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• The Chinese education startup VIPKid, which connects fluent English-speaking teachers with Chinese students, raised $500 million in April for a valuation of over $3 billion.
• The company is led by its 35-year-old high-school dropout founder, Cindy Mi, who believes the company can help bridge cultural gaps between China, the US, and elsewhere while making high-quality education accessible and increasing interactions between people of different cultures.
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• Student Loan Hero, a financial planning company, was acquired by LendingTree last week for $60 million.
• CEO Andy Josuweit managed to turn his startup into a success despite not having an MBA or experience in the corporate world.
• Josuweit managed to both get his startup off the ground and pay off more than $100,000 in student-loan debt by putting in long hours and making personal sacrifices.

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• There will be a partial solar eclipse on August 11.
• The event will be most visible at the North Pole and in northern cities.
• While the eclipse will be a sight to behold, it won't be quite as stunning as the total eclipse that swept across the US last summer. 

The summer of 2018 continues to be a blockbuster for fantastic celestial events.

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• Boris Johnson has been reported to the Equalities Commission after comparing Muslim women to "letter boxes" and bank robbers and suggesting they should be denied service.
• It is not the first time he has made controversial comments about Islam. In 2005 the former Foreign Secretary wrote that Islamophobia was a "natural reaction" to Islam.
• He wrote in the Spectator in 2005 that "the problem is Islam. Islam is the problem."
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Beim Getränkegiganten PepsiCo kommt es nach zwölf Jahren zu einem Führungswechsel. Die langjährige Chefin Indra Nooyi (62) gibt den Top-Posten bei dem Coca-Cola-Konkurrenten ab, wie Pepsi am Montag mitteilte. Ihre Nachfolge tritt Ramon Laguarta am 3. Oktober an. Der 54-Jährige arbeitet bereits seit 22 Jahren bei dem Konzern. Pepsi steigerte zuletzt unter Nooyi seinen Umsatz, obwohl der Konzern mit einem Wandel in den Ernährungsgewohnheiten zu kämpfen hat: Zuckerhaltige Getränke werden in Zeiten... Читать дальше...

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly as companies around the world connect thousands of devices every day. But behind those devices, there’s a sector worth hundreds of billions of dollars supporting the IoT. 

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Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi is stepping down after 12 years. Ramon Laguarta, the company's president, will replace her in October, according to a statement.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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Daimler will einem Medienbericht zufolge batteriebetriebene Smarts in China bauen. Der Autokonzern verhandele deshalb mit der Elektroautotochter BJEV seines chinesischen Partners BAIC über die Gründung eines Joint Ventures, berichtete die Nachrichtenagentur Bloomberg am Montag unter Berufung auf Insider. Unklar sei, welchen Anteil Daimler an dem Gemeinschaftsunternehmen anstrebe. Eine Unternehmenssprecherin wollte sich nicht zu dem Bericht äußern. Die Schwaben hatten im März die Partnerschaft... Читать дальше...

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• Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo's first female CEO, will step down in October after 12 years at the helm. 
• The company announced Monday that Ramon Laguarta, the president, will become the new chief executive. 
• Laguarta is taking over amid a decline in sales of PepsiCo's signature beverage in North America and as the company focuses on healthier drinks. 

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is stepping down after 12 years, the company announced on Monday. 

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• Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo's first female CEO, will step down in October after 12 years at the helm. 
• The company announced Monday that Ramon Laguarta will become the new chief executive. 

Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi is stepping down after 12 years, the company announced on Monday. 

She will be replaced by Ramon Laguarta, the company's president. He will be the beverage maker's sixth CEO. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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Vor Monaten kündigte US-Verteidigungsminister Jim Mattis an, welche Veränderungen am Vorgehen bei der Stationierung von Flugzeugträgern der Navy vorgenommen werden würden. Dazu gehörte auch, dass Flugzeugträger künftig zu anderen Zeiten Häfen ansteuern und verlassen, was ihre Zeit auf See verkürzen und die Flexibilität erhöhen soll.

• Staff at Sarabeth's restaurant on New York's Upper West Side opened the freezer at around 11 a.m. on Sunday to find a man inside.
• The man grabbed a knife and began to threaten staff, reportedly yelling "Away from me, Satan!"
• Staff went uninjured but the man fell unconscious and later died in hospital.
• Police said that an investigation is ongoing.

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• Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio was the latest victim in Sacha Baron Cohen's satirical "Who is America?" prank show.
• The former sheriff was tricked into believing he was appearing on a Finnish YouTuber's video.
• Baron Cohen, posing as the YouTuber, asked Arpaio if he would receive a blowjob from President Trump, to which the sheriff replied: "I may have to say yes."
• The sheriff, who is a close ally of the president, also said that he... Читать дальше...

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• Dozens of people were killed in a massive earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia.
• Authorities believe the death toll will go up because many people have yet to be extracted from crumbled structures.
• One example is a concrete mosque that crumpled in the quake, where multiple people are believed to be trapped underneath.
• A video shows what it looked like after the damage.

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Der Discounter Lidl und die Supermarktkette Kaufland wollen ein eigenes Sammelsystem für Verpackungsmüll aufbauen. Die beiden Unternehmen, die Töchter der Schwarz-Gruppe aus Neckarsulm sind, könnten damit unter anderem dem Grünen Punkt — dem verbreitesten Mülltrennungssystem Deutschlands — Konkurrenz machen. Auf dem Weg dahin hatte die Schwarz-Gruppe in der vergangenen Woche die Übernahme der Tönsmeier-Gruppe, der fünftgrößte Anbieter auf dem deutschen Entsorgungsmarkt, angemeldet. Damit versuche... Читать дальше...

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• French chef Joël Robuchon died on Monday aged 73.
• He had been suffering from cancer, according to French media.
• He garnered 31 Michelin stars throughout his career, making him the chef with the most Michelin stars in the world.

Joël Robuchon, the chef with the most Michelin stars in the world, died on Monday.

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• Most people would rather know they're being cheated on instead of living a lie.
• Some people go so far as to hire private investigators to find out the truth.
• According to one top private investigator, cheaters often follow the same patterns.
• In his book, Tom Martin highlights 20 signs your partner is being unfaithful.
• They include more obvious signs like returning home late, to less cliché ones such as having a short temper. Читать дальше...

Plastikmüll, der zu massiver Meeresverschmutzung führt und den Lebensraum zahlreicher Tiere und Pflanzen bedroht. Sonnencreme, die Korallen ausbleicht und damit ganze Riffe zerstört. Medikamentenüberreste, die den Hormonhaushalt verschiedener Meerestiere beeinflussen. Diese Liste ließe sich ewig weiterführen.

Bei der Commerzbank zeichnet sich ein spektakulärer Rettungsplan ab, um den Rauswurf aus dem Dax in letzter Minute abzuwenden. Wie die „Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung“ berichtet, plant die polnische Tochtergesellschaft M-Bank eine massive Ausweitung ihres Geschäftsfeldes nach Westeuropa — auch nach Deutschland.

„Als Psychotherapeutin habe ich gesehen, dass zahllose Erwachsene jahrelang leiden, weil ihnen die grundlegenden Fähigkeiten fehlen, um mit Entbehrungen, Rückschlägen, Niederlagen und Zurückweisung zurechtzukommen“, sagt Amy Morin. 

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• The Turkish lira tumbled to a record low against the dollar on Monday, after the Trump administration said it was reviewing Turkey's duty-free access to the U.S. market.
• The move that could affect some $1.66 billion of Turkish imports.
• Relations between the NATO allies have steadily worsened, strained by differences over Syria policy and an escalating row over the trial in Turkey of an American Christian pastor, Andrew Brunson.

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Der zuletzt beim Absatz so erfolgsverwöhnte Autobauer Daimler hat einen weiteren Dämpfer erlitten: Im Juli ist die Zahl der verkauften Autos der Stammmarke Mercedes-Benz um fast 8 Prozent auf 167.518 Stück gefallen. Das teilte der Konzern am Montag in Stuttgart mit. Damit ging der Absatz deutlicher zurück als noch im Juni.

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