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World needs China to get fully back to work

Editor's note: Azhar Azam works in a private organization as a market and business analyst and writes about geopolitical issues and regional conflicts. The article reflects the author's opinions,

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Arweave’s permaweb stops coronavirus censorship, raises $8M

The Chinese government has been removing criticism of its coronavirus response from apps like Weibo, the local equivalent of Twitter. But before it can, that content is being saved, decentralized and

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Lizzo hits out at TikTok for 'removing bathing suit videos - but not other girls'

Best known for hits including Juice and Good As Hell, US singer Lizzo is also a role model for promoting body positivity.

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Judge rejects Tulsi Gabbard’s ‘free speech’ lawsuit against Google

Last July, Hawaii representative and longshot Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of violating her First Amendment rights to free speech

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Cathay Pacific fined £500k by UK’s ICO over data breach disclosed in 2018

Cathay Pacific has been issued a £500,000 penalty by the UK’s data watchdog for security lapses which exposed the personal details of some 9.4 million customers globally — 111,578 of whom

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Finally dark mode arrives to soothe your 3am WhatsApps

Facebook -owned WhatsApp is finally giving users’ eyes a break by rolling out a dark mode setting to the messaging app — years after some other tech giants figured out how to offer a ̵

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Challenges loom as Afghan peace process enters critical phase

Editor's note: Azhar Azam works in a private organization as a market and business analyst and writes about geopolitical issues and regional conflicts. The article reflects the author's opinions,

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Russia and Turkey: Sleeping with the enemy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Nikola Mikovic is a freelance journalist b

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Feature: Palestinian woman makes special chocolate with local herbs

Reem Shihab, a Palestinian woman from the West Bank city of Ramallah, has been making a special kind of chocolate with natural Palestinian herbs such as sage, mint, an

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Startups Weekly: Why some fintech companies aren’t blinking at customer acquisition costs

[Editor’s note: Welcome to our weekly review of news that startups can use from across TechCrunch and Extra Crunch. If you want this post by email, just subscribe here.] Why some fintech startups aren

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Nobody is above the law in Hong Kong

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and

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How China is fighting and winning against air pollution?

Editor's note:Azhar Azam works in a private organization as a market business analyst and writes about geopolitical issues and regional conflicts. The article reflects the author's opinion, and no

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SeeHow helps cricketers train smarter

Like baseball, cricket relies on grass, dirt, wood, cork, spit, spin, drop and rise en route to either victory or loss. And like baseball — and just about any other sport, really — cricket

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Facebook has paused election reminders in Europe after data watchdog raises transparency concerns

Big tech’s lead privacy regulator in Europe has intervened to flag transparency concerns about a Facebook election reminder feature — asking the tech giant to provide it with information

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The fundraising landscape is shifting in 2020

When I was a founder many years ago, I felt like I heard constantly conflicting advice and opinions on raising money for my startup.It’s easy to raise. It’s hard to raise. If it’s easy to

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#Metoo: How the fall of Harvey Weinstein changed the world

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain and

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Why China's economy will rebound quickly

Customers shop in a Costco warehouse store in Minhang District, east China's Shanghai, September 19, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations a