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WTO indicator shows global trade growth stable, but stagnating

The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Tuesday that its global goods barometer was stable, pointing to stagnant global trade growth following a COVID-19 triggered s

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Vaccine candidate backed by project to develop affordable jabs begins late-stage trials

The drug is being developed by South Korea's SKL Bioscience as part of a project that has backing from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Dubai starts administering China's COVID-19 vaccine to residents

A signage of Sinopharm is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China, September 5, 2020. /Reuters The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) in the United

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WHO concerned over rich countries jumping queue for COVID-19 vaccines

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a news conference in July 2020. /Reuters Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has warned that

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China 2021 Investment Outlook: 6 structural opportunities

Kaifu Lee, chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures. /VCG Editor's note: Kaifu Lee is the chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessaril

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Ethiopia sends army into opposition Tigray region

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. /AP Ethiopia said on Wednesday it had begun military operations in the Tigray region, after the prime minister accused the local government of attacking f

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Number of COVID-19-related deaths in Africa surpasses 40,000

FILE PHOTO: People wearing a protective mask in Cairo, Egypt. /Getty Images The number of deaths in Africa from the coronavirus surpassed the 40,000 mark, the World Health Organisation said on

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Mexico adds 5,928 COVID-19 cases, epidemic worsens with continued limited testing

Mexico reported 5,928 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 504 deaths, bringing the total cases in the country to 549,734 and the death toll to 59,610, its health ministry

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French president calls EU deal on recovery fund "historic"

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday hailed a "historic" European Union (EU) deal on a post-pandemic recovery fund that would help build a "green and prosperous

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PBOC chief urges IMF to open cash floodgates to fight pandemic

China's top central banker has urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to issue hundreds of billions of dollars of liquidity to its 189 member countries through a general allocation of Special Dr

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China calls for unity on COVID-19 to help poorer nations

01:11 China's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Chen Xu stressed the importance of international cooperation to help poorer nations during the COVID-19 crisis during a press c

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EU forecasts 'historic' 7.7 percent eurozone recession

The European Commission said Wednesday the eurozone economy would contract by a staggering 7.7 percent in 2020 as the catastrophic consequences of the coronavirus outbreak sweep through the continent

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Protesters rally in San Francisco against U.S. Senate's Trump acquittal

Around 100 demonstrators on Wednesday rallied in downtown San Francisco to protest the U.S. Senate's acquittal of President Donald Trump over abuse of power and obstruction of Congress charges earli

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Russia halts oil supplies to Belarus in push for closer ties

Russia has halted oil supplies to Belarus as talks on strengthening economic ties remained stalled over concerns that Russia could effectively swallow up its neighbor.I