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Tokyo's new COVID-19 infections hit highest in 5 weeks

Tokyo reported 716 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, its highest in more than five weeks, as the nation considers extending pandemic restrictions in the capital just

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India's coronavirus deaths top 300,000

India reported 4,454 new COVID-19 fatalities on Monday and is now the third country in the world after Brazil and the United States to surpass more than 300,000 official deaths. /Xinhua India

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Migrant crisis sees surge in unaccompanied minors in Mexico

05:00 A surge of unaccompanied migrant minors and children in Central America has forced the government in Mexico to scramble in handling the uptick in numbers.CGTN’s Alasdair Baversto

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Peru and Bolivia running out of ICU beds as COVID-19 cases surge

02:46 Peru and Bolivia are running out of intensive care beds amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The trend comes as Peru announced the first case of a highly transmissible variant of th

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Coronavirus reaches end of earth as first outbreak hits Antarctica

The coronavirus has landed in Antarctica, the last continent previously free from COVID-19, Chile's military said this week, as health and army officials scrambled to clear out and quarantine staf

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Medical schools see surge in students amid pandemic

03:04 The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an uptick in applications to medical schools across the U.S.Eager would-be students say they were inspired to do more by watching frontline he

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U.S. weekly jobless claims rise to 853,000 amid surging COVID-19 cases

Job seekers wait in line to speak with representatives during the TechFair LA career fair in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 8, 2018. /Getty Images The number of initial jobl

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Gifting a gadget? Check its creep factor on Mozilla’s ‘Privacy not included’ list of shame

Buying someone a gadget is a time-honored tradition, but these days it can be particularly fraught, considering you may buy them a fitness tracker that also monitors emotions, or a doorbell that snitc

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BHP Group: China is experiencing a 'pretty solid V-shaped recovery'

A sign adorns the building where mining company BHP Billiton, now known as BHP Group, has their office in Perth, Western Australia, November 19, 2015. /Reuters Although global economic activit

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Live COVID-19 updates: Shanghai reports 13 new imported COVID-19 cases

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - SHANGHAI -- Shanghai reported 13 new imported COVID-19 cases and no increase in domestically-transmitted ca

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China's factory activity rebounds to highest level in nearly a decade

01:36 The Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) came in at 52.8 for July, marking its third straight month of expansion. It was also the fastest pace of growth i

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U.S. poll finds 66 pct of voters deem "kung flu," "China virus" inappropriate

Sixty-six percent of U.S. registered voters say it is not appropriate to use "kung flu" and "China virus" when referring to COVID-19, a U.S. poll has found. The poll,

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COVID-19 on rise across most U.S. states

Coronavirus cases are on the rise in 36 U.S. states, as the total number of confirmed infections in the country tops 2.5 million. The surge is particularly apparent in the South and West of the count

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U.S. COVID-19 deaths could reach over 145,000 by August

People wearing masks on the street, Los Angeles, U.S., March 27, 2020. /VCG University of Washington researchers estimated on Monday that 145,728 people could die of COVID-19 in the United Sta

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The Square Off robotic chess board gets a video calling component for remote games

The Square Off robotic chess board was already a great device for these times. The system makes it possible to play a solo game using 20 different degrees of difficulty or challenge someone remotely t

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China's foreign trade faces increasing downward pressure

China faces increasing downward pressure on foreign trade this year as the novel coronavirus pandemic has caused huge shocks to the world economy and global supply cha

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Instacart will bring on 300,000 new full-time shoppers due to coronavirus

San Francisco-based Instacart today announced it will bring on 300,000 shoppers for its grocery delivery platform over the next three months. The move is meant to manage an uptick in demand due to the