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Israel's Netanyahu, Sudanese leader agree to start normalizing ties

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan's sovereign council, agreed on taking initial steps to "normalize" relations. The m

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Spotlight: World confident in China's victory over novel coronavirus

Dignitaries across the world have voiced confidence that China is fully capable of prevailing over the novel coronavirus outbreak. "If there is any country in the world that has got the capacity to

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India fully confident in China's victory over coronavirus outbreak: FM

Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar expressed full confidence that China will eventually win the battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak

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USMCA matches Trump's vision of managed trade

U.S. President Donald Trump (C) attends a signing ceremony of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, January 29, 2020. /Xinhua

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Securiti.ai scores $50M Series B to modernize data governance

Securiti.ai, a San Jose startup, is working to bring a modern twist to data governance and security. Today the company announced a $50 million Series B led by General Catalyst with participation from

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Measures tightened against novel coronavirus amid worldwide support

Multiple countries and international organizations have expressed support for China in its fight against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) while measures are stepped up to prevent the spread of the

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Hong Kong takes preemptive measures to fight coronavirus

A slew of measures has been taken by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to tackle the outbreak of coronavirus across China, including suspending flight

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Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina sends Chinese New Year greetings

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued a statement on Saturday sending greetings and best wishes for a Happy Lunar New Year. In her statement, Hasina said, "O

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More voices from China expected to be heard in ongoing global conversation, UN official says

Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond, the special adviser on the Preparations for the Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations (UN), said here Friday that he wishes to hear more voices fr

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Face of impeachment: Schiff sets tone with appeals to Senate

In the otherwise scripted impeachment trial, it was a rare spontaneous moment: Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s chief defenders, stopped Rep. Adam S

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Chinese diplomat calls for coordinated, cooperative, stable U.S.-China relationship

Now that 2020 is underway, China and the United States are expected to "work towards a relationship of coordination, cooperation, and stability," a senior Chinese diplomat has said. In a welcome spe

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Britain's Royal Mint celebrates Chinese New Year with stunning collection

Britain's Royal Mint has marked the start of the new Lunar cycle in 2020 with the first sign of the calendar, the Rat, to celebrate its diverse multi-cultural society, and lend a unique British angl

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Beijing 2022 organizers send Chinese New Year regards to volunteer applicants

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games sent a letter to prospective Games volunteers on Thursday ahead of the Chinese New Year. "Dear applicant," the let

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Xi, Macron exchange greetings over phone ahead of Chinese new year

Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron exchanged greetings in a phone conversation on Wednesday ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Macron wished Xi and the Chinese people

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Tunisia's designated PM vows to tackle economic and social ills

Tunisia's new designated prime minister Elyes Fakhfakh. /Photo Courtesy: France 24 Tunisia's new designated prime minister Elyes Fakhfakh said he would form a smaller cabinet than in previous

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Sperm donation after death is 'morally permissible'

Researchers envisage a situation where men could indicate during life that they have a preference to donate sperm after death.

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Cloud services provider DigitalOcean is laying off staff, sources say 30-50 affected

After appointing a new CEO and CFO last summer, cloud infrastructure provider DigitalOcean is embarking on a wider reorganisation: the startup has announced a round of layoffs, with potentially betwee