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Deep-sea ‘cockroach’ discovered off Java

Darth Vader is the crustacean they were looking for. Scientists from Singapore and Indonesia confirmed a species they found in Indonesian waters off the coast of western Java in 2018 had never previously been identified. […]

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The art of the mask re-emerges

From masks worn to prevent the spread of Covid-19 to Hong Kong protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks during anti-China protests, 2020 is a time of masks. Yet in much of Africa, such face coverings masks have […]

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Crowdfunding Lends a Helping Hand to Businesses Thanks to Deregulation

Honeycomb Credit is a small crowdfunding company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It typically handled 10 inquiries a day from business owners seeking loans from the community, until the pandemic hit. Now it’s averaging 30 to 40 […]

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China could spell FARA trouble for business heads

Hollywood executives, Silicon Valley titans and other corporate leaders who sound similar themes to China’s ruling Communist Party may be violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, said Attorney General William Barr. Doing business with China […]

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GOP edges Democrats in swing-state registrations

More swing-state voters are registering Republican than Democrat, a data firm allied with Democrats found. The U.S. parties register voters using different methods — and the ways favored by Democrats have been hampered by lockdown […]

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First Traveller joins Irish Senate

Eileen Flynn has made history by becoming the first member of the Traveller ethnic minority to join the Irish Senate. And she’s hit the ground running in her new job, calling on the government to […]

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Azerbaijan, Armenia take border fight online

Videos of fighting at the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (district) have been posted on YouTube by defense ministries of both countries. The fierce fighting in the […]

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Sex workers threaten to expose high-profile clients

A group of sex workers in Botswana recently threatened to expose high-profile clients if their demands for better treatment by the government and local communities are not met. Sisonke Botswana, a sex worker-led organization made […]