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'Put on a mask and shut up': China's new 'Wolf Warriors' spread hoaxes and attack a world of critics

The aggressive nationalism of China's diplomats matches the swagger of Xi Jinping's China, which is determined to deflect blame for the coronavirus.




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L.A. Times wins Pulitzer Prizes for art criticism, immigration reporting

Los Angeles Times journalists Christopher Knight and Molly O'Toole won Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, bringing the newspaper's total to 47.




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Trump rarely shows empathy in coronavirus crisis

Most presidents act as consoler-in-chief in times of national crisis. Trump has struggled to show any empathy with victims or survivors of COVID-19.




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Migrants deported by U.S. make up more than 15% of Guatemala's coronavirus cases

U.S. deportation flights to Guatemala resume -- with promises of testing for coronavirus




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Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus could be more contagious than original

A mutation in the novel coronavirus has led to a new strain viewed as more contagious than the virus that emerged from China, according to a new study.




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Missing Major League Baseball? Here's Korean baseball to the rescue

While much of the world is under lockdown, baseball returned to South Korea on a day when the country reported just three new cases of COVID-19.




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Italy begins easing lockdown and rebooting its economy

Italy Easing Lockdown




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Trump officials ignored coronavirus warnings, ousted scientist says in complaint

Rick Bright, pushed out of a job heading a federal research agency, files a complaint saying he was retaliated against for resisting Trump's plans.




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'A pure hypocrite': De Blasio blasts Trump over coronavirus aid

De Blasio says he needs Trump to lift New York City from the ashes of COVID-19. But the president says no 'bailout' is coming for his old hometown.




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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in hospital with infection, Supreme Court says

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Tuesday with an infection caused by a gallstone, the Supreme Court said.




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Hospitals prepare for wave of mental health disorders among their workers

As many as 20% to 25% of healthcare workers in hard-hit areas, experts say, are likely to develop disorders such as anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress.




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Column: The U.S. and China are sliding into a Cold War nobody needs

The coronavirus is pitching the U.S. and China into a new Cold War -- a confrontation over ideology as well as trade and security. It's happening partly because President Trump needs an issue to run on -- and it's dangerous




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'A profound danger': Experts warn against broad U.S. reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic

As states lift coronavirus restrictions, none has met federal benchmarks, a health expert warns. The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. surpasses 73,000.




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'We're vulnerable': On the Navajo Nation, a rush to curb the coronavirus

A desperate attempt to halt coronavirus cases is underway on the country's largest reservation, which spans Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.




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He fought to protect sex workers from COVID-19 and much more. Then the virus came for him

For decades, Jaime Montejo fought to bring dignity to sex workers in Mexico City, protecting them from police, pimps and eventually the coronavirus. Then he got sick.




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Commentary: Evaluating risk and medical treatment in the time of coronavirus

Risk guides much of our medical care system. COVID-19 is showing us, unless we have developed immunity, we are all at risk.




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Two arrested in Georgia as anger builds over shooting of Ahmaud Arbery

More than two months after an unarmed black man was shot in south Georgia, protesters across America are asking why it took so long for police to investigate.




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Syrian President Bashar Assad faces rare dissent from a top financial ally, cousin Rami Makhlouf

Syria's Bashar Assad faces dissent from his rich cousin Rami Makhlouf




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In Brunswick, Georgia, residents reflect on the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery

For many Americans, Arbery's killing harks back to the old Jim Crow days when white mobs hunted black men down and killed them with impunity. In Brunswick, the shooting has sparked an uneasy conversation about race and power.




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The warehouses where goods are piling up

Shops and restaurants are selling less, but goods are still arriving at warehouses around the UK.




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The groundbreaking way to search lungs for signs of Covid-19

Artificial intelligence technology is being rapidly deployed worldwide to help tackle Covid-19.




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Coronavirus: What shape will a recession and recovery take?

Monica Miller explains the alphabet soup of possible recession shapes for the coronavirus-hit global economy.




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Coronavirus: How African firms are being impacted by the lockdown

With imports slowing, many African nations are learning the importance of local manufacturing.




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Next to open beauty halls in former Debenhams stores

The retail chain will expand its online beauty concept to shopping centres when the lockdown ends.




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UK 'must prioritise green economic recovery'

Boris Johnson needs to prioritise the environment as the UK recovers from coronavirus, firms say.




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Coronavirus: Young people are keen to fly again, says airline boss

Wizz Air's József Váradi says budget airlines will be in high demand once the pandemic ends.




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Coronavirus: Rail services to be increased as travel restrictions ease

Train operators and the government are planning to increase rail services from mid-May onwards.




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How Irrfan Khan helped Slumdog Millionaire to become an Oscar winner

Danny Boyle credits Irrfan Khan with propelling Slumdog Millionaire to Oscar glory.




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Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore graffiti mural in Tamworth

Graffiti artist paints NHS fundraiser Captain Tom on Tamworth wall




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Stream #WithMe: YouTubers dance, cook and quiz in livestream for NHS

Stars like Saffron Barker, Big Narstie and Yammy take part in a four-hour event to raise money.




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Coronavirus: Timelapse of London artist creating NHS mural

Watch the timelapse of artist Lionel Stanhope creating his artwork under London's Waterloo Bridge.




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Coronavirus: Michael Palin shares his hospital stories for NHS charity book

The Monty Python shares his lighter moments in hospital, and how humour helps us all.




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The Last Dance: 'I did not anticipate this reaction'

Jason Hehir speaks to the BBC about interviewing Michael Jordan and why the documentary series has had such an impact.




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Serkis: ‘Hobbit reading will take you on an adventure’

Gollum actor Andy Serkis is doing a continuous live reading of The Hobbit for charity.




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Coronavirus: Fairgrounds packed up with nowhere to go

Britain's showmen are facing financial ruin as lockdown means fairgrounds rusting away in storage.




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Google Acquires Api.ai for Undisclosed Sum

The Api.ai platform lets developers seemlessly integrate intelligent voice command systems into their products to create consumer-friendly voice-enabled user interfaces. Api.ai is also the company behind Assistant, a first of its kind conversational assistant app created in 2010 that now has more than 20 million users and is the highest rated assistant app available.




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Accruent Acquires Verisae for Undisclosed Sum

The Verisae solution is the first web-enabled site and asset management software created to meet the unique needs of multi-site owners. We offer a powerful suite of web-based process management solutions for facilities, the assets in those facilities, and the people who manage them.




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CA Technologies Acquires BlazeMeter for Undisclosed Sum

BlazeMeter offers a cross-enterprise test automation framework for the entire technical team (developers, devops, ops and QA) throughout the product development lifecycle. Run continuous or on demand testing for APIs, mobile apps and websites. Run from the cloud, on-premise or as a hybrid solution. Use with JMeter & Selenium WebDriver & integrate with your existing CI, CD & APM tools.




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Orient Hontai Capital Acquires AppLovin for $1,420,000,000

AppLovin turns mobile into the medium of choice for brands by using data gathered across screens to deliver dynamic mobile ads for consumers.




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Kibo Acquires Baynote for Undisclosed Sum

Baynote software provides personalized shopping experiences that help drive conversions. Let us help improve your customers' experiences today.




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Salesforce Acquires Krux Digital for $750,000,000

Krux Digital helps anyone with a website safeguard, manage, and make responsible use of consumer data signatures across devices, sources, and formats. Krux arms web publishers with the technology and know-how to compete in a data game currently dominated by advertisers and market middlemen.




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Criteo Acquires HookLogic for Undisclosed Sum

Brands can reach shoppers, drive traffic, and attribute sales through this performance marketing platform spanning the largest retail and travel sites.




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Google Acquires FameBit for Undisclosed Sum

Largest marketplace that makes YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and Vine influencer marketing easy for advertisers, brands and influencers.




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Hartford Steam Boiler Acquires Meshify for Undisclosed Sum

Meshify brings devices online. Tank monitoring, energy management, electronic pest control, and more.




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PierianDx Acquires Tute Genomics for Undisclosed Sum

Tute Genomics is opening a new door for precision medicine by enabling researchers and clinicians to utilize human genome data for scientific discovery and individualized treatment.




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Morningstar Acquires PitchBook Data for $225,000,000

We help our clients build the great companies of tomorrow by providing them with the world's meaningful business information and resources to understand it.




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Cisco Acquires WorkLife for Undisclosed Sum

WorkLife automates meeting best practices — setting and sharing agendas, driving towards decisions and action items, circulating meeting summaries — to help your team get more done faster.




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Wipro Acquires Appirio for $500,000,000

A global services provider, helping companies power their business with mobile, social and cloud technology from salesforce.com, Google, Workday and CSOD




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Google Acquires Eyefluence for Undisclosed Sum

Eyefluence synchronizes biology and technology to deliver eye-interaction user interfaces for the HMD industry (head-mounted displays).




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PowWow Acquires StarMobile for Undisclosed Sum

StarMobile was established in 2012 and is based at Technology Square in the Midtown area of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, a technology community that is recognized as a national, if not global, locus for mobility technology.