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My fear for Africa and its future amidst COVID-19

Cleaning staff disinfect a metro carriage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 5, 2020. /AFP Editor's note: Dr. Efem N. Ubi is a senior research fellow and head of the Division of International Eco

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Opinion: China-bashing syndrome makes coronavirus pandemic deadlier

A member of the Chinese medical expert team walks in front of cargos of Chinese medical supplies at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Paranaque City, the Philippines, April 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouel

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Xinhua Headlines: China tightens quality control to ensure supply of face masks

In the field of medical masks, China adopts standards similar to or even more stringent than those of developed countries. Certified Chinese companies are thus qualifie

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‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa faces virus

Some of Uganda’s poorest people used to work here, on the streets of Kampala, as fruit sellers sitting on the pavement or as peddlers of everything from handkerchiefs t

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Trump says supports firing coronavirus-stricken carrier captain

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he supported the ousting of Brett Crozier, captain of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, which has been hit by a CO

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New guidance on SBA loans means most startups are still excluded from $349 billion stimulus

Under new guidance issued by the Small Business Administration it seems non-profits and faith-based groups can apply for the Paycheck Protection Program loans designed to keep small business afloat du

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COVID-19 cases in Poland tops 3,000 after new one-day record

The Polish Ministry of Health has reported a one-day record number of 320 new cases on Friday, bringing the official total in the country to 3,266. The Death toll directly attributed to the coronavir

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Will Russian state budget survive the negative oil export price?

Editor's note: Djoomart Otorbaev is the former Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, Non-Resident Senior Fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, and a mem

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Before suing NSO Group, Facebook allegedly sought their software to better spy on users

Facebook’s WhatsApp is in the midst of a lawsuit against Israeli mobile surveillance outfit NSO Group. But before complaining about the company’s methods, Facebook seems to have wanted to

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ZmURL customizes Zoom link previews with images & event sites

Sick of sharing those generic Zoom video call invites that all look the same? Wish your Zoom link preview’s headline and image actually described your meeting? Want to protect your Zoom calls f

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Massive stimulus package will weigh on Americans for decades

U.S. dollar banknotes. /Xinhua Editor's note: Huang Yongfu is an economic affairs commentator. After his Ph.D., he started working at the University of Cambridge and then moved on to the UN. H

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Forward Partners launches Forward Advances, a revenue-based finance solution for startups

Forward Partners, the early-stage venture fund and startup studio, has long offered something a little different to the U.K’s tech startup ecosystem, and today the VC is continuing that trend wi

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U.S. Navy removes captain of coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier

The U.S. Navy on Thursday relieved Captain Brett Crozier of his duty on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, after the captain pleaded help with containin

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Global Business Daily: Europe's 'Marshall Plan,' oil deals, Zoom boom

"I think the European budget should be the Marshall Plan we are laying out together as a European Union for the European people."European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's comments about gr

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White House says it is ordering more companies to make ventilators

With national the stockpile’s inventory of life-saving healthcare equipment getting dangerously close to zero, President Trump on Thursday signaled that he will leverage a key national security

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Daily life in COVID-19 lockdown

03:24 As much of the world this week extends lockdowns or issues self-isolation orders, countries are casting their gaze to China to see what life may look like on the

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China Focus: China's bumper grain harvest "highly probable" despite COVID-19

The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday that it is a "high-probability event" that the country will see a bumper grain harvest in 2020 as ample reserves and stabl