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Germany to take on more debt in 2021 due to virus: finance minister

Frankfurt, Germany. /VCG Germany will need to take on yet more debt in 2021 to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the economy, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said Friday."Next ye

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Mali to reopen land, air borders after mutiny: CNSP

The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), a transitional governing body set up by mutinous Malian soldiers, informed Thursday night that the land and air borders of Mali are to

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Profile: U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on Wednesday night accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. vice presidency. The following is a profile of Harris. As the dau

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What will Kamala Harris bring to the table for Democratic party?

03:03 Kamala Harris is expected to give an acceptance speech for vice president candidacy tonight at the Democratic convention. How much impact could her candidacy have on the November

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Kamala Harris accepts U.S. Democratic vice presidential nomination

U.S. senator from California Kamala Harris, who was chosen by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to be his running mate in the 2020 presidential election, deliv

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Chinese vice premier stresses agricultural production after natural disasters

Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua on Wednesday stressed agricultural production after natural disasters to reap a bumper autumn harvest. More should be done to restore a

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Premier Li urges unremitting efforts to improve medical skills, services

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday called on the country's medical workers to make unremitting efforts in improving their medical skills and services to further p

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Chinese vice premier stresses reform to keep oil, gas market stable

Vice Premier Han Zheng on Tuesday urged efforts to deepen reform of the oil and gas system to ensure a stable oil and gas market and national energy security. Han, als

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Take-Two Interactive acquires Two Dots game developer for $192M

Playdots — developer of the mobile games Dots, Two Dots and Dots Co. — has reached an agreement to be acquired by publisher Take-Two Interactive.Take-Two will pay $192 million for the deal, $90 millio

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Chinese expert calls for large-scale flu vaccination no later than October

A leading Chinese expert has urged the public to get a flu shot no later than October, warning of the possibility that COVID-19 may collide with the upcoming seasonal

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Vice mayor of Shanghai under investigation

Gong Dao'an, vice mayor of Shanghai and director of the municipal public security bureau, has been under disciplinary and supervisory investigation by the Communist Pa

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Verizon adds free Hulu and ESPN+ to some unlimited wireless plans

Verizon and Disney announced this morning that they’re extending and expanding a partnership that gives some Verizon Wireless subscribers access to Disney’s streaming services at no additi

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Facebook joins attack on Apple over App Store commission

/VCG Facebook on Friday joined the attack on Apple's operation of its App Store after the iPhone maker refused to forgo its commission on live online events hosted on the social network that a

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Germany's virus cases could be far greater – antibody test shows

01:12 A new antibody test in one of Germany's early coronavirus hotspots has found that nearly eight percent of people were infected with the virus – far higher than previously believe

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What Kamala Harris means to the political landscape

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris was picked as vice-presidential running mate to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 election.The decision is being hailed as historic and groundbreaking

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Do you like Joe Biden's V.P. pick?

01:24 Joe Biden, the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate for 2020, picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his vice-presidential running mate on Tuesday.Harris is the first Bl

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NPC Standing Committee's decision for HKSAR LegCo to continue performing duties legal, reasonable

Tung Chee-hwa, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, speaks at a meeting in Hong Kong, China, July 31, 2019