Graphcore founders Simon Knowles and Nigel Toon Graphcore LONDON — U.K.-based chipmaker Graphcore announced Tuesday that it had raised $222 million of investment as it looks to take on U.S …
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She struggled with mental health issues after fleeing an abusive relationship, moving herself and her children into an east London flat with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. …
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Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. The House votes for bigger stimulus checks. A ban on most evictions in New York. But first, a …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison under a vague and broadly worded …
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Joe Biden accuses Donald Trump’s aides of setting up ‘roadblocks’ for his transition team – World News , Firstpost
The President-elect said that his advisers have encountered roadblocks from the defense department and the office of management and budget File image of president elect Joe Biden. AP Wilmington: President-elect …
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There are some unexpected success stories in a year that IATA Director General Alexandre de Juniac branded an “annus horribilis” for aviation. And even this characterization might be an understatement. …
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GAZA: An array of Palestinian militant groups launched rockets into the Mediterranean Sea off the Gaza Strip on Tuesday at the start of what they called their first-ever joint exercise, …
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While Apple’s iPhone and iPad can be entertaining devices for kids, ensuring some basic features can help keep your devices safe from and for children. (Subscribe to our Today’s Cache …
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Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn Center for the Study of Existential Risk LONDON – Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn has identified what he believes are the three biggest threats to humanity’s existence …
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Wuhan’s Covid-19 infections may have been almost 10 times higher than official figure, study shows
The study used a sample of 34,000 people in the general population in Wuhan — the original epicenter of the pandemic — and other cities in Hubei province, as well …
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This has been an ugly year for Italy. The first wave of the coronavirus took the country by surprise and killed tens of thousands. The second wave somehow took the …
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The Biden administration will soon inherit a crisis of President Donald Trump’s making: the forced separation of at least 5,400 migrant families, many of whom have yet to be reunited …
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The Washington, D.C., hotel and bar where the white nationalist Proud Boys hang out when they’re in town for protests has announced it will be closed Jan. 6, the day Congress …
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Yearender 2020: From Poland’s ‘mistaken’ armed invasion to UFO sightings, 7 bizzare events that occurred this year – World News , Firstpost
Apart from the global pandemic, there have been events around the world that have left people gobsmacked due to their bizarre and sometimes even outlandish nature during the course of …
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Police in North Macedonia have detained eight men on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks in the name of the “Islamic State” (IS), the Interior Ministry said Monday. In addition, officers …
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The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus emerged a year ago before it became a pandemic and upended life across the globe, has started the emergency COVID-19 vaccination …
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The FAA said its long-awaited rules for the drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, will address security concerns by requiring remote identification technology in most cases to enable their …
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Bitcoin could be headed for a breather in the new year. The red-hot cryptocurrency continued its longest monthly win streak in more than a year on Monday after grazing a …
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Campaigners fear UK coronavirus lockdown is making forced marriage victims more vulnerable than ever – CNN Video
Trapped at home, isolated from the outside world, and prevented from returning to school — this is life under lockdown for forced marriage victims in the United Kingdom. But with …
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OFFENBACH, Germany — At the height of Europe’s migrant crisis, a bearded man in sweatpants walked into a police station. His pockets were empty except for an old cellphone and …
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Many mixed-status households with undocumented family members are now eligible for stimulus checks under a $900 billion coronavirus relief package signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday night. Excluded from …
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GOP-leaning pollster Rasmussen Reports cited Soviet dictator Josef Stalin to encourage Vice President Mike Pence to arbitrarily overturn the results of America’s democratic presidential election. Rasmussen’s four-part Twitter thread on Sunday …
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US President Donald Trump’s campaign to cut North Korea’s economy off from the world worked. But it also may have accelerated Kim Jong Un’s efforts to build a military less …
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LOS ANGELES: The United States topped 19 million COVID cases on Monday as hospital intensive care units were full to overflowing across much of California, a major U.S. virus hot …
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The government has cited national security concerns in its targeting of TikTok, arguing that the personal data of U.S. users could be obtained by China’s government. (Subscribe to our Today’s …
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Australia’s growth may ‘never return’ to its pre-virus path after trade trouble with China, says economist
The national flags of Australia and China are displayed before a portrait of Mao Zedong facing Tiananmen Square. Frederic J. Brown | AFP via Getty Images Australia’s economy has been …