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AstraZeneca Vaccine Can Prevent COVID-19, Phase III Study Says

Results of the trial, which involved more than 32,000 volunteers, showed two doses of the vaccine administered four weeks apart had an efficacy of 79% at preventing symptoms of COVID-19. (Image credit: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

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Singapore-based M Capital Management closes $30.85M debut fund to invest in Southeast Asian startups

M Capital Management founding partners Joachim Ackermann (left) and Mayank Parekh (right) M Capital Management, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, announced today it has closed its debut fund, M Venture Partners (MVP), totaling $30.85 million USD. It plans to invest

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Passover, COVID restrictions could see clear election results delayed by days

Number voting with so-called double envelope ballots, which are counted last, expected to increase from 330,000 in the previous elections, to between more than 500,000

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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Mostly Absent In Israeli Election Campaign

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is barely an issue in the upcoming Israeli elections, which are a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But the vote will impact Palestinians.

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Defense Secretary Austin Makes Unannounced Visit To Afghanistan

As President Biden faces a decision on whether to withdraw troops from the country, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin went to tour the region himself in a visit to the capital of Kabul.

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European Scientists Zero In On AstraZeneca Blood Clot Link

A rare blood clotting condition has occurred in some people after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. If the new research is correct, it could mean that blood clots could be easily treated. (Image credit: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

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Saudi Oil Giant Aramco Reports 44% Profit Slump In 2020 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil company earned $49 billion last year as the pandemic slashed fuel demand around the globe, in what its CEO called “one of the most challenging years in history.” (Image credit: Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images)

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Aldea Ventures creates ‘hybrid’ European €100M fund to invest both in Micro VCs, plus follow-on

The historical trajectory of venture capital has been to move to earlier and earlier finding rounds in order to capture the greatest potential multiple on exit. In the US, we’ve seen an explosion of Pre-series A funds, and similarly in

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Thousands evacuated as Sydney faces worst floods in 100 years

Days-long deluge causes dam that supplies most of city’s drinking water to overflow; 20,000 evacuated; 200 schools closed

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‘Disheartening.’ Biden Deplores Turkey’s Exit from a Global Pact to Protect Women From Violence

ISTANBUL — U.S. President Joe Biden has called Turkey’s abandonment of an international agreement aimed at preventing violence against women “deeply disappointing.” In a White House statement posted Sunday, Biden said Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention was “sudden and

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