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Vice premier to 'look into' food supply concerns in virus-hit Wuhan

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, who is now leading a central government group on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak, on Thursday promised to "look into" alleg

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Frontline Ventures raises new $80M fund focused on bringing US firms into Europe

Frontline Ventures, based between Dublin and London, has announced a new $80 million fund designed to assist US tech companies expanding into Europe.The new FrontlineX fund — which means the firm now

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China says payment of wages unaffected by COVID-19 outbreak

China's Vice Finance Minister Xu Hongcai on Thursday denied having difficulties paying wages amid the novel coronavirus outbreak in China.Speaking at a press conference, Xu said the overall situation

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Iran suspends officials' trips abroad due to COVID-19

Iran's First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said Wednesday that the Iranian government has suspended officials' participation in the international events to prevent th

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Dow rallies more than 1,100 points as health care shares lead

U.S. stocks soared on Wednesday with the Dow up more than 1,100 points, as health care sector led the gains. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 1,173.45 points, or 4.53 percent

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COVID-19 less severe than SARS, but more contagious: Chinese expert

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) usually causes less severe symptoms than the SARS virus, but is more easily transmitted, a Chinese expert said Wednesday. The mortality rate of COVID-19 in H

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Expert says information sharing helpful in knowing COVID-19

09:30 A mechanism of sharing knowledge and experience is very helpful for understanding the COVID-19, said a Chinese expert on Wednesday.Li Haichao, vice president and director of Depa

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South Sudan split over ministerial positions

FILE PHOTO: President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit (front L) attends a meeting with Riek Machar (front R), AU Commissioner for Peace and Security Ismail Chergui (rear L), Kenyan President,

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Iran reports 835 new COVID-19 cases, more officials infected

The head of Iran's emergency medical services, Pirhossein Kolivand, has been infected by the novel coronavirus, according to the ILNA news agency on Tuesday.Kolivand's "health is good and there is

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23 Iranian lawmakers infected with COVID-19: report

A total of 23 Iranian lawmakers have caught the novel coronavirus, Abdolreza Mesri, a vice chairman of Iran's parliament, told reporters on Tuesday. The Iranian lawmak

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Biden tries to unite U.S. Democrats after primary win

02:07 Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is calling on Democrats to unite behind his candidacy, after his landslide victory in the South Carolina primary.His win comes after a series

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EU provides Sudan with €30 million in humanitarian funding

According to the European Union, more than 9 million people in Sudan are in need of humanitarian assistance. The European Union (EU) has provided €30 million in humanitarian funding to go towa

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Lacalle Pou sworn in as new president of Uruguay

President Luis Lacalle Pou and vice president Beatriz Argimon are at the presidential swearing-in ceremony in Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, March 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Nicolas Celaya) Lacalle Pou took

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Vice premier stresses role of medics sent to Hubei in anti-virus battle

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan Sunday stressed giving full play to the role of medical personnel sent to Hubei Province, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, in c

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China Government Bonds officially included in J.P. Morgan's GBI-EM

China Government Bonds has been officially included in the series of the Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) indices of J.P. Morgan on Friday, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the centr

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U.S. announces new travel restrictions, warnings over coronavirus concerns

The United States on Saturday announced additional travel restrictions on Iran and raised travel advisories for certain areas of Italy and South Korea over coronavirus concerns. The United States is

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Vice premier stresses scientific research in advancing epidemic prevention, treatment

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Saturday stressed the role of scientific research in containing the coronavirus epidemic. Sun, who is leading a central government