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The COVID-19 blame game

Chinatown after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. January 30, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note:James Rae is a professor from California State University Sacramento.

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The COVID-19 blame game

Chinatown after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. January 30, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note:James Rae is a professor from California State University Sacramento.

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Spindrift, maker of fizzy drinks, has raised $29.8 million

Spindrift, maker of fizzy soda and sparkling water, has raised $29.8 million in a funding round, per an SEC filing. The Charlestown, Mass. company was founded by Bill Creelman and has raised $70 milli

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The key quotes: Assessing the EU's post-Brexit trade talks

04:12 The European Union and the UK wrapped up their first round of post-Brexit trade talks on Thursday. It was no surprise to find they were difficult. That was widely expected. And e

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Answer Bank: What's ECMO?

ECMO, a word that we have frequently heard in the treatment for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), refers to a machine which can temporarily replace the functions of the heart and lungs.The

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Bach: IOC not discussing cancellation or postponement of Tokyo 2020

Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, chairs the press conference at a meeting concerning preparations of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic House, Lausanne, Switzerland, March 3, 2020. /VCG Int

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Bach: IOC not discussing cancellation or postponement of Tokyo 2020

Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, chairs the press conference at a meeting concerning preparations of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic House, Lausanne, Switzerland, March 3, 2020. /VCG Int

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(Sports Focus) Bach: Neither cancellation nor postponement of Tokyo 2020 mentioned in IOC meeting

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said Wednesday that neither cancellation nor postponement of Tokyo 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak worldw

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Bookshlf launches an app to curate and share your favorite digital content

Bookshlf has created a new way for people to recommend media — whether it’s music, videos, articles, podcasts or even tweets — to their friends and to the rest of the world.The New York-based st

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Battle against COVID-19 shows urgency of building community of shared future for mankind: ambassador

The ongoing battle against COVID-19 is "living proof of how much we all belong to a community with a shared future for mankind and how urgently we all need to come together to build it," Chinese Amb

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Fed's official says COVID-19 outbreak weighs on U.S. economic growth

The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak "will weigh on U.S. economic growth at least during the first half of this year, with a pullback in spending by households and businesses," a senior U.S. Federal Reserv

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Can COVID-19 be a game-changer for the U.S. elections?

A South Carolina polling station, Denmark, South Carolina, U.S., February 29, 2020. /Reuters Photo Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article refle

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Valued at $10B, Nubank launches it’s Nu credit card in Mexico

Nubank, the Brazilian digital bank valued at $10 billion, is launching its Nu credit card in Mexico – a country where the unbanked population counts 36 million people. The Sao Paulo-based fintech comp

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he is thinking about quitting social media

Another major figure could soon join the list of a growing number of people who are done with social media: The leader of the world’s largest democracy.India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted Mo

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Beckham's club Inter Miami suffer defeat in MLS debut

Inter Miami CF head coach Diego Alonso (L) walks with owner David Beckham (C) and Sporting Director and COO Paul McDonough (R), in Florida, U.S., February 25, 2020. /VCG David Beckham-owned I

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COVID-19 cannot be wished away, Mr Trump

Editor's note:Mike Cormack is a writer, editor and reviewer mostly focusing on China, where he lived from 2007 to 2014. He edited Agenda Beijing and is a regular book reviewer for the South China

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Buttigieg ends historic presidential campaign, urges unity

Pete Buttigieg, who rose from relative obscurity as an Indiana mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, ended his cam