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Tokyo 2020 NIPPON Festival events cancelled

The "Tokyo 2020 NIPPON Festival," the official cultural event of the Tokyo 2020 Games, which was scheduled to be held from April to September this year, has been cancel

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Tennis world joins forces to set up COVID-19 relief fund for players

The ATP and WTA, along with the International Tennis Federation and organizers of the four Grand Slams, said on Tuesday they are creating a coronavirus relief fund to help players affected by the

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Trump suspends U.S. immigration to protect jobs amid COVID-19

A city worker sprays disinfectant inside a bus as a measure to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Workers

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Update: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 2.5 mln: Johns Hopkins University

The United States recorded the most cases and the highest death toll. NEW YORK, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide topped 2.5 million Tuesday morning, reaching 2,501,156 as of 15

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German gov't advises consumers against making any holiday plans at present

German consumers should refrain from making any holiday plans at present, the government advised on Tuesday. "There will not be a normal holiday season with full beach bars and full mountain h

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Egypt, France FMs discuss cooperation to fight coronavirus

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a phone call with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday to discuss joint efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the Egyptian Foreign Mini

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Coronavirus-related Facebook support groups reach 4.5M in U.S, as misinformation and conspiracies spread

Facebook has already come under fire for hosting groups organizing anti-quarantine protests in response to government lockdowns amid the coronavirus outbreak, and those promoting fake coronavirus cur

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Countries and US states move to reopen amid health warnings

Spain will begin allowing children out of their homes for brief periods next Monday. Denmark announced plans to reopen Tivoli Gardens, the Copenhagen amusement park tha

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Worldwide Covid-19 death toll soars past 170,000 – Johns Hopkins University

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 170,000 lives around the globe, the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University show, as regions of the US – the world’s

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Global COVID-19 deaths top 170,000 -- Johns Hopkins University

Global COVID-19 death toll topped 170,000 on Monday evening, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. A total of

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Backgrounder: What does a negative oil price mean?

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for May delivery fell to -37.63 U.S. dollars a barrel on Monday, the first negative price in history since the New York Mercantile Exchange began trading oil fu

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World's sportsmen lost to COVID-19

Lorenzo Sanz (C) lifts the Champions League trophy while celebrating with his Real Madrid players in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 20, 1988. /VCG Lorenzo SanzLorenzo Sanz of Spain, former presid

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Japanese Prime Minister Abe says postponing Olympics an option

Japanese Prime Minister Abe says postponing Olympics is an option. TOKYO, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Parliament on Monday that the

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Relief seen in global stock markets as gov'ts mount fight against COVID-19

As the pandemic is raising concerns over both the dropping demand and the disruption of supply chains, governments have acted to cushion shocks of the pandemic. Global stock markets have seen positiv

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Digital currency – money that virus can't touch

02:49 Editor's note: The article is based on a lecture from CGTN Think Tank's second online course on China's economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The COVID-19 pandemic is chan

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UK in the time of COVID-19: A modest birthday for the Queen

For the first time in 68 years, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not be marking her birthday with the traditional royal gun salute, as it would be inappropriate given the circumstances surroundin

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Global Business Daily: Oil crash, Euro jobs woe, Alibaba's $28bn move

"The real problem of the global supply-demand imbalance has started to really manifest itself in prices."Bjornar Tonhaugen, an analyst with Rystad Energy, told CGTN Europe why the West Texas Oil pric