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Speedinvest raises new €190M fund to continue backing early-stage European tech startups

Speedinvest, the European seed-stage VC that was started from Vienna but has since added offices in London, Berlin, Munich and San Francisco, has raised a new €190 million fund. It brings the firmR

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Michael Jordan and fellow stars pay touching tribute to Kobe Bryant

Michael Jordan has struggled saying goodbye."When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died, and as I look in this arena, across the globe, a piece of you died," so declared the 57-year-old legend with

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The outbreak in ROK reminds us that COVID-19 is a global challenge

A video cheering for China in fighting against the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) is played outside the building of the Seoul Metropolitan Government in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, February.

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Microsoft offers a closer look at the next Xbox

It’s been a few months since Microsoft announced the impending arrival of the Xbox Series X. The somewhat redundantly named console made cameo during the Game Awards, getting a late 2020 date in the p

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'Namaste Trump' will be an event of pledges and reassurances

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 a

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The China-Europe railway is on track for success

The China-Europe freight train waiting for departure at Xiangtang railway port in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, February 17, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British poli

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Shopify joins Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra Association

After eBay, Visa, Stripe, and other high-profile departures, the Facebook -backed cryptocurrency collective Libra scored a win today with the addition of Shopify. The ecommerce platform will become a

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Calling China 'the sick man of Asia' is a racial slur

Editor's note: John Gong is a research fellow at the Charhar Institute and a professor at the University of International Business and Economics. The article reflects the author's views and not ne

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Germany's moral dilemma

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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The Owl of Minerva flies East

A security barricade is placed in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, December 22, 2018. /Reuters Editor's note:James Rae is a professor from California State University Sacramento. H

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Google gobbling Fitbit is a major privacy risk, warns EU data protection advisor

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has intervened to raise concerns about Google’s plan to scoop up the health and activity data of millions of Fitbit users — at a time when the co

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Google’s new T&Cs include a Brexit ‘easter egg’ for UK users

Google has buried a major change in legal jurisdiction for its UK users as part of a wider update to its terms and conditions that’s been announced today and which it says is intended to make i

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Why China is the partner for Africa

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Dakar, Senegal, February 16, 2020. /Getty Images Editor's note: Azhar Azam works in a private organ

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Google launches the first developer preview of Android 11

With the days of desert-themed releases officially behind it, Google today announced the first developer preview of Android 11, which is now available as system images for Google’s own Pixel de

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American fear of Chinese media is unfounded

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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Speculative U.S. antipathies about China are losing traction

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 opinions, and

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'America First' is 'Africa Last'

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, an