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U.S. institutes 30-day travel ban on Europe, taps SBA and tax deferrals to stimulate the economy

In a Wednesday evening address from the Oval Office President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would issue a thirty day travel ban for travel from the European Union while tapping the Small Busine

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What do we mean when we talk about deep tech?

Deep tech — the generic term for technologies not focused on end-user services that includes artificial intelligence, robotics, blockchain, advanced material science, photonics and electronics, biotec

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Adtech giant Criteo is being investigated by France’s data watchdog

Adtech giant Criteo is under investigation by the French data protection watchdog, the CNIL, following a complaint filed by privacy rights campaign group Privacy International.“I can confirm tha

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UK Sport continues but handshake ban proves hard to resist

01:51 Sport in Britain is so far resisting the European trend now for cancelling or postponing large-scale spectator events. In the Six Nations Rugby tournament both England Wales at T

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China is not to blame for America's COVID-19 mistakes

Doctors check a patient's CT image at a temporary hospital in Jiangxia District in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, February 25, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British politi

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UNWTO estimates global tourism to suffer 30-50 bln USD in losses due to coronavirus

The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Friday estimated a loss of 30 to 50 billion U.S. dollars in international tourism receipts in 2020 due to the coronavirus

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Stocks fall again on continued coronavirus worries

Is it good news to say that stocks fell less sharply than they had on previous days?That’s the bright side of another turbulent trading day across the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange. The ma

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On Super Tuesday, Biden steals Bernie's thunder

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a rally in Philadelphia, May 18, 2019. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Hannan Hussain is a security analyst at the South Asia Center, London Sch

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Do face masks really protect you from COVID-19?

02:21 The rapid global spread of coronavirus has triggered a world shortage of surgical masks as people rush to protect themselves. Such is the heightened demand for face masks, doctor

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Mona Lisa’s smile restored: Louvre reopens after virus fears

This should restore the Mona Lisa’s famous smile: Her Paris home, the Louvre Museum, is open again after management eased workers’ fears about catching the coronavirus.

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Virus fears prompt Italy to ban kisses, handshakes

File photo of two people wearing Venetian masks in the Italian tourist hotspot Venice. /AFP Italy was set Wednesday to urge people to stop greeting each other by kissing or shaking hands to li

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China's 5G investment on verge of peaking: report

China will see large-scale investment in 5G infrastructure as relevant standards mature and upstream hardware further improves, said a report published Wednesday by SP

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Australian PM considering wider coronavirus travel bans

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged coronavirus travel bans for South Korea and Italy. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Morrison confirmed t

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Pixel phones updated with new gesture controls, emoji, AR effects & more

One of the benefits of owning a Pixel smartphone is that it improves over time as Pixels are first to receive updates that deliver the latest fixes and improvements. The first round of new features ar

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The scramble to woo Africa intensifies

Editor's note: Daniel Quirk is a Yenching Scholar at Yenching Academy of Peking University. His research focuses on the China-EU-UK trilateral relationship and its consequences for business post-B

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Guinea delays disputed referendum that could extend Conde's rule

Guinea's President Alpha Conde greets his supporters in capital Conakry, October 31, 2019. (Photo by Cellou Binani/AFP via Getty Images). Guinea's President Alpha Conde has delayed Sunday's co

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Nobody is above the law in Hong Kong

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and