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5G, AI, cybersecurity and renewable energy set for investment boost under EU coronavirus recovery plan

The European Commission is proposing to direct billions of euros of financial relief into high tech and green investments to help the bloc recover from the coronavirus crisis.Technologies such as 5G,

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Brazil stocks experience worst year since 2008 as pandemic strikes

Brazilian stocks will keep slogging through a year that is shaping up as their worst since the global financial crisis of 2008 due to concerns over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. /Reut

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"Two sessions" convey confidence to world development -- foreign party leaders

The convening of the "two sessions" has shown that China's all-out war against the COVID-19 epidemic has achieved significant strategic results, injecting confidence and impetus to world development

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"Two sessions" convey confidence to world development -- foreign party leaders

The convening of the "two sessions" has shown that China's all-out war against the COVID-19 epidemic has achieved significant strategic results, injecting confidence and impetus to world development

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Tencent to invest $70 billion in 'new infrastructure' over 5 years

A Tencent sign is seen on a building. /VCG Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings will invest 500 billion yuan (70 billion U.S. dollars) over the next five years in technology infrastructure incl

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UK COVID-19 deaths top 37,000 as another 134 patients die

Another 134 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Monday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 37,048, the Department of Health and Social Care said Tu

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Bolsonaro joins supporting rallies as political crisis deepens

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday hailed supporters rallying in the country's capital to back his administration as an unfolding political scandal adds to the public health crisis drive

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UK COVID-19 death toll rises by 118 to 36,793

People walk past a coffee shop in London, Britain, May 17, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that primary schools in England will partially reopen from

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UK COVID-19 death toll rises 282 to 36,675

The owner of a coffee shop poses for a photo in London, Britain, May 17, 2020. Some restaurants, cafes and other catering shops in Britain have gradually resumed business with preventive measures like

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China enters an era with a civil code

Editor's Note: The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has changed the lives of everyone around the world and may even change the global landscape. While Western countries are still struggling with COVID-19

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UK COVID-19 deaths hit 36,393 as another 351 patients die

Another 351 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Thursday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 36,393, the Department of Health and Social Care said

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Infection rate unchanged - as 351 more COVID-19 deaths recorded

The UK's coronavirus R number - speed of infection - has remained the same for the second week.Scientific advisers to the government said the R number - the average amount of people one person with C

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COVID-19 pandemic reaffirms need to protect global biodiversity, UN official says

The COVID-19 pandemic reaffirms the urgency to protect global biodiversity, said Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity Elizabeth Maruma Mrema on Thursday. In an exclusi

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China to promote high-standard opening up and stabilize foreign trade

China will stay committed to opening its door wider to the world, keeping its industrial and supply chains stable, and make opening up a catalyst for reform and development, said Chinese Premier L

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China pledges to boost consumption and expand investment

China pledges to "boost consumption and expand investment in a mutually reinforcing way," Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday at the opening of the annual session of the National People's Congr

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UK tests reveal 17% of Londoners have COVID-19 antibodies

UK health secretary Matt Hancock says understanding how many people have COVID-19 antibodies will enable the government to predict future risk of transmission across Britain. /BBC News The UK

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UK COVID-19 deaths top 36,000 as another 338 patients die

Another 338 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 36,042, the Department of Health and Social Care said