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Huawei’s new handset goes international June 25, with all of the camera and none of the Google

The Huawei P40 Pro+ has already been on the market in China for a few days now. And in spite of various legal woes, the handset is set for international available on June 25. Given…everything the comp

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How feasible is Netanyahu's July plan to annex parts of the West Bank?

While Israel is still engulfed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems set to go ahead with a plan that could severely unsettle Israelis, Palestinians and others further

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In pursuit of an enduring Anglo-Sino Friendship

Editor's note: Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based in London. He studied history and history of art at the University of Kent, Canterbury, specializing in Russian history and international p

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Immigration rights activists call U.S. routine deportations amid pandemic "outrageous"

by Luis Brito Immigration rights activists in Mexico have been outraged by the U.S. government's routine deportations of undocumented migrants amid the COVID-19 pandem

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George Floyd situation shows America's problems don't lie with China

Protesters rally on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, U.S., May 29, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham an

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Global airlines body raises alarm over bailout debts

VCG Heavy debts inherited from government bailouts and other fundraising moves will delay the airline industry's recovery from the coronavirus crisis, a trade body said on Tuesday.Global airli

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Video shows Bolsonaro potentially implicating himself in interference

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was unwilling to see his family get "screwed" because of his inability to change law enforcement officials, according to a video released on Friday set to d

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Daily Crunch: Apple Stores begin to reopen

Apple outlines new safety measures as it reopens stores, Huawei responds to new U.S. chip curbs and Jack Ma departs SoftBank’s board of directors.Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 18, 2020

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Humanity's globalization experiment is entering 'deep water zone'

A cargo ship. /VCG Editor's note:David Lee is a Beijing-based consultant and author mainly writing about energy, health, international politics and international development. The article refle

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India PM announces 270 billion U.S. dollars virus economic package

The stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is worth about 10 percent of India's GDP. /AFP India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled Tuesday a stimulus package worth 10

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Lebanon fears second coronavirus wave as new infections surge

People walk along Beirut's seaside Corniche, as Lebanese authorities warned of a new wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the numbers jumped to the highest point in more than a month, af

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U.S. unemployment rate approaches Depression-era levels

U.S. job losses for the month of April hit a shocking new high, as the U.S. unemployment rate rocketed up to 14.7% - the highest level in this country since 1940 - the year after th

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US to grant Iraq gas waiver in show of support for new PM

The U.S. plans to grant Iraq a 120-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to import Iranian gas and electricity to meet its power needs, the State Department said, h

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Europe's fresh food prices in flux as virus bites

For German office worker Nathalie, 54, there's no doubt her weekly food shop costs more than it did before the coronavirus pandemic."Peppers especially have become expensive," she said, walking into

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Is Mustafa al-Kadhimi an answer for protesting Iraqis?

As the deadline (May 9) for the Iraqi prime minister-designate to form a government approaches, all eyes are now on the 53-year-oldintelligence chief's next moves. Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the third candi

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SoftBank to write down WeWork by $6.6 billion

The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. /Reuters SoftBank Group Corp said it sees a loss of around 700 billion yen (6.6 b

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WHO chief reiterates calls for unity as global COVID-19 cases surpass 3 mln

The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Chen Junxia)Global COVID-19 cases have exceeded 3 million as of Wednesday, according to the World Health Organi