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Beijing reports six imported COVID-19 cases

A sanitation worker crosses a street in the early morning in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)Beijing reported six new imported cases of

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Asia-Pacific: Japan approves coronavirus bill, Australia's COVID-19 cases hit 100

Japan approved the coronavirus bill on Tuesday as Asia-Pacific countries reported more COVID-19 cases, with the number of infections hitting 100 in Australia. JAPAN The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ireland rise to 24

Three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, bringing the country's total number of such cases to 24, said the Irish Department of Health on Monday evening. The three newly identified

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Canada confirms first COVID-19 death

Canada confirmed its COVID-19 death in Vancouver of British Columbia province Monday. One of the residents of a care center in north Vancouver's Lynn Valley, whose cas

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Uptrust raises new money to fight mass incarceration with technology

While most technology companies are building up a surveillance state to serve political powers and private profiteering, Uptrust is using some of those same tools to make it easier to move people out

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More COVID-19 cases reported in Asia-Pacific, Philippines declares public health emergency

A COVID-19 patient arrives at a hospital in Daegu, South Korea, March 7, 2020. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua) HONG KONG, March 9 (Xinhua) -- More confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported Monday in Asia-

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Iranian saffron sales grow despite sanctions

A worker in Novin Saffron International laboratory checks the quality of stigmas. Jack Barton/CGTN Iran's economy has undoubtedly been hit hard since sanctions were re-introduced following the

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Canada identifies six new COVID-19 cases

Canadian province of British Columbia confirmed six new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total to 58 in the country, according to provincial Chief Health Officer

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Thailand confirms 2 more new cases of COVID-19, 50 in total

The Thai Ministry of Public Health on Saturday confirmed two more new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total to 50. The ministry also said that of those cases, 31 h

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China Jan-Feb imports and exports drop due to coronavirus disruption

China's imports and exports dropped sharply in January and February, affected by the combined effects of an extended Lunar New Year holiday and COVID-19 that disrupted the output and the supply ch

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Gyms in north China put workouts online amid epidemic

Several gyms in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have put their routines online as they attempted to hold on to their clients who avoided public places d

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Australian authorities scramble to contain COVID-19 spread with over 60 cases reported

Australian authorities were gearing up for a much larger spread of COVID-19 on Friday as over 60 cases reported nationwide, and local health officials expressed that c

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WHO expert calls on nations to take fundamental measures to contain COVID-19

A medical worker gestures at Huoshenshan (Fire God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2020. (Photo by Fan Xianhai/Xinhua)China's exper

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Global Business Daily: Airline peril, Inter Milan, China's rebound

The "turn of events as a result of COVID-19 is almost without precedent. In little over two months, the industry's prospects in much of the world have taken a dramatic turn for the worse."The Interna

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Bluecrew launches a mobile app to help businesses manage a flexible workforce

Bluecrew, a flexible staffing business owned by holding company IAC, is launching a new mobile app called Bluecrew Manager.Rather than relying on a network of independent contractors, Bluecrew hires i

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Feds investigate nursing home as U.S. death toll hits 11

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California — the first reported fatality outside Washington state — as

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Daily Crunch: Coronavirus prompts more conference cancellations

Google cancels its big developer conference, Justin Kan’s legal startup shuts down and Robinhood offers more details about a recent outage. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 4, 2020.1. G