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Jack Ma Foundation, Alibaba support global fight against COVID-19

Jack Ma Foundation on Wednesday released a COVID-19 prevention and treatment handbook in partnership with a local hospital to share with global medical communities Chi

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In eyes of media: Lessons that should be learnt from China's COVID-19 fight

A man sprays disinfectant on seats in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 16, 2020. (Photo by A.Hapuarachchi/Xinhua)"If there is one piece of advice I could give to anyone during

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Move fast, or you may miss the big fish in the NFL's free agent market

Tom Brady, quarterback of the New England Patriots, in the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, December 15, 2019. /VCG Even COVID-19 can't stop the e

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Israel passes emergency law to use mobile data for COVID-19 contact tracing

Israel has passed an emergency law to use mobile phone data for tracking people infected with COVID-19 including to identify and quarantine others they have come into contact with and may have infecte

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Serbia calls China for help in time of EU solidarity crisis

Editor's note: Alexandr Svetlicinii is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Macau, where he also serves as program coordinator for the Master of Law in International Business Law in Eng

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India shuts down Taj Mahal amid COVID-19 outbreak

India's iconic monument of love – Taj Mahal was closed down Tuesday amid a COVID-19 scare, officials said."As a precautionary measure in wake of outbreak of novel coron

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U.S. sanctions impair Iran's ability to fight COVID-19: Iranian FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday said U.S. "unlawful" anti-Iran sanctions have impaired its ability to combat the coronavirus outbreak. "Unlawf

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Intense pushback as IOC says Tokyo Olympics will go ahead as scheduled

IOC President Thomas Bach attends the 135th Session, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 10, 2020. /VCG The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) insistence on holding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as

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Lime pauses scooter operations in select markets amid COVID-19

Lime is pausing its electric scooter operations in California and Washington, as well as throughout the countries of Italy, France and Spain to help keep riders safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.R

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United Auto Workers call on GM, Ford, FCA to shut down U.S. factories

United Auto Workers called on the Big Three automakers — GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles — to shut down factories in the U.S. for two weeks over concerns about the spread of COVID-19, a disease

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China clamps down further on dissent as it expels journalists from NYT, WSJ, and WaPo

As China continues to handle the fallout of the novel coronavirus that first originated in Wuhan in Hubei province in early-to-mid December, the Chinese Communist Party announced today that it would r

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What we’re getting right and wrong about coronavirus and VC investing

It has only been nine days since I wrote an overview of the state of VC investing during the rise of the novel coronavirus pandemic.And what a week it has been: The markets have triggered circuit brea

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Now more than ever we need fintechs to lead on consumer transparency

As the U.S. flirts with extreme market volatility and the possibility of its first recession since the 2008 financial crisis, it’s amazing to think how much consumer financial services have changed in

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Apple now says its retail stores are closed “until further notice”

Apple appears to be expecting a longer disruption to shopping at its physical retail stores as a result of the public health crisis posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.Earlier this week, in a press releas

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Xi holds talks with Pakistani president to deepen ties amid fight against COVID-19

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks here on Tuesday with visiting Pakistani President Arif Alvi. "At present, the Chinese government and Chinese people are working hard to score an all-ar

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Met Gala postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak

The annual Met Gala has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vogue's editor-in-chief, as well as co-chair of the gala, Anna Wintour announced on th

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Spotlight: IMF calls for enhancing coordinated action to cushion economic impact of COVID-19

As the continued spread of COVID-19 has weighed on the global economy and caused market nosedives, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva on Monda