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WHO chief warns ‘we are in uncharted territory’ as number of coronavirus cases worldwide passes 90,000 – CNN

WHO chief warns ‘we are in uncharted territory’ as number of coronavirus cases worldwide passes 90,000  CNN Live updates: South Korea declares ‘war’ on coronavirus as U.S. deaths rise; markets eye economic rescue  The Washington Post Coronavirus in China: The most important

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Netanyahu claims victory in Israel’s third election in under a year

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory in the country’s third general election in under a year, after exit polls suggested a strong showing for his Likud party.

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Sanders and Trump skip AIPAC, but take center stage anyway

Absences of Republican president and leading Democrat candidate to replace him underscores increasing threat to viability of a pro-Israel posture that rests on bipartisanship

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Sonantic scores €2.3M funding to bring ‘human-quality’ artificial voices to games

Sonantic, a U.K. startup that has developed “human-quality” artificial voice technology for the games and entertainment industry, has raised €2.3 million in funding. Leading the round is EQT Ventures, with participation from existing backers, including Entrepreneur First (EF), AME Cloud

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Google cancels Cloud Next because of coronavirus, goes online-only

Google today announced that it is canceling the physical part of Cloud Next, its cloud-focused event and its largest annual conference by far with around 30,000 attendees, over concerns around the current spread of COVID-19. Given all of the recent

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Connie Chan of Andreessen Horowitz discusses consumer tech’s winners and losers

Last week, I sat down with Connie Chan, a general partner with Andreessen Horowitz who focuses on investing in consumer tech. She joined the firm in 2011 after working at HP in China. From her temporary offices located in a

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Netanyahu and Gantz both leave all options open, but few may be on the table

A unity government? Bringing Liberman back? Wooing a turncoat or two? Why some of the potential solutions to the deadlock, following the latest election, may be nonstarters

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Biden wins backing of former rivals Klobuchar and O’Rourke at Dallas rally – The Guardian

Biden wins backing of former rivals Klobuchar and O’Rourke at Dallas rally  The Guardian The final sprint to Super Tuesday: Live updates  CNN International It’s not too late to vote for a woman in 2020 — no matter what the media tells

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MWM raises $55.9 million after generating 400 million music app downloads

Popular music app publisher MWM has raised a $55.9 million (€50 million) funding round. Blisce/ is leading the round with Idinvest Partners, Bpifrance (Large Venture fund), Aglaé Ventures and Xavier Niel also participating. Some of MWM’s apps include edjing Mix,

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The ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ Finally Falls 2 Weeks After Demolition Attempt

(DALLAS) — The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust Monday after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball. The tower collapsed about

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