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Safeguarding national security common responsibility: HKSAR gov't officials

A resident signs in a street campaign in support of national security legislation for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Hong Kong, China, May 23, 2020. (Xinhua

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Roundup: Safeguarding national security common responsibility: HKSAR gov't officials

Officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Sunday that safeguarding national security is a common responsibility that bears on

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Living and working in a worsening world

Not long ago we lived in a world which kept getting better. Oh, there were tragedies and catastrophes, and there was profound inequality, but still, on a global scale, over the span of years, from bef

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'Telling the truth is key to good public health communication'

01:40 Professor Zhang Wenhong, a Shanghai-based infectious disease specialist, has become a household name since the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Known for his blunt and often humorous

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'Telling the truth is key to good public health communication'

01:40 Professor Zhang Wenhong, a Shanghai-based infectious disease specialist, has become a household name since the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Known for his blunt and often humorous

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Update: Coronavirus watch, May 23

India's National Disaster Response Force personnel evacuate villagers ahead of cyclone Amphan in Bhadrak district of India's eastern state of Odisha, May 19, 2020. (Str

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COVID-19 worsens pre-existing financial vulnerabilities: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Headquarters is seen in Washington D.C., the United States, April 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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China prioritizes employment over GDP goal: experts

It is reasonable for China to drop GDP growth target when faced with so many uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the top priority is to stabilize the employment under significant pre

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Spotlight: Chinese medical donation to Pakistan save lives, help frontline fighters against COVID-19

Gilgit Baltistan region in northern Pakistan is a world-recognized Shangri-La for its astonishing mountainous landscape, but the current COVID-19 pandemic does not let

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Nearly million more in U.S. file jobless claims

The coronavirus pandemic continues to hurt the U.S. job market, with another 2.981 million Americans filing for unemployment, according to U.S. Department of Labor.With these new

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Virus could infect more than 200 mln in Africa: WHO modelling

A commuter reacts as she is sprayed with sanitiser via walk-through "tunnels" before boarding public transport, in Soweto, South Africa, May 14, 2020. /Reuters The coronavirus could kill 150,0

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LGBTI in Europe still face frequent discrimination, violence: survey

Two men holding a rainbow flag stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate at an event to celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage in Berlin, Germany, June 30, 2017. /AP Harassment at work,

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Cabinet survey: Japan's service sector sentiment slides to record low

VCG Japan's service sector sentiment slumped to a record low in April, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Wednesday, pointing to intensifying pressure on the economy from the coronavirus-driven

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Japan's key economic index logs sharpest drop in 9 years in March

Conditions in Japan's economy are deteriorating as household spending and factory production have slowed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a key economic index loggi

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Coronavirus lockdowns could spark rise in HIV infections, experts warn

If lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are succeeding in slowing the spread of the coronavirus, health experts warn that the measures could unintentionally undermine efforts to contain another poten

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Navigating deglobalization

A Beijing-Tianjin high-speed intercity train departs from Beijing South Railway Station, August 1, 2018. /Xinhua Editor's note: Mohamed A. El-Erian is chief economic adviser at Allianz and cha

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COVID-19 cases among White House aides reveal Trump's self-interest

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks about the coronavirus, as White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., Apri