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PayPal to acquire cryptocurrency security startup Curv

PayPal has announced that it plans to acquire Curv, a cryptocurrency startup based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli newspaper Calcalist originally reported the move. And PayPal has now made an official an

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The threats to an economic recovery

Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., U.S. /VCG Editor's note: William R. Rhodes is a former chairman, CEO, and president of Citibank, president and CEO of William R. Rhodes Global Adv

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Pentagon's false promises of security plaguing South China Sea

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) bumps fists with Adm. Philip Davidson, head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in Tokyo, October 22, 2020. /Kyodo News via Getty Editor's note: Bobby

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Biden accepts Tanden's request to withdraw her nomination

U.S. President Joe Biden accepted Neera Tanden's request to withdraw her nomination to head the Office of Management and Budget, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Biden's Syria strike sends a strong message to Tehran and Damascus

Syrians families who live at the tent camp in Azaz district of Aleppo, Syria, February 25, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article

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Australia passes world-first law requiring tech firms to pay for news

The Australian parliament on Thursday passed a new law designed to force Google and Facebook to pay media companies for content used on their platforms in reforms that could be replicated in other co

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Australia's competition chief claims victory after Facebook standoff

The architect of Australian media reforms being watched around the world claimed victory on Wednesday, even as critics said concessions to the laws forcing Big Tech to

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Facebook 'refriends' Australia after changes to media laws

Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to pay for media

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Undeterred by Facebook's blackout, Australia commits to content law

A 3D printed Facebook logo is seen in front of displayed Australia's flag. /Reuters Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed on Friday to press ahead with laws to require Facebook Inc to

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Antony Blinken: The U.S. to pay $200 million in WHO obligations

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, pictured on February 4, 2021, aid the United States would also "provide significant financial support" to Covax. /AFP The United States will pay more than $2

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China urges U.S. to return to WHO with 'serious, earnest' manner

China on Sunday said it welcomes the return of the U.S. to the World Health Organization (WHO) and hopes Washington will take a "serious, earnest, transparent and respo

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China urges U.S. to return to WHO with 'serious, earnest' manner

China on Sunday said it welcomes the return of the U.S. to the World Health Organization (WHO) and hopes Washington will take a "serious, earnest, transparent and responsible" attitude to shoulder it

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Australia to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content next week

03:00 Australian lawmakers are expected to pass a bill next week that would force Alphabet's Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content, a senior government off

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Bitcoin soars to all-time high after BNY Mellon's crypto venture

Bitcoin hit a record high of $48,481.45 on February 11, 2021. /CFP Bitcoin on Thursday jumped to a fresh all-time high after BNY Mellon said it formed a new unit to help clients hold, transfer

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Russia could return to Open Skies Treaty if U.S. reverses exit

Russia could consider suspending its domestic procedure withdrawing from theOpen Skies Treaty if the United States reconsider its decision to withdraw from the treaty, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister

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India's Modi invites protesting farmers for talks on farm bills

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited protesting farmers for talks to address growers' concerns about three new agricultural laws that seek to deregulate the country's vast farm se

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Reversing Trump again: US moves to rejoin UN rights council

The Biden administration is set to announce this week that it will reengage with the UN Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost thr