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Mexico adds 5,928 COVID-19 cases, epidemic worsens with continued limited testing

Mexico reported 5,928 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 504 deaths, bringing the total cases in the country to 549,734 and the death toll to 59,610, its health ministry

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APD | US businesses in China face dilemma

By APD writer AlicePolitical and trade tensions between Washington and Beijing have continuously increased, pushing US businesses operating in China into a "dilemma".Th

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Biden formally accepts Democratic nomination, lays out "build back better" vision in speech

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, laying out his vision for building the nation back better in a speech that capped off the f

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AU says "unconstitutional change" of Mali gov't complicates situation

The spokesperson of the mutineers, Col. Maj. Ismael Wague (C) speaks during a press conference in Kati, near Bamako, Mali, on Aug. 19, 2020. /Xinhua The African Union (AU) Commission said the

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An American rooted in Beijing, Moser talks about China-U.S. ties

03:03 American David Moser loves the Chinese language. In a comedy sketch that aired on Chinese TV in the 2000s, Moser played a foreigner auditioning for a movie. The director was sati

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Pandemic response, economy among US voters' top concerns as Democratic National Convention underway

Halfway through the 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC), U.S. voters are keenly watching who will come out of this year's presidential election to lead the United States that is struggling t

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Pandemic response, economy among US voters' top concerns as Democratic National Convention underway

Halfway through the 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC), U.S. voters are keenly watching who will come out of this year's presidential election to lead the United States that is struggling t

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Electricity crisis may lead to severe consequences in blockaded Gaza: officials

Palestinians sit in front of a fire outside their house during a power outage in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Aug. 18, 2020.(Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xi

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Spain cases keep rising, Finnish travel ban: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Cases are continuing to spike around Europe. Germany has recorded 1,510 cases in 24 hours, which is its highest daily figure since May. Greece also reported its own record daily figure

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Roundup: Detained by mutinous soldiers, Malian president announces resignation

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, currently detained by mutinous soldiers in the military camp in Kati, a town close to Bamako, announced late Tuesday night his resignation and the dissolut

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Mali president resigns after detention by mutinying soldiers

00:47 Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation effective immediately in the early hours of Wednesday morning, hours after being detained by mutinying soldiers.

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Google Blasts Australian Gov't Over Code Forcing Big Tech to Share Profits Earned From Local Media

A major row between a leading US tech firm and Australia has erupted after a new code has been accused of "dramatically" worsening internet search results, it was repor

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Roundup: Italy marks "Ferragosto" holiday in times of coronavirus

A restaurant staff member waits for customers in Rome, Italy, Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year, this is the first Ferragosto without the traditional country

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UK life insurers pay out $118m in three months over COVID-19 claims

The Association of British Insurers says that all life insurance claims related to coronavirus deaths had been accepted. /VCG UK insurance companies have already paid out $118 million in life

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DPRK won't accept outside flood assistance due to COVID-19 virus risk: official media

Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said although his country suffered serious damage from a recent flood, it would not accept

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America is torn from the inside

/VCG Editor's note: Zhao Minghao is a senior research fellow at Charhar Institute and an adjunct fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. The views expr

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Reading the dollar doldrums

Editor's note: Mohamed A. El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz, was chairman of U.S. President Barack Obama's Global Development Council. He is the author, most recently, of "The Only Game