someone exposed to coronavirus, or COVID-19. The team member has not exh

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General Catalyst’s Quentin Clark gets specific on SaaS, cloud maturity and startup valuations

General Catalyst, a well-known venture capital firm with at least $1.4 billion in funds raised over time, has backed Hubspot, Jet, Ping Identity, and Kayak over the years.And General Catalyst isn̵

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Citing Star Wars, Kleiner Perkins closes a $700M fund for early-stage companies

After going “back to the future” with a $600 million fund last year, VC firm Kleiner Perkins is aiming for some “returns of the Jedi” with its freshest (and refocused) fund. With Star Wars references

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Roundup: U.S. universities express support for China's fight against COVID-19

A number of U.S. schools and universities have expressed strong support for their Chinese communities and vowed to stand together in the fight against COVID-19. "In this time of high anxiety, we have

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Life on Mars? Organic truffle molecules discovered on Red Planet

The announcement comes as NASA's Curiosity rover captured its highest-resolution panorama of the Martian surface.

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Study: Novel coronavirus has mutated

The novel coronavirus, which has caused the widespread epidemic COVID-19 since late December 2019, has evolved into two major subtypes, a Chinese study has revealed.To detect whether the virus, na