Airbnb files confidential paperwork for an IPO
On Wednesday, Airbnb announced it had submitted confidential paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange…
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SpaceX is now a $46 billion ‘unicorn’
The company recently finished a $1.9 billion funding round, one of the largest single fundraising…
Microsoft drives another nail in the coffin of its most hated product
Microsoft announced this week that its workplace chat software Teams will no longer be available…
Flood waters reach the toes of China’s famous giant Buddha statue
Flooding has engulfed much of the region this year, and the latest round forced local…
Australia secures deal with AstraZeneca for potential Covid-19 vaccine
British-based AstraZeneca is developing the vaccine in partnership with Oxford University, with advanced trials now…
Mali President announces resignation after reported arrest in suspected coup
Tuesday’s events sparked international condemnation and are likely to further destabilize the West African nation,…
Here is what is happening in Belarus – CNN Video
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Rare footage shows US patrol of South China Sea – CNN Video
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Fires destroy home of rare blue macaws in Brazil
“It is very sad to see decades of my family work, years taking care and…
Mali president detained by troops, per African Union official
Moussa Faki Mahamat condemned news of the arrests, in a tweet posted Tuesday.”I strongly condemn…
Liverpool, site of last surrender in US Civil War, grapples with its Confederate links
Historian Laurence Westgaph leads tours of Liverpool highlighting the city’s slave trading past. Liverpool, England…
Is New Zealand’s coronavirus outbreak as ‘terrible’ as Trump says?
Referring to some nations now seeing a new wave of coronavirus cases, Trump said “they…
Huawei faces fresh US sanctions that put its entire business at risk
The US Commerce Department on Monday announced fresh sanctions that restrict any foreign semiconductor company…
See the precautions a Scottish school is taking as children return to class – CNN Video
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Belarus leader says there won’t be new elections ‘until you kill me’ as protesters rally against strongman
Lukashenko made the comments while visiting a Minsk factory Monday, where he was booed and…
Vaccine maker backed by Bill & Melinda Gates soars 40%
Shares of CureVac were up about 40% Monday after its CEO Franz-Werner Haas said in…
Impossible, Blue Bottle and Shake Shack: Big brands are trying everything to keep you eating and drinking their stuff at home
Impossible Foods became the latest major example of that on Monday. In an announcement shared…
Robinhood is now worth more than $11 billion
The startup announced Monday it raised another $200 million in funding, pushing its valuation to…
US troops in Syria and allies exchanged fire with pro-Syrian regime forces
A convoy of US troops and Syrian Democratic Forces were fired upon in eastern Syria…
As Asia ramps up its war on drugs, women are being jailed for low-level crime
The 21-year-old Indonesian’s bag was put into the security scanner and she remembers agreeing to…
