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Shipt shoppers are the latest gig workers to organize

Inspired by the work of Instacart shoppers over the last few years, a handful of workers at Target-owned Shipt, a grocery delivery service, are beginning to organize. With the help of two key Instacar

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China on track to loosen traffic control as work resumes

A health worker (L) measures temperature for passengers on the car at a toll station in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 15, 2020. (Photo by Zhou Mu/Xinhua) BEI

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Pakistan's role as host to Afghan refugees merits recognition

When boatloads of refugees from Africa and the Middle East head to Europe, everybody takes notice.The image that's presented by media outlets around the globe is that of the poor invading rich cou

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Pakistan's role as host to Afghan refugees merits recognition

When boatloads of refugees from Africa and the Middle East head to Europe, everybody takes notice.The image that's presented by media outlets around the globe is that of the poor invading rich cou

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China's anti-epidemic efforts impressive, says Hungarian FM

(by Xinhua writer Wang Jiangang) China's ongoing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic are very impressive, Hungarian Minister of Foreign affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said T

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Korea's trade data plunges as COVID-19 hits global supply chain

South Korea's exports to China slumped in the first 20 days of February, which is not only indicating a grim outlook for Asia's fourth-largest economy, it also shows that the epidemic has started to

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Businesses gradually resume work amid virus control

VCG Companies from every walk of life in China have gradually resumed work and production amid the rigorous prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak.InfrastructureBesides the

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Profile: "Virus hunters" behind China's fight against epidemic

Over the past weeks, Feng Limin has been working at least eight hours a day and making his contribution to China's fight against the coronavirus outbreak. His "battlef

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ForgePoint raises a massive new $450M fund for early stage cybersecurity startups

ForgePoint Capital has formally announced its new $450 million fund, which it says is the largest fund dedicated to early stage cybersecurity and privacy startups.The fund, the firm’s second —

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Chinese companies resume operation cautiously amid novel coronavirus outbreak

As companies across China gradually resume operations, what measures are being taken to protect staff from the novel coronavirus? A factory in east China's Anhui Provi

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Kickstarter workers vote to unionize

Kickstarter today announced that its staff has decided to unionize. The move reflects a broader movement for worker representation among tech employees. The site joins a growing list of companies whos

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'Hellish conditions' at Amazon warehouses 'seriously hurt hundreds'

An Amazon spokesperson says the company offers a safe place to work - adding its doors are open to politicians and the public.

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Syria military hails advance against rebels in ‘record time’

Syria’s military announced on Monday that its troops have regained control of territories in northwestern Syria “in record time,” vowing to continue to chase armed grou

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WeChat programs see spike in visits during epidemic: report

Mini programs have seen heavy traffic on popular social media tool WeChat amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China, according to a report. WeChat's mini-pro

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Catering businesses relocate staff to get through epidemic

02:26 The coronavirus epidemic has taken a mammoth toll on China's restaurants. Places that usually make loads of profit during the Chinese New Year holiday are still trying to find wa

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Over 6,000 bodies found in Burundi's mass graves

FILE PHOTO: A Burundian worker from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission extracts the skull of an unidentified person from a mass grave in the Bukirasazi hill in Karusi Province, Burundi. /Reu

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Chinese hospitals discharge 9,419 recovered patients of coronavirus infection

A cured COVID-19 patient waves goodbye to a medical worker at the "Wuhan Livingroom" makeshift hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 15, 2020. (Photo