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UN, East Africa bloc laud formation of South Sudan unity government

President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, swears in Dr. Riek Machar as the first Vice President of South Sudan, in Juba, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020./AP The East African bloc and the UN refug

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Chinese ambassador: COVID-19 measures must be 'tailored to conditions'

04:44 Ambassador Chen Xu is one of China's most senior diplomats.We sit down for our interview at Beijing's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva on a sunny Saturday aftern

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Italian COVID-19 cases mount amid lockdown and sporting cancellations

02:02 The Venice Carnival has been cut short and football matches postponed as Italian officials race to contain Europe's worst outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus.While the UK announ

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How do we connect a child to technology?

We are now onto the fifth short story of nine in Ted Chiang’s collection Exhalations. This one is a very short one at only a couple of pages, but despite its brief length, it explores some of the most

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Investors and startups are seeking ways to entertain and protect kids online

As streaming services like HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ plus vie for subscription dollars and YouTube, Xumo, Kanopy, Tubi TV, Vudu and Pluto TV try to take more ad revenue from traditional television,

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Miami Heat owe Dwyane Wade way more than jersey-retiring

The No. 3jersey of Dwayne Wade in the Miami Heat is raised in the rafters of the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Flordia, February 22, 2020. /VCG During the halftime break of the game betwee

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Across China: Tibetans quietly celebrate traditional festival amid epidemic

Yangzom and her family in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, decided to celebrate a quiet Tibetan New Year this year as local authorities cal

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Gradual resumption dilutes fears of severe damage to supply chain

The worry that the global supply chain, especially of the auto industry, would be severely damaged by the sudden strike of the coronavirus, is being gradually mitigated as the world's second-large

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Dow CEO impressed with China's perseverance in managing the outbreak

01:50 The CEO of global chemical giant Dow says that he is impressed with China's perseverance and determination to manage the outbreak, adding that Dow will "assist this effort with a

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China Focus: Enterprises racing against time to boost medical supplies production

Can a tofu factory produce masks? Even the owner of the factory would never have imagined such a thing before the novel coronavirus swept China. "When our factory resu

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Pakistan's role as host to Afghan refugees merits recognition

When boatloads of refugees from Africa and the Middle East head to Europe, everybody takes notice.The image that's presented by media outlets around the globe is that of the poor invading rich cou

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What's behind HSBC's decision to cut jobs?

The HSBC office building in London, UK. /Xinhua Editor's note: Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at ICBC in Beijing and a member of the China Task Force at the Italian Ministry of E

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Rumors stop with the wise

At present, the Chinese people are united as one in their resolute fight against the COVID-19. Encouraging news is coming from the front line and data shows that the tu

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Ovechkin scores 700th career goal, Devils beat Capitals 3-2

Alex Ovechkin (C) of the Washington Capitals celebrates the 700th goal scored in his career in the game against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, February 22,

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Why is the U.S. moving troops to Europe?

Editor's note: Seymur Mammadov is director of the international expert club EurAsiaAz and editor-in-chief of Azerbaijan's news agency Vzglyad.az. The article reflects the author's opinions, and no

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Interview: UK auto industry foresees huge cooperation potential with China in post-Brexit: SMMT

China is an important market and the British auto industry foresees big cooperation potential with China in the post-Brexit era, communications chief of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Trader

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Victoria's Secret sold amid shrinking profits and controversies

Victoria's Secret, the world-famous American lingerie brand, has been struggling of late.The underwear firm's parent company L Brands (LB) sold a controlling stake of the lingerie-maker to pri