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As BNPL startups raise, a look at Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay earnings

As the e-commerce market grows, startups are racing to help online retailers sell larger items to consumers with so-called “buy-now-pay-later” options. Via BNPL, consumers turn a one-time purchase into a limited string of regular payments. Terms vary, but the space

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Nigerian Authorities Searching For 317 Schoolgirls Kidnapped By ‘Armed Bandits’

Police in the northwestern state of Zamfara said efforts are underway to trace the unidentified kidnappers and rescue the abducted students, who may have been moved to neighboring forests. (Image credit: Habibu Iliyasu/AFP via Getty Images)

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Prince Harry: British press were ‘destroying my mental health’

Britain’s Prince Harry said in a rare one-on-one interview that he left royal life because the British press was “destroying” his mental health, and revealed he watches “The Crown.” Harry gave an intimate insight into his young family’s new life

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The Coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here’s Our Chance to Stop It for Good.

Many scientists are expecting another rise in infections. But this time the surge will be blunted by vaccines and, hopefully, widespread caution. By summer, Americans may be looking at a return to normal life.

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35 hurt as cops use rubber bullets, stun grenades against Arab Israeli protest

Police say they were responding to violent riot, but demonstrators accuse officers of using excessive force; Umm al-Fahm mayor and MK Yousef Jabarin among wounded

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With Strikes in Syria, Biden Confronts Iran’s Militant Network

Using a carefully calibrated approach, the president hopes to restrain Iran’s regional militia allies without undercutting efforts to reach a new nuclear deal.

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Canada Authorizes AstraZeneca’s Vaccine, the Country’s 3d

The addition of a third vaccine may ease the country’s growing dissatisfaction about the sluggish pace of vaccinations.

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India Returns to Growth, but Recovery Divides Rich and Poor

The country’s GDP expanded by 0.4%, but millions of small businesses and farmers are still struggling.

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With North Korea’s Border Closed To Trains, Russian Diplomats Push Their Way Out

Travel in and out of North Korea – never easy – is now almost impossible because of pandemic restrictions. Some foreign diplomats still in Pyongyang are doing their creative best to get home. (Image credit: Russian Foreign Ministry/Facebook)

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Relativity Space unveils plans for a new, much larger and fully reusable rocket

3D-printed rocket company Relativity Space has just revealed what comes after Terran 1, the small launch vehicle it hopes to begin flying later this year. It’s next rocket will be Terran R, a much larger orbital rocket with around 20x

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