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WHO fears global cancer rates could rise by 60%

The National Cancer Institute of Columbia. /WHO Photo It is estimated that global cancer rates could rise by 60 percent over the next 20 years unless cancercare is enhanced in low and middle-i

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UN committed to two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Guterres

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L) speaks at the meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People at the UN headquart

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EU condemns U.S. decision on anti-personnel land mines

This photo shows the Berlaymont Building, the European Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)The EU said U.S. President Donald Trump's deci

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WHO says novel coronavirus not pandemic, fighting misinformation crucial

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that the novel coronavirus epidemic has not become a pandemic but an outbreak with multiple foresides, and that fighting against the "epidemic of inf

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Quinton de Kock hits hundred as England thrashed by South Africa

World champions England were "way off the mark" in their heavy seven-wicket one-day international defeat by South Africa, said captain Eoin Morgan.Quinton de Kock hit 1

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Quinton de Kock hits hundred as England thrashed by South Africa

World champions England were "way off the mark" in their heavy seven-wicket one-day international defeat by South Africa, said captain Eoin Morgan.Quinton de Kock hit 1

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Generate Capital raises $1 billion for renewable energy infrastructure development

The floodgates are open once again for capital investing in renewable energy projects and technology.Generate Capital, the renewable energy infrastructure investor, has raised more than $1 billion for

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Encouraging signs in China's battle against novel coronavirus outbreak

As strengthened measures were implemented on control, prevention and treatment of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pneumonia, China has seen multiple encouraging sign

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China Focus: Foreigners positive, confident in battle against virus in east China province

HANGZHOU, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Recently, a bilingual letter on how to prevent the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was quickly spread in a WeChat group with more than 100 f

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In blessing annexation, Trump erodes an international norm

Annexation, at its heart, is a byproduct of conflict. Almost never is it an act of peace, though it has been cast that way at times throughout human history.Certainly n

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UK unveils plans for climate conference amid criticism

Britain announced Tuesday that it plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035 — five years earlier than its previous target — in a bid to speed up effor

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Global Business Daily: Alphabet and BP's mixed fortunes

"We are confident in the resilience of China's economy."That was the message from Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, who today sent her support to China and praised its response to t

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Buttigieg takes lead in Iowa caucuses, Sanders second

Democratic White House candidate Pete Buttigieg seized a shock lead in the chaotic Iowa caucuses, closely trailed by leftist senator Bernie Sanders, according to partia

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As a top manager leaves amid fundraising woes, SoftBank’s vision looks dimmer — and schadenfreude abounds

Every once in a while, an organization implodes so fantastically that it’s hard in retrospect to understand why another outcome once seemed possible. With every passing day, SoftBank — w

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Fujifilm’s X100V strengthens the case for owning a compact camera

The cameras on our phones are getting good enough that it’s becoming hard to justify having a dedicated picture-taking device. Fujifilm’s X100 series has always made one of the strongest c

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After closing its $2.2 billion latest tech fund, KKR adds top Cisco exec to its leadership team

KKR, the multibillion dollar multistrategy investment firm, is beefing up its technology practice with the appointment of Rob Salvagno as a co-head of its technology growth equity business in the U.S.

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Snapchat hits 218M users but big Q4 losses sink share price

Snapchat still isn’t profitable nearly two years after its IPO. In Q4 2019, Snap lost $241 million on 560.8 million in revenue that’s up 44% year-over-year and an EPS of $0.03. That comes