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Italy to inaugurate new Genoa bridge two years after deadly collapse

The Morandi was hailed as a marvel of engineering when it opened in 1967. /Reuters Italy inaugurates a sleek new bridge in Genoa on Monday, though relatives of the 43 people killed when the ol

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China on yellow alert for Typhoon Hagupit

China's national observatory on Monday issued a yellow alert for Typhoon Hagupit, which is forecast to make landfall on the coastline between Zhejiang and Fujian as a

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China issues blue alert for Typhoon Hagupit

China's national observatory on Sunday issued a blue alert for Typhoon Hagupit, which is expected to bring gales and torrential rains to south China. The typhoon, the

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Lewis Hamilton wins 91st career pole for British GP at Silverstone

Six times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton shattered the Silverstone track record with a blistering lap to put dominant Mercedes on pole position for his home British Grand Prix on Saturd

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Eurozone economy suffers record drop during lockdown months

The economy of the 19-country eurozone shrank by a devastating 12.1% in the April-June period from the quarter before - the largest drop on record - as coronavirus lock

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Rakuten is shuttering the online shop formerly known as Buy.com

Japanese conglomerate Rakuten has pulled the plug on its U.S. online retail store, originally known as Buy.com, and will wind down its operations over the next two months, the company confirmed to Tec

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Three missions to Mars: How are they different?

July is the month of Mars. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China have successfully launched their Mars probes on July 20 and July 23. The U.S.’s most advanced Mars rover Perseverance is set to

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ClimaCell raises $23M Series C for its weather intelligence platform

ClimaCell, the weather forecasting and intelligence service that is using a number of interesting new techniques to gather weather data, today announced that it has raised a $23 million Series C round

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Y Combinator’s Vitable Health is bringing basic healthcare to underserved populations

Joseph Kitonga, the 23-year-old entrepreneur behind Vitable Health, first saw the need for a new kind of healthcare service growing up in Philadelphia and seeing the experience of the home healthcare

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Crisis management tips from startup whisperer Margit Wennmachers

When it comes to building a company, lots of things can and do go wrong. Margit Wennmachers — an operating partner at Andreessen Horowitz and long one of the most powerful public relations pros

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Golden Age Hollywood star Olivia de Havilland dies at 104

File photo of actress Olivia de Havilland poses for a portrait circa 1940 in Los Angeles, California. /VCG Olivia de Havilland, a two-time Oscar winner and one of the last links to Hollywood's

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2020's first hurricane, Hanna, roars ashore in virus-hit Texas

A satellite image shows Hurricane Hanna in the Gulf of Mexico approaching the coast of Texas, U.S., July 25, 2020. /Reuters Hanna, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2020, slammed into the coast

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Vodafone targets Frankfurt listing for mast business in early 2021

An engineer climbs a 5G telecommunication network mast at the Vodafone Kabel Deutschland GmbH campus in Duesseldorf, Germany, January 21, 2020. /VCG Vodafone, the world's second biggest mobile

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Lime, Dott and Tier win Paris scooter permits, delivering Bird a loss in a key market

American micromobility startups Lime along with European competitors Dott and Tier Mobility have won permits to operate shared electric scooters in Paris, following a seven-month tender process that h

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STAR Market reflects focus on tech-heavy investment in China

07:47 It has been one year since the first batch of firms started trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR Market). The STAR Market is a big

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Factbox: China's progress on economic resumption

China is steadily reviving its economy as the country has kept COVID-19 under control. The following facts and figures indicate how the country is forging ahead in the

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Fauci: Racial disparities during pandemic 'very disturbing'

The leading U.S. expert on infectious diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Thursday expressed concerns about the racial disparities that have opened up during the COVID-19 pandemic.During a live chat w