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Vodafone Idea shares tumble 23% after India orders it to pay billions in dues

Shares of Vodafone Idea fell by more than 23% on Friday after India’s apex court ordered the country’s second-largest telecom operator and Airtel, the third-largest telecom network, to arrange and pa

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White House's controversial Fed nominee faces doubts, worries in confirmation hearing

A controversial nominee for the U.S. Federal Reserve's Board of Governors handpicked by the White House was questioned by the U.S. Senate on Thursday, as senators worried whether the nominee would b

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Psychological services help ease nerves amid coronavirus epidemic

Wang Zhao, who lives in the city of Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, has been anxious about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic for weeks. "The fir

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E-commerce platforms a lifeline for catering staff amid outbreak

02:18 Many restaurants in China had to temporarily shut their doors because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, but their staff has flowed into e-commerce platforms where demand for fre

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Why the West is becoming 'Westless'

Chairman of the MSC Wolfgang Ischinger holds a copy of Munich Security Report during a press conference in Berlin, Germany, February 10, 2020. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Sun Chenghao is an

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Feature: American author defies bias on China's coronavirus fight

Mario Cavolo, an Italian American living in China, felt compelled to balance the negative narratives surrounding how China handled the novel coronavirus outbreak, and his comments went viral. Cavolo

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Will the world heed the coronavirus wake-up call?

Fact: 99 percent of all novel coronavirus cases are in China.Fact: Two percent have been fatal.Fact: 80 percent of cases display mild symptoms.Those figures were extracted from a story on Monday o

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Coronavirus quarantine in Wuhan: Progress and challenges

Officials in Wuhan hold press release to reveal details on quarantine related to the 2019-nCoV on February 5, 2020. /Photo from Hubei Government Putting people under quarantine is one of the b

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Behind-the-scenes: Their commitment makes doctors, nurses work easier

02:54 Everyone knows doctors and nurses are putting their lives on the line to fight against the coronavirus across the country. But not much is known about the employees in the backgr

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Fighting the virus, everyone's on it!

05:36 One month has passed since the first novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)has been confirmed in Wuhan, central China's metropolis, and the outbreak does not seem to be slowing down.The c

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How optimistic should we be about containing coronavirus?

02:30 While the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus continues to climb, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Prof. Michael Levitt sees a glimmer of hope."In something like a

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Tokyo Olympics chief admits coronavirus could pour cold water on Games

Amid growing concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus, Tokyo Olympics organizers have admitted that the global outbreak could wreak havoc on preparations for the 2020 Games, which are sch

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Trump barrels into 2020 campaign, emboldened after acquittal

With the final gavel banging down Wednesday on impeachment, President Donald Trump barreled ahead in his reelection fight with a united Republican Party behind him, and

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Layoffs hit another Softbank co as $3.2B Flexport cuts 50

Fearing weak fundraising options in the wake of the WeWork implosion, late stage startups are tightening their belts. The latest is another Softbank-funded company, joining Zume Pizza (80% of staff la

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UK plans to bring forward petro and diesel car sales ban

Boris Johnson delivers a speech at the JCB Headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire, Britain, January 18, 2019. /Reuters Photo Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035,

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Influenza killed at least 10,000 this season in the U.S.

A man battles the flu at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Georgia, U.S. /AP Photo In the 2019-2020 season so far, there have been at least19 million cases of flu, 180,000 hospitaliz

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WHO decision on coronavirus in China is a call for solidarity

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