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Update: Coronavirus watch, May 23

India's National Disaster Response Force personnel evacuate villagers ahead of cyclone Amphan in Bhadrak district of India's eastern state of Odisha, May 19, 2020. (Str

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COVID-19 worsens pre-existing financial vulnerabilities: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Headquarters is seen in Washington D.C., the United States, April 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Venezuela in bid to force Bank of England to hand over $1bn of gold

Venezuela's central bank has launched a legal claim in an effort to force the Bank of England to hand over £830m ($1.02bn) of the country's gold it holds.A document sub

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Trump's trade tantrum

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Italy to allow travel within and from other Schengen countries

A check-point at the entrance of the small town of Vo Vecchio, situated in the red zone of the COVID-19 outbreak (Credit: Marco Sabadin/AFP) The Italian government will allow unrestricted trav

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White House considers more coronavirus aid as jobs picture worsens

The White House has begun informal talks with Republicans and Democrats in Congress about what to include in another round of coronavirus relief legislation, officials said on Sunday, while predictin

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Russian watchdog proposes lifting COVID-19 restrictions in 3 stages

If the epidemiological situation worsens, restrictive measures may be re-imposed, Popova said.MOSCOW, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Anna Popova, head of Russia's consumer rights and human well-being watchdog Rosp

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Every Mother is a fitness streaming platform for new and expecting mothers

When Allison Rapaport was pregnant for the first time, in 2013, she struggled to find workout classes that didn’t completely go against the advice her OB-GYN gave her.Conflicted on whether to trust on

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Pompeo's political coercion against the WHO is a global threat

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Editor's note: The following article is taken from the Chinese-language opinion column "The Real Point."U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched anothe

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Privacy concerns abound over COVID-19 tracking technologies

00:52 The right to privacy or safeguarding public health – which is more important? And should one be sacrificed for the other? This is one of the biggest questions the world's now fac

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Brazil's Bolsonaro wants borders reopened, says worth risk

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday called for the reopening of the country's borders, as he pushes to restart South America's largest economy, but conceded he may be blamed if the new coron

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WHO warns Covid-19 may reignite if restrictions lifted too early as Austria & Denmark announce gradual reopening

While some nations are beginning to lift some of the measures they imposed in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the UN’s health body warned against being too

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Hungary's gun industry booming as people panic amid pandemic

01:45 First it was supermarkets, and now gun shops in Hungary are reporting a boost in customers as the coronavirus pandemic worsens.A license is required to own live ammunition weapon

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COVID-19 Frontline: China shares experiences with Israel

Editor's Note: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 12. As of April 2, about 200 countries and regions have confirmed over 850,000 cases, with more than 42,000

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Spotlight: Coronavirus pandemic tests world as global tally tops 900,000

The coronavirus pandemic is raging around the world, posing a thorny test for countries and regions, as the global tally of cases surpassed 900,000 on Wednesday. So fa

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Roundup: UN strives for COVID-19 response amid fears of global economic contraction

UN agencies are continuing to help countries cope with the COVID-19 pandemic amid a stern warning by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) that the g

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Spain's most lethal day, Italy 'nears its peak': COVID-19 Bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Spain's COVID-19 death toll has reached 6,528; the 838 new deaths recorded on Saturday is the country's worst single-day rise• Italy is nearing the peak of its outbreak, according to d