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News Analysis: Middle East might enjoy peace amid UN ceasefire calls, at least for now

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the globe, the international community has renewed its call for the warring sides in the Middle East to focus

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EU's integrity takes a test under the pandemic

A man wearing a face mask walks past the European Commission headquarters as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Brussels, Belgium, April 9, 2020. /Reuters Photo Editor's

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COVID-19 fatality rate estimated to be 10 times higher than influenza: WHO chief

The fatality rate of COVID-19 is estimated to be 10 times higher than influenza, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said here on Thursday. Speaking at a

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Global COVID-19 cases top one million; Spain and UK see record deaths

Healthcare workers attend to a COVID-19 patient at Hotel Melia Barcelona Sarria, which has been converted into a hospital, in Barcelona, Spain. /AFP Confirmed coronavirus cases around the worl

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Real Madrid's stadium to be used in COVID-19 fight, Barca take pay cut

Daniel Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Lionel Messi and Casemiro (L-R) in action during the Liga clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Spain, March 1, 2020. /VCG La Lig

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Global conflicts expose the vulnerable to coronavirus

A woman wearing a mask walks in Tajrish bazaar in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Iram Khan is a Pakistan-based commentator on international and commercial affairs. The ar

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EU top diplomat slams use of terms like "Chinese virus," welcomes China's support

The European Union (EU)'s top diplomat said on Monday that it is not the time for countries to blame one another with terms like "Chinese virus," and Chinese help to Italy and Europe is welcome. "

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Spotlight: U.S. approaching elections amid COVID-19 threat

by Matthew Rusling Just a month ago, the U.S. economy was booming, the jobless rate was at its lowest in decades, and the U.S. stock market was surging to all-time highs. That is, before the dark

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Interview: Calling coronavirus "Chinese virus" absolutely absurd, says analyst

Calling the novel coronavirus a "Chinese virus" is absolutely absurd and inhumane at a time when a globalized world needs cooperation, not denigration, said a politica

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Across China: Artificial joint specialist turns to face mask production in Beijing

In Beijing's northwest district of Haidian, Li Renyao, an artificial joint special, is proud to see his newly assembled production lines running round-the-clock churni

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Commentary: Concerted global drive against pandemic brooks no delay

The World Health Organization said on Monday that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 outside China has exceeded that inside China, sounding an alarm bell for th

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More sports shut down as COVID-19 fears grip world

Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari during the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, March 17, 2019. /VCG The COVID-19 pandemic continued to wreak havoc on the global sporting ca

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Bruce Aylward: Biggest risk facing China now is complacency

02:35 While the COVID-19 epidemic is waning in China, it is unfortunately growing in the rest of the world. On March 4, deaths outside China exceeded those in the count

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Global Business Daily: Lego up, airlines down, vegan burgers cheaper

"Anything else is surrender: this climate law is surrender, because nature doesn't bargain, and you cannot make deals with physics. We will not allow you to surrender on our future."Any hope MEPs had

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Global stock markets suffer worst week since financial crisis

Trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 28, 2020. /VCG Global stocks slumped again Friday to mark the largest weekly drop sinc

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The West's final countdown?

Editor's note: Joschka Fischer, Germany's foreign minister and vice chancellor from 1998 to 2005, was the leader of the German Green Party for almost 20 years. The article reflects the author's op

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Pence to control all coronavirus messaging from health officials

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence moved Thursday to control the flow of information from federal agencies about the virus response, ordering that public communications be cleared by their offices.Accord