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How deal terms are changing right now

Trying to raise money for a startup is never a walk in the park. Still, there are good times, there are bad times, and there is right now, a moment of uncertainty unlike anything that most of us have

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U.S. 'still a playground' compared to lockdowns in China: NYT writer

The latest in New York Times (NYT) coverage of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. described the country as a "playground" compared to strict lockdowns in China."Americans can take domestic flights, d

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What is driving anti-lockdown protests in the United States?

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, April 19, 2020. /AP Editor's note: Yu Feng is an assistant research fellow at the

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: Updates on Latin America

Editor's note: This is the 43rd article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is the previous one.On Monday, government officials in Chile said they would move ahead with plans to issue the wor

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China to step up efforts to ensure safety of cultural relics

China will step up protection of cultural relics and epidemic prevention and control measures among cultural institutions nationwide during the pandemic, said Liu Yuzhu, director of the National Cultu

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U.S. leadership on the wane

Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on

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Kenya confirms 8 new COVID-19 cases, 216 in total

Kenya's ministry of health on Tuesday confirmed eight new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infected to 216. Mercy Mwangangi, chief administrative secretary

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WHO warns against lifting restrictions too soon amid slowing COVID-19 infections in Europe

As some of the European countries hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are starting to see signs of slowing in infections, the World Health Organization (WHO) sounded a stern warning on Friday a

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Italy's coronavirus cases near 120,000 with falling trend in new infections

To date, the coronavirus pandemic has claimed 14,681 lives in locked-down Italy. The number of confirmed infections, fatalities and recoveries totaled 119,827 on Friday, the country's Civil Protecti

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Past, present and air pollution lead coronavirus debate on mask use

During the 1918 influenza pandemic in the U.S., mandatory social distancing and cheap white gauze masks controlled the spiraling death rate in the country.Nearly 102 years later, when the country

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Roundup: Fast-built field hospitals in UK set to embrace flood of COVID-19 patients

Britons watching television news bulletins at home were amazed to see reports of massive hospitals being built in days in China's Wuhan during the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak. Little could th

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How did the Chinese system alleviate poverty in Tibet?

A villager attends a spring ploughing ceremony in Jiaru Village, Gurong Town, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 16, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's Note: Sultan M Hali is a Pakist

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COVID-19 pandemic may lead to restoration of Iran's global economic status: expert

The current novel coronavirus pandemic may result in the restoration of Iran's global economic status, an Iranian economic expert said Wednesday. "For sure, this disea

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COVID-19 epidemic hammers Southeast Asian airlines

Southeast Asian countries are witnessing more flight suspensions as they grapple with the global impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic that has infected over 400,000 people worldwide and claimed

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Xi says COVID-19 fight adds urgency to building community with shared future for mankind

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday night that in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic the urgency and significance of building a community with a shared fut

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Netflix is reducing its traffic on ISPs by 25% in India

Netflix said on Tuesday that it is lowering its traffic on network providers by 25% in India for a period of 30 days, following a similar move in Europe in a bid to reduce the congestion on internet

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As virus spreads, Africa gets supplies from China's Jack Ma

A cargo flight containing over 6 million medical items including face masks, test kits, face shields and protective suits arrives in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday, March 22, 2020. /AP