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Factbox: China's financial toolkit to combat coronavirus

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'Largest facilitator of child pornography sites' extradited from Ireland

Eric Marques admits operating a service allowing users to anonymously access content depicting the rape and torture of infants.

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Palestinians show solidarity with China, appreciate Beijing's efforts to fight coronavirus

The Palestinians have shown great solidarity with China as it has been battling the novel coronavirus. "The Chinese people are making strenuous efforts to put an end to the coronavirus and prevent i

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Chinese, Colombian leaders exchange congratulations on 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages on Friday with his Colombian counterpart, Ivan Duque Marquez, on the 40th anniversary of their countries' diplomatic relations. In his m

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Europe’s A/O PropTech is a new €250M fund dedicated to companies disrupting real estate

A/O PropTech is a new European VC officially launching today, after raising €250 million of so-called “permanent capital” to invest in technology companies disrupting real estate.It’

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Israeli Strikes on Syria Nearly Downed Airbus-320 with 172 Passengers On Board - Russian MoD

The Syrian military said earlier they had thwarted hostile targets above Damascus, adding that the attack had been launched by Israeli forces from the Golan Heights.The

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Predictions for Oscars 2020 winners

Unlike the hosts of other ceremonies skewing the odds for certain favorites, the 92nd Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars 2020, to be held Sunday at the Dolby The

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China's No.1 Document sets targets beyond poverty elimination

A farmer walks in the field in Rongjiang County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, February 17, 2019. /Xinhua Photo Editor's Note: Li Yong

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Commentary: Despite coronavirus outbreak, China will continue to advance

For a nation, the greatest glory consists not in never falling, but rising when it falls. The coronavirus outbreak, which is still developing, is a setback for China i

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Commentary: 2 in 2 weeks -- Hospital building speed matters in China's virus battle

Aerial photo taken on Feb. 5, 2020 shows the construction site of the Leishenshan (Thunder God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Li H

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Britain may be out, but the EU issue will remain divisive

Editor's note: Daniel Quirk is a Yenching Scholar at the Yenching Academy of Peking University. His research focuses on the China-EU-UK trilateral relationship and its consequences for business po

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Ride-share startup HopSkipDrive raises $22 million to focus on school transportation

It’s no secret that it’s hard to make the economics work at drive-share companies. That may explain the success to date of HopSkipDrive, a six-year-old, L.A.-based company that pairs drive

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The Democrats' Iowa caucus debacle

Editor's Note: Michael Johns, a former White House speechwriter to U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Heritage Foundation foreign policy analyst, is a national co-founder and leader of the U.S. T

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NBA trade roundup: Miami Heat land Andre Iguodala via trade

Andrew Iguodala is traded by the Memphis Grizzlies to the Miami Heat. /VCG Photo Andre Iguodala, one of the most valuable targets on the NBA trade market, has found his destiny. The Memphis Gr

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Huawei files lawsuit against Verizon for patent infringement

Verizon is the largest U.S. wireless carrier in terms of subscribers. Huawei is suing U.S. telecommunications firm Verizon for patent infringement. Huawei's Chief Legal Officer, Song Liuping,

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China unveils tax policies to aid epidemic control

China has unveiled a raft of tax policies to reduce financial burdens on some sectors and support the country's fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic. For firms

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The Clock's ticking: Real time coverage amid a public health emergency

06:20 You just never know what would come next. When I took on the World Economic Forum in Davos as my last assignment before the start of the Chinese New Year, the news broke: A new f