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Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 years

Two sides of a conch shell discovered in a French cave with prehistoric wall paintings in 1931. /AP A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known

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Ramp secures $150M debt line from Goldman Sachs as the corporate spend market grows

This morning Ramp, a startup that competes in the corporate spend market, announced that it has secured a $150 million debt facility with Goldman Sachs. Ramp previously raised a $30 million Series B i

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Iran, U.S. should settle nuclear dispute through diplomatic exchange

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'The Sound Of Music' star Christopher Plummer dies at age 91

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Myanmar blocks Facebook as resistance grows to coup

Myanmar’s new military government has blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday’s coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the e

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Denmark to build $33.87bn renewable energy island

Denmark has approved a plan to build an artificial island in the North Sea that will produce and store enough green energy to cover the electricity needs of 3 million European households.The island,

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West's central bank balance sheets jump by 250% China's forex reserves

Central banks of major economies, such as the U.S., the EU and Japan, have begun expanding their balance sheets by buying assets to inject liquidity into the market. The unconventional monetary polic

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General Motors to make most of its cars emissions-free by 2035

GM's new EV600 electric van is seen in an undated photograph released in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 12, 2021. /Reuters General Motors (GM) said on Thursday it was setting a goal to sell

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You can now give Facebook’s Oversight Board feedback on the decision to suspend Trump

Facebook’s “Supreme Court” is now accepting comments on one of its earliest and likely most consequential cases. The Facebook Oversight Board announced Friday that it would begin acc

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NYC restaurants to open indoor dining at 25 percent capacity

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A reading of the World Economic Outlook Update

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Hornsea Project Two to boost UK's green development

02:45 The British offshore wind power industry has taken off in recent years. The industry is trying to use shallow waters and high winds to create ideal conditions for a clean energy

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Tornado strikes U.S. city, killing at least one

A tornado with a peak wind speed of around 241 kph struck Fultondale, a city in the state of Alabama, U.S. on Monday, killing one person and injuring at least two dozen others, local authorities said

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China's urbanization policy and its relationship to climate change

04:29 Editor's Note: This article is based on an interview with David Blair, the Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization. The article reflects the author's opinions an

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China's urbanization policy and its relationship to climate change

04:29 Editor's Note: This article is based on an interview with David Blair, the Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization. The article reflects the author's opinions an

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China-U.S. cooperation imperative to resetting global agenda

03:46 "The beggar-thy-neighbor attitude must stop. It is really prosper thy neighbor. If others do well, you will do well too," said World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende i

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Facebook’s Oversight Board will review the decision to suspend Trump

Facebook announced Thursday that its newly established external policy review group will take on one of the company’s most consequential acts: The decision to suspend former President Trump.On J