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Xi says China to contribute to a stable world economy

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that China will contribute to a stable world economy by continuing to advance reform and opening-up, widen market access, im

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Xi says China supports int'l organizations in playing their roles

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday China supports international organizations in playing their active roles in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease

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Xi calls on int'l community to strengthen confidence, act with unity on COVID-19

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that it is imperative for the international community to strengthen confidence, act with unity and work together in a collective response against COVID-19 a

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Xi says Chinese people always remember, cherish friendship

China received assistance and help from a lot of members of the global community at the most difficult moment in its fight against the COVID-19 outbreak, President Xi

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Y Combinator is fast-tracking investments in startups tackling COVID-19

Y Combinator wants to bring more startups through its accelerator that can help with the COVID-19 crisis and the firm is looking to speed the pace of its application process so it can put money behind

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IT Ministry: AI, 5G accelerate COVID-19 diagnosis, vaccine development

Artificial intelligence (AI), big data and 5G have all played important roles in diagnosis and vaccine development of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19), and th

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Digital approaches fuel cultural, tourism industry amid epidemic

China's cultural and tourism industry has turned to digital approaches to deflect the blow delivered by the novel coronavirus, picking up steam in its recovery and boo

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Second Life-maker calls it quits on their VR follow-up

The game developer behind Second Life has abandoned its grand efforts for a virtual reality follow-up to its early 2000s hit.SF-based Linden Labs announced today that they’ve sold off assets r

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock issues call for 250,000 NHS volunteers

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock./AFP Health Secretary of United Kingdom Matt Hancock says they are looking for 250,000 "NHS volunteers" to help national health service employees with "shoppin

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Revolut launches its neobank in the US

European fintech startup Revolut is launching its app and service in the U.S. Starting today, anybody can sign up and get a Revolut debit card. In the U.S., Revolut has partnered with Metropolitan C

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G20 summit goes virtual in response to pandemic

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors virtual meeting to address global challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic 23 March 2020. G20 leaders met this week, but not in person.On M

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NATO expects members to maintain investment despite COVID-19 crisis

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. /AFP NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expects member countries to continue with the security investment in the organization, despite impact of

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Air pollution declines in Spain after partial lockdown

Restrictions on mobility have had an important effect on air pollution in the Spanish cities of Madrid and Barcelona, according to investigations carried out by the Catalan regional authority and

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Two WHO staff members confirmed coronavirus infection

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed Tuesday that two staff members at its Geneva headquarters have been infected with the novel coronavirus. "We do have two staff confirmed with symptoms

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Where top VCs are investing in remote events

The novel coronavirus pandemic has rapidly moved companies into a remote-first world.Nearly all of the world’s largest events have been canceled, put on pause or pivoted to online-only. In the tech wo

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Zencastr waives hobbyist limits, since we’re all stuck at home podcasting now

I know, I know, don’t start a podcast just because you’re bored. Let’s be real though, the COVID-19 situation is going to be the event that launches a million podcasts, as we’re all stuck at home with

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TechCrunch is postponing Early Stage SF and Sessions: Mobility

Just like you, we at TechCrunch have been keeping a close eye on the developing situation around the novel Coronavirus. This is indeed a challenging time for families and businesses across the globe.