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Japanese PM Suga, Joe Biden have phone talks: reports

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Joe Biden, projected winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, held phone talks, Kyodo reported on Thursday.

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TikTok says it filed challenge to Trump's divestiture order

Chinese short video sharing app TikTok said late on Tuesday it had filed a petition in a U.S. Appeals Court challenging a Trump administration order set to take effect on Thursday.

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London police arrest 100 for breaching new lockdown restrictions

00:53 British police arrested over 100 people on Thursday for breaching new coronavirus restrictions, after anti-lockdown protesters moved on the gather in central London. Video shows

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U.S. COVID-19 infections top 9.5 million

VCG Image The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the United States surpassed the 9.5 million mark on Thursday, according to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University.The country, which i

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.82 mln: Africa CDC

VCG Image The number of confirmed cases in the African continent reached 1,827,034 with a death toll of 43,913 as of Thursday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (

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WhatsApp receives approval to expand its payments service in India

WhatsApp, which began testing its payments service in India with 1 million users in early 2018, can finally start to expand the feature to more users in the world’s second largest internet mark

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China to achieve higher opening-up level in next five years

00:40 After making breakthroughs in the past five years, China eyes on building a new economic system of higher opening-up level and reform during its next five-year plan, according to

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Colombia's vice-president tests positive for coronavirus

FILE PHOTO: Marta Lucia Ramirez, Colombia's vice president. /Getty Images ColombianVice-President Marta Lucia Ramirez tested positive for coronavirus, the government announced on Friday.A stat

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China urges South Korea to properly handle THAAD issue

China has urged South Korea to properly handle the issue related to the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. Chinese Foreign Ministr

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European clubs face possible 6.3 billion-euro drop in revenues

European Club Association Chairman Andrea Agnelli attends a news conference after the 23rd ECA General Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland, September 10, 2019. /CFP European football clubs could los

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Premier Li: China's entrepreneurship and innovation create new jobs

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addresses the opening ceremony of the 2020 National Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week in Beijing, October 15, 2020. /Xinhua China's entrepreneurship and inno

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China's CPI up 1.7 pct in September

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.7 percent year on year in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.

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Lebanese president urges cabinet formation

BEIRUT, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun emphasized on Monday the need to urgently form a cabinet to deal with the current economic collapse in the country, said a statement by the

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U.S. averaging more than 46,000 positive COVID-19 tests daily

The U.S. is experiencing a surge in positive COVID-19 infections, averaging more than 46,000 new cases each day, more than double then what the country saw in June as restrictions are slowly being ea

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White House physician says Trump can return to public events Saturday

U.S. President Donald Trump's physician said on Thursday that the president has completed his course of therapy for the coronavirus, and has remained stable since retur

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Iraqis honor anti-government protest anniversary

01:06 Iraqis marched through central Baghdad on Thursday in honor of last year’s protests and those who were killed during the unrest. Protesters are demanding an overhaul of Iraq’s po

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Cui Tiankai: China-U.S. relations must be put on the right track

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