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Hong Kong’s First Covid-19 Lockdown Exposes Deep-Rooted Inequality
HONG KONG — When Shirley Leung, 60, woke up enclosed in Hong Kong’s first coronavirus lockdown, she surveyed the tiny room…
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Senegalese Student Missing in Paris Is Said to Be Safe, but Questions Abound
PARIS — A star student from Senegal who went missing without a word in Paris earlier this month, setting off…
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A Vine Reunion? Video Apps Clash and Byte Join Forces
Clash, a short-form video app that became available in August, announced today that it had purchased Byte, another short-form video…
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Fast raises $102M in Series B funding to accelerate rapid adoption of one-click checkout across the internet | Tech News | Startups News
Coronavirus pandemic has forever changed our ways of life. It has also affected how we shop. According to the Global…
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World’s largest money manager says sustainable investing surge to continue, pushes for more disclosure
The world’s largest asset manager is pushing companies to disclose how they will survive in a world of net-zero greenhouse…
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Apple now lets you take a ‘walk’ with Shawn Mendes and Dolly Parton
“Especially over the last few weeks, I’ve been starting my day by going for a walk, clearing my mind and…
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Lockdown: Will Boris relax lockdown in February? PM hints some change
England is in the midst of its third national lockdown since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The development of…
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Senators to be sworn in Tuesday for Trump’s impeachment trial
Senators will be sworn in Tuesday afternoon to serve as jurors in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump…
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Outlines: A Queer Reading of Some Silhouettes | Features
That friction is amplified by a queerness within the film, and otherness in the characters, a sidestepping of traditional and…
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‘Huge milestone’ for HaptX as startup releases its gloves for true-contact VR and robotics experiences
The HaptX Gloves DK2. (HaptX Photo) After years of research, development, prototyping and pilot projects, HaptX can finally touch its…
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