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New York governor calls on local gov'ts to be prepared for Tropical Storm Isaias

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo is urging local governments to be prepared for the possible coming of Tropical Storm Isaias from Monday night to Tuesday morning,

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Big Tech firms see robust results in pandemic-hit quarter

The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo from Reuters files. /Reuters Big Tech firms delivered robust results Thursday, underscoring growing consumer reliance on

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China stresses stabilizing foreign trade and investment

The State Council on Wednesday stressed efforts to further open up and keep foreign trade and investment stable, as well as to facilitate employment and ensure people'

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Roundup: Rapid AfCFTA implementation to render Africa more resilience to COVID-19 shocks: expert

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat (C) announced the operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement during the launching ceremony in

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Across China: "Magical saltbush" helps fight poverty in Xinjiang's desert

While few plants can withstand the ravages of a desert, a special breed of saltbush is thriving around Taklimakan, China's largest desert located in the southern part

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Roundup: China's sound economy shielded from pandemic's long-term impact, say Argentine analysts

China's economic rebound is a reflection of the country's success in controlling the COVID-19 outbreak and supporting its industrial sector, said Argentine analysts. Lucas Gualda, an advisor to th

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China donates medical supplies to Zimbabwe for fighting COVID-19

File Photo: Medical workers are trained at Health Point Upper East Medical Center in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 17, 2020. (Photo by Chen Yaqin/Xinhua) China on Tuesday donated a consignment of med

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Roundup: China's sound economy shielded from pandemic's long-term impact, say Argentine analysts

China's economic rebound is a reflection of the country's success in controlling the COVID-19 outbreak and supporting its industrial sector, said Argentine analysts. Lucas Gualda, an advisor to th

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China’s EV startup Xpeng pulls in $500 million Series C+

Xpeng, an electric vehicle startup run by former Alibaba executive He Xiaopeng, said Monday it has raised around $500 million in a Series C+ round to further develop models tailored to China’s t

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New French prime minister to focus on saving factory jobs

France’s new prime minister said Saturday his government will focus on keeping French manufacturing jobs and bringing others back to France from lower-wage countries as

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GGV’s Jeff Richards: ‘There is a level of resiliency in Silicon Valley that we did not have 10 years ago’

Earlier this week, GGV Capital’s Jeff Richards and Hans Tung joined TechCrunch for an Extra Crunch Live session. During our hour-long chat, we touched on startup profitability, the global ventur

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S&P affirms AA+/A-1+ issuer credit ratings on HK with stable outlook

International credit rating agency Standard Poor's (SP) has affirmed its AA+/A-1+ issuer credit ratings on Hong Kong and maintained the outlook as stable.SP Global Ratings affirmed on Friday its AA+

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Putin, Macron Will Discuss Security Issues in Video Call on Friday - Reports

Putin had earlier expressed hope that the Moscow-proposed summit of the five permanent UNSC members, including France, would take place as soon as possible.Russian Pres

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'One Country, Two Systems' foundation for HK's financial role: HKEX Li

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Chief Executive Charles Li in an interview by Reuters in Hong Kong, China, September 5, 2017. /Reuters The "One Country, Two Systems" principle lays th

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Ethiopian foreign minister calls for boosting China-Africa anti-COVID-19 solidarity

The Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedu Andargachew on Friday called for boosting China-Africa solidarity in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press statement, Andargachew said

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Roundup: More needs to be done to spur Africa's integration: report

A new report jointly published by the United Nations and the African Union emphasized that there is much work to be done to spur Africa's integration, as the level of integration on the continent is r

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"Extremely rare" Australian plant puts ants to work as bees

Bees are widely known to spread pollen in order to help plants reproduce, a role which is vital for the earth's ecology -- now a world-first Australian study has found