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Coronavirus cases top 8,000 in Switzerland, death toll at 66

Switzerland reported 1,046 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, raising the total cases in the country to 8,060, while death toll increased from 60 to 66, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health sai

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U.S. Fed announces asset purchases with no limit to support markets amid coronavirus uncertainty

The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) announced on Monday a plan to purchase U.S. treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities with no limit to help markets function more

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Scotland's ex-first minister Salmond cleared of sexual assault charges

Alex Salmond was cleared of all charges at the High Court in Edinburgh. Andy Buchanan/AFP The former first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, has been cleared of attempted rape and a string o

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Better know a CSO: Indiana University Health’s Mitch Parker

Mitch Parker has one of Indiana’s most critical jobs.As chief information security officer for Indiana University Health, Parker oversees cybersecurity for more than 30,000 employees at 18 hosp

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CBA's Liaoning Flying Leopards aid former employee in Spain

Players stand in line before the game against the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in Shenyang, capital city of northeast China's Liaoning Province, January 21, 2019. /VCG China is helping the rest of th

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Xinhua Commentary: A call for global action for common health

From the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 to the 2008 global financial meltdown, humanity has been no stranger to daunting challenges so far this century. Coinciden

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Hong Kong reports 39 more COVID-19 cases, 356 in total

Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported on Monday afternoon 39 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases in Hong Kong to 356. Ou

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WHO airlifts COVID-19 testing kits in aid to war-torn Yemen

The World Health Organization (WHO) airlifted COVID-19 testing kits and personal protective items for health workers to the war-ravaged Yemen, the UN aid agency said M

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U.S. Fed aims 'bazooka' at coronavirus to backstop economy

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday mounted an extraordinary new array of programs to offset the "severe disruptions" to the economy caused by the coronavirus outbreak,

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Pompeo arrives in Kabul to try to revive flagging Afghan peace talks

The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has arrived in Kabul on an urgent visit to try to move forward a US peace deal signed with the Taliban last month, a trip that c

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Across China: Italian restaurateurs make comeback in southwest China

"Welcome, pizza night is back," Simone Crespi said while greeting his German guest by bumping elbows. "It would be a giant hug under normal circumstances." On March 17, Simone, one of the three ow

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Germany reports over 22,600 confirmed cases of COVID-19

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Germany increased by 4,062 within a day to 22,672 on Monday, the president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) Lothar Wieler announced on Monday. However, not all hea

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Facebook Messenger provides governments, agencies with free developer tools to combat Covid-19

Big tech has been making a huge effort to mobilize its power to help people work better together to battle the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — whether it’s creating search and information p

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U.S. material science firm Dow to invest 300 mln USD in E China's Jiangsu in next 5 years

The U.S. materials science giant Dow intends to invest another 300 million U.S. dollars in the next five years in Zhangjiagang, eastern China's Jiangsu Province, the company said on Monday. Dow

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1,400 year-old ancient tombs found in SW China

Archaeologists discovered seven tombs dating back more than 1,400 years in the southwestern Chinese city of Langzhong, the city's cultural heritage administration said

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Shanghai bookstores take steps to get through tough times

Brick-and-mortar bookstores in Shanghai are taking new steps such as open-air book fairs and "take-out" services to get themselves through the novel coronavirus outbre

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Pompeo's COVID-19 video is an unconvincing attempt to shift blame

The Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., U.S., December. 4, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's opinions, an