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Dollars over deaths: Trump administration slammed for massive failure on COVID-19

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government is facing a flood of criticism from home and abroad over its belated and disastrous response to the COVID-19, which has turned the country into the epic

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Italy registers 218,268 coronavirus infections, death toll at 30,395

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 30,395 lives in locked down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities, and recoveries so far to 218, 268, according to the latest data relea

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CNC TALK: Washington is now a disruptor-in-chief

With the United States becoming the hardest-hit in the COVID-19 pandemic, "American exceptionalism" has taken on a new form. Instead of cleaning up the mess at home and resolving the public health cr

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Amazon eyes Colombia for jobs

02:32 E-commerce giantAmazon announced the creation of 1,000 jobs in Colombia.Asthe countryworries about its economy during the coronavirus pandemic, are online service jobsin tech a l

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Urgent: French government extends state of health emergency until July 24

The French government has decided on Saturday to extend the state of health emergency until July 24 to fight against the coronavirus pandemic, announced Minister of Health Olivier Vrran.

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Urgent: IMF, WTO urge open trade amid COVID-19 pandemic

The International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization on Friday urged countries to refrain from imposing export and other trade restrictions as the world fights against the devastating COV

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Impact felt in Brazil where income inequality is extreme

02:55 The measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic are already hurting economies in Latin America.And these countries may be seeing only the beginning of the problem.Our correspondent P

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Alcohol sales up in U.S. amid COVID 19 pandemic

01:08 Beer and wine sales have rocketed in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. Heightened anxiety is driving some to find relief in alcohol and that worries addiction experts.

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Coronavirus cases in Italy rise to 183,957, death toll at 24,648

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 24,648 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 183,957, according to the latest data releas

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Festival marking beginning of spring celebrated amid COVID-19 pandemic in Cairo

A child paints a mask on an egg to celebrate Sham el-Nessim at home amid COVID-19 pandemic in Cairo, Egypt, on April 20, 2020. Sham el-Nessim, a traditional Egyptian festival marking the beginning

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Urgent: U.S. crude oil drops below 15 dollars a barrel amid coronavirus uncertainty

U.S. crude oil plunged nearly 20 percent to below 15 U.S. dollars per barrel on Monday, hitting the lowest level in more than a decade as the COVID-19 pandemic cast a shadow over the global market.

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Inmates in Brazil produce face masks

02:08 In Brazil, the state of Sao Paulo is using inmates in state penitentiaries to produce critically needed face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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IMF Managing Director discusses the global economy amid the pandemic

03:31 Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF shared her views on the global economic landscape during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Francisco Diez-Gonzalez discusses keeping food during the pandemic

03:42 CGTN's Roee Ruttenberg spoke with Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, the director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia, about food safety during the pandemic.

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IMF says baseline assumption is for "partial recovery" in 2021

The International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday that if the COVID-19 pandemic fades in the second half of the year, the multilateral lender's baseline assumption

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Brazil turns to 3D printing to reduce shortages amid COVID-19 pandemic

02:02 As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, the issue of accessible medical equipment is paramount.In Brazil, owners of 3D printers are trying to help reduce the shortage.CGTN's Paulo Cabr

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World trade to fall by between 13 pct and 32 pct in 2020: WTO

World trade is expected to fall by between 13 percent and 32 percent in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts normal economic activity and life around the world, the World Trade Organization (WTO)