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UK to deliver post-Brexit budget under virus cloud

Britain unveils its first post-Brexit budget on Wednesday and analysts expect Prime Minister Boris Johnson to press ahead with major spending on infrastructure, despite

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China Focus: Measures rolled out to provide anti-epidemic knowledge in Tibetan language

More than 200 words and terms related to the novel coronavirus have been added to the Tibetan vocabulary and spread to thousands of households in southwest China's Tib

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No new domestic coronavirus cases outside Hubei in China

Only three coronavirus cases were confirmed outside of Hubei Province in China on Saturday, and all were imported, said Mi Feng, a spokesman at the National Health Comm

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Last COVID-19 patient cured in Xinjiang

The last patient infected with COVID-19 in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has been cured and discharged from hospital on Sunday. This has brought t

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The first SpaceX Dragon capsule is taking its final flight

Last night, SpaceX launched its first generation Dragon capsule on its twentieth — and final — resupply run to the International Space Station.The launch marks the Dragon’s last miss

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SXSW cancels its 400K-person conference due to coronavirus

SXSW has officially announced it will cancel its tech and music conference slated for March 13th to 22nd in Austin, TX due to concerns around coronavirus, though it’s exploring rescheduling. 

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NBA highlights on Mar. 5: Stephen Curry returns after 58 games

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors reacts in the game against the Toronto Raptors at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, March 5, 2020. /VCG Toronto Raptors 121-113 Golden S

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Australia's COVID-19 cases rise to 59 with 1 bln AUD needed to fight virus

The number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 in Australia has risen to 59.According to the latest data from the Department of Health, 59 people have been diagnosed wit

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European countries adopt various measures as more COVID-19 cases confirmed

Schools are closed, mass gatherings banned, self-quarantines suggested ... European countries have been adopting various measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 as more infections are reported. Ital

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China IP protection supporting an inclusive world economy

VCG China is currently preparing the outline for its next national intellectual property (IP) strategy for the 2021-2035 period. Its ongoing patent system has protected local and foreign compa

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No double standards should be applied in countering terrorism: Chinese diplomat

A senior Chinese diplomat said here Thursday that there is no "good" terrorism or "bad" terrorism, there is only terrorism in the world, and no double standards should be applied in countering terro

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UK chief medical adviser: COVID-19 death rate may be 'much below' 1%

04:44 The mortality rate for those who contract COVID-19 may be much lower than one percent, according to the UK government's chief medical adviser – significantly lower than the figur

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Tory mayor hopeful campaigned with man accused of Islamophobia

When asked about Mr Dokwal, a Tory spokesperson told Sky News they "cannot comment on ongoing investigations".

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Female-founded startups landed more deals globally in 2019 than ever before

We all know the disruptive stories of female-founded startups like Glossier and ezCater. And we also know how those success stories belie the much harder time thousands of other women entrepreneurs ha

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EU executive proposes climate law, targets zero emission by 2050

The European Commission introduced the European Climate Law on Wednesday, aiming to set a legally binding target of net zero greenhouse gas emission by 2050 into legislation. The legislation marks a

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EU's new Green Deal is too little too late, claim climate activists

Climate activists have criticized a landmark European Union Green Deal, which aims to reduce greenhouse gases to zero by 2050, for not ramping up its shorter-term goals. The EU is unveiling its first

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President wants Indonesia to be free from extreme poverty in 2024

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday he expects extreme poverty to be reduced to zero percent in the country within next three years. "We hope in 2024, t