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Despite a rough year for digital media, Blavity and The Shade Room are thriving

Last week at TechCrunch Disrupt, TechCrunch media and advertising reporter Anthony Ha sat down with Blavity CEO Morgan DeBaun and The Shade Room CEO Angelica Nwandu to chat about their respective medi

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Merkel Says UNSC Needs Reform Amid Global Challenges, Germany Ready to Take Responsibility

erman Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for a reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in view of the current global challenges.Speaking at the 75th session of the UN

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GoPro’s Hero 9 Black arrives with a bigger battery and front-facing screen

After leaking like crazy, the GoPro Hero 9 Black arrives today, bringing with it a handful of features aimed at keeping the company on the bleeding edge of the action camera category. GoPro has, of c

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As low-code startups continue to attract VC interest, what’s driving customer demand?

Investor interest in no-code, low-code apps and services advanced another step this morning with Airtable raising an outsized round. The $185 million investment into the popular database-and-spreadshe

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Asia's AFC Cup cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Close-up of team Al Ahed holding the AFC Cup trophy at an award ceremony. /VCG Image The AFC Cup, Asia's second-tier continental competition, was cancelled due to health fears amid the ongoing

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US cell carrier Assist Wireless exposed thousands of customer IDs

U.S. cell carrier Assist Wireless left tens of thousands of personal customer documents on its website by mistake.Assist provides free government-subsidized cell phones to low-income households across

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Two killed in helicopter crash in Nigeria's economic hub

An aerial view shows the central business district in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos. /Reuters Two people were killed and another injured in a helicopter crash in Lagos, Nigeria’s econo

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Cryptocurrency exchange FTX acquires portfolio tracker Blockfolio

FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange that offers derivatives, options and other sophisticated products, is acquiring a popular portfolio tracking app, Blockfolio.FTX is spending $150 million for the acquisi

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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games marks one year to go

The "Tokyo 2020+1" logo is seen in Tokyo, Japan, August 24, 2020. The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have been rescheduled from August 24, 2020 to September 5, 2021. /VCG A logo of the Tok

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New control point linking Hong Kong, Shenzhen to ease cross-boundary freight traffic

The Liantang Port/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point linking Hong Kong and Shenzhen will be opened on Aug. 26 to ease the pressure on cross-boundary freight traffic

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Breathtaking view of world's deepest canyon in Tibet, China

Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon in China's Tibet is known as the world's deepest canyon.The 504-km-long grand canyon starts in Mainling County and ends in Medog Count

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Interview with Jack Ma: Globalization is irreversible

04:35 Challenges are unavoidable, but globalization is irreversible, Jack Ma, founder of China's e-commerce conglomerate, said in an interview with CCTV recently.He shared his view on

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Iran says U.S. bid to trigger snapback mechanism "unlawful"

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday denounced the U.S. attempt to trigger snapback of UN sanctions on Iran as "unlawful." "All parties to the JCP

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Tibet opens its first Beijing 2022 licensed product official store

Lhasa opens Tibet's first Beijing 2022 licensed product official store.BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Tibet is opening its first Beijing 2022 licensed product official st

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China slams U.S. executive order on TikTok

China on Monday slammed the recent U.S. executive order requiring ByteDance to divest its interest in TikTok's operations in the United States within 90 days, saying t

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Chinese Embassy in Poland opposes Pompeo's erroneous claims on China

The Chinese Embassy in Poland on Sunday expressed its opposition to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's erroneous claims on China during his visit to the European co

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Rio reopens Christ the Redeemer, other sites after virus closure

01:17 Christ the Redeemer statue and Sugarloaf Mountain reopened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after five months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Pao de Acucar cable car, which offe