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29 pct of Israeli hi-tech companies lay off employees because of COVID-19 pandemic: survey

Most of Israeli hi-tech companies have suffered significantly from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey published by the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) on

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Survey shows Chinese Canadians' concerns over bias against community

Events including the arrest of Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou and the COVID-19 outbreak have strained Canada's relationship with China, leaving Chinese Canadians feeling di

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Germany pledges extra 3 billion euros for Global Aid at G-20

FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) speaks during an interview with Reuters in Berlin, Germany, February 19, 2020. /Reuters German Finance Mini

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Spain reports surge in new COVID-19 cases

Spain's Ministry of Health on Friday reported a marked increase in new COVID-19 cases, affecting especially the northeastern autonomous communities of Catalonia and Aragon. In the last 24 hour

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Twitter accounts of Obama, Biden, Musk and others 'hacked' in apparent Bitcoin scam

Twitter says it is investigating after a number of high-profile accounts were apparently hacked.Accounts including those of former US president Barack Obama, presidential hopeful Joe Biden and billio

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China sees improvement in air cargo capacity

China's air cargo capacity has gained improvement thanks to a series of targeted measures, especially those ensuring international freight transport, according to the c

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Namibia records first COVID-19 death

Namibia on Friday recorded the first COVID-19 death after 116 days without any recorded deaths. Namibia's Health Minister, Kalumbi Shangula, on Friday announced that the victim is a 45-year-old male

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China marks anniversary of resistance war against Japanese aggression

A ceremony was held Tuesday in Beijing to mark the 83rd anniversary of China's whole-of-nation resistance war against Japanese aggression. The Lugou Bridge Incident on

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UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 44,220 as another 22 patients die

Another 22 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Saturday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 44,220, the British Department of Health and Social Ca

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PLA garrison in Hong Kong says to firmly support implementation of national security law in HKSAR

The Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) said on Wednesday it firmly supports the promulgation and implementation of the Law of the People'

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Fire in Egypt's hospital kills 7 coronavirus patients

A fire at a hospital in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Monday killed seven coronavirus patients, security and medical sources said.Seven other people were injured in the blaze, believed to be

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Dropout rate in Chinese schools falls by nearly 99 pct

The number of students dropping out of school amid their nine-year compulsory education period dropped by nearly 99 percent nationwide, from 600,000 in early 2019 to 6

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Slovak pilot volunteers create online network to deliver supplies

05:28 At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in Slovakia, Roman Benedek, a pilot and software engineer, made a public appeal on social media for pilots with private jets to form a v

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Chinese government spends more on culture, tourism in 2019

The Chinese government allocated 106.5 billion yuan (about 15 billion U.S. dollars) for cultural and tourism development in 2019, up 14.7 percent year on year, accordi

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DPRK preparing anti-South Korea leaflet campaign: KCNA

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is preparing to launch an information campaign against its southern neighbor, the official Korean Central News Agency (

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Chinese FM demands India's thorough investigation into border conflict incident

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday demanded that India carry out a thorough investigation into a border conflict incident, severely puni

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U.S. Latino community hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic

02:56 Across the U.S.,states are continuing the process of cautiously reopening their economies.Officialswill be keeping a close eye on infection rates in the hope of avoiding a second