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What can science tell us about when to lift the lockdown?

The government has announced an extension to the UK's lockdown, but the science suggests transmission rates have dropped.

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Weightlifting: IWF President Ajan resigns amid corruption probe

Tamas Ajan during the 15th IOC World Conference Sports For All in Lima, Peru, April 27, 2013. /VCG Tamas Ajan has resigned as president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) whil

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107-year-old COVID-19 patient discharged from hospital in Turkey's Istanbul

A 107-year-old woman on Tuesday fully recovered and was discharged from a hospital in Istanbul after a week-long treatment for COVID-19, local media reported. Havahan

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Two Brazilian governors test positive; WWII veteran survives COVID-19

Two Brazilian governors tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday, one in the tourist hotspot of Rio de Janeiro and the other in the Amazon rain-forest state of Pará.In a video posted on Twi

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Coronavirus in California circulates 'months earlier' than anyone knew

A Santa Clara-based physician revealed in a recent briefing that the novel coronavirus had established itself in San Francisco Bay Area months before local health officials were aware of it. The d

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Mutual trust is key to China-Brazil cooperation

Editor's note: Hannan Hussainis a security analyst at the London School of Economics – South Asia Center, and an author. The article reflects the author's opinions, not necessarily the views ofCGT

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Lack of foreign capital compounds Iranians' difficulties amid pandemic

A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the novel coronavirus carries her shopping in northern Tehran, Iran, April 4, 2020. /AP Editor's note:Guy Burton is an adjunct professor at Vesal

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India, Pakistan firing on Kashmir LoC kills 3 civilians

Three Indian civilians were killed Sunday in an exchange of heavy fire and shelling between troops of Indian and Pakistan on Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, of

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Harvey Weinstein hit with third sexual assault case in Los Angeles

Harvey Weinstein, former co-chairman of the Weinstein Co., departs state supreme court in New York, U.S., February 20, 2020. /VCG Harvey Weinstein was charged in Los Angeles on Friday with a t

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Taiwan adds two COVID-19 cases, one death

The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by two to 382, the island's epidemic monitoring agency said Friday. The two new

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Modi reverses export ban of anti-malaria drug after Trump threat

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reversed the export ban on an unproven COVID-19 treatment, the anti-malaria hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), on Tuesday. Meanwhile, questions have been raised as to wheth

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Enhanced int'l coordination key to win battle against global pandemic: Pakistani analyst

A man wearing a face mask walks past a painted wall during lockdown in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)"We all have a shared destiny. As human beings, we share our problems w

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COVID-19 infections rise to 27 in Myanmar

Five more confirmed infection cases of the COVID-19 were reported in Myanmar, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 27, a release from the Health a

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Libya reports 3 new COVID-19 cases, 24 in total

Libya's UN-backed government on Thursday announced three new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 24. The National Center for Disease Control of the UN-back

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How will COVID-19 possibly impact the 2020 U.S. presidential election?

Editor's note: Sun Chenghao is an assistant research professor at the Institute of American Studies, under the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations based in Beijing. The articl

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COVID-19: Seychelles declares a 21-day lockdown

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Mom-focused content startup Motherly raises $5.4M as it expands into commerce

Motherly CEO Jill Koziol admits that it was a tough pitch when she and her co-founder Liz Tenety first tried to get investors on-board in 2015.“We wanted to create a brand first and foremost,