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Trump imposes new bans against Cuba after Havana criticizes U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump banned U.S. citizens from bringing home rum or cigars from Cuba and from staying at Cuban government-owned hotelson Wednesday two days afte

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WeWork sells majority stake in Chinese entity, seeks localization

Four years after its foray into the Chinese market followed by rapid and cash-hemorrhaging expansion, WeWork decided to wind down its involvement in the country.WeWork’s Chinese unit has secure

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Germany rips up budget policy to find $112 billion for COVID-19

The change of tack is a far-cry from Germany's response to teh 2008 financial crisis, where they advocated and pursued austerity measures across the the European Union. Kay Nietfeld /POOL /AFP

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UN's founding principles will prevail with or without Washington

Editor's note: Bradley Blankenship is a Prague-based American journalist, political analyst and freelance reporter. The article reflects the author's opinions, not necessarily the views of CGTN.Th

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Hurricane Sally brings flooding along U.S. Gulf Coast

01:02 Hurricane Sally made landfall early Wednesday morning near Gulf Shores, Alabama.At landfall, Sally was a category 2 hurricane with top winds up to 105 mph.Moving at only 3 mph, t

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US court allows Trump to phase out immigrant humanitarian protections

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a campaign speech in Mancator, Minnesota, U.S., August 17, 2020. /VCG A U.S. appeals court on Monday sided with President Donald Trump over his administrat

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Microsoft’s Project Natick underwater datacenter experiment confirms viability of seafloor data storage

Microsoft has concluded a years-long experiment involving use of a shipping container-sized underwater data center, placed on the sea floor off the cost of Scotland’s Orkney Islands. The compan

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10 dead as California fire becomes deadliest of year

The terrible toll of California’s wildfires became more evident as a mother confirmed her 16-year-old son was among those killed when an inferno tore through several ha

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Poland to speed up phasing out coal in new climate policy shift

The Polish government has said it wants to speed up phasing out coal and spend heavily on building nuclear and renewable power infrastructure in a notable shift in climate policy.Poland is one of the

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Explosive wildfires across California stoked by fierce winds

Wildfires raged unchecked across parts of the western U.S. on Wednesday amid gusty and dry conditions, but forecasters said some weather relief was in sight that could

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Slack’s earnings detail how COVID-19 is both a help and a hindrance to cloud growth

Slack’s shares are set to fall sharply this morning, down around 16% in pre-market trading. As the company beat analyst expectations last quarter and guided within range, the selloff might feel

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Rolling up the latest in startup health insurance offerings, Sana Benefits raises $20.8 million

Sana Benefits, a manager of self-funded insurance plans for small businesses, said it has raised $20.8 million in a recent round of funding as it looks to roll up all of the latest startup health bene

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How a lick of paint could help save thousands of birds

00:59 The lives of thousands of birds could be saved by an unlikely but simple solution: a lick of black paint.Research from Norway suggests painting one of the three blades on a wind

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Japan braces for powerful Typhoon Haishen, possible record rainfall

Japan is bracing for powerful Typhoon Haishen as it bears down on the country’s southwest, with weather forecasters warning of potential record rainfall, violent wind,

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That Whole Foods is an Amazon warehouse; get used to it

Earlier this week, in Brooklyn, near the waterfront, Amazon opened what looks from the outside like a typical Whole Foods store. It isn’t open to the public, however; it’s a fulfillment c

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Over 3,000 evacuate from Spain's Andalusia after wildfire breaks out

A screenshot of a helicopter deployed to fight the fire in Almonaster la Real, Spain. An out-of-control wildfire is raging in Spain's southern region of Andalusia, forcing more than 3,100 peo

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A faster, easier, cheaper way of going public

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is the fourth episode of the week, pushing our p