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Understanding asymptomatic cases 'holds the key to beating COVID-19'

01:29 A leading epidemiologist has told CGTN Europe that asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 could be the main driver of the virus's spread and may even account for more than half of infect

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Levi’s partnered with TikTok on social commerce and doubled its product views

Levi’s is leveraging its advertising partnership with TikTok to connect online shoppers with the denim brand amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced retailers to close their doors — i

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EU data portal launches to support COVID-19 research

The European Commission has launched a data portal for scientists studying the SARS-CoV-2 virus to speed up access to data sets and tools in order to bolster research efforts by encouraging data reus

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Resilient Supply Chains: Honeywell speeds up digital transformation

03:06 The COVID-19 outbreak dealt a blow to companies big and small across the world. However, many firms in China have resumed operation, like Honeywell, the U.S.-based industrial con

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COVID-19 vaccine may be given to health workers first

VCG Based on the analysis of current coronavirus situation globally, the first vaccines may be inoculated to the healthcare workers by the end of the year for emergency use, Gao Fu, director o

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New York oil price plummets to nearly 11 USD per barrel

U.S. oil prices plummeted almost 40 percent on Monday to nearly 11 U.S. dollars per barrel, the lowest level since 1998. As the last settlement day of the May contract

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Israeli, U.S. companies develop new way of crop pollination amid COVID-19

An Israeli robotics company announced Monday it has developed, together with a U.S. drone company, an aerial robotic pollination method for agriculture. Crop pollinati

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The 5G conspiracy theory just won't go away - here's why it's nonsense

As a scientifically impossible conspiracy theory linking the deployment of 5G radio antennas to the coronavirus pandemic refuses to go away, Sky News explains why it is nonsense.According to the cons

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International cooperation, policy coordination vital to global economy

A currency trader watches monitors in the foreign exchange dealing room at the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, April 17, 2020. /AP Editor's note: Luo Zhiheng works at the Ch

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Half of announced North American oil cuts come from just 3 companies

Numerous U.S. and Canadian oil companies have said they are reducing output in 2020, but a Reuters analysis of the announcements so far show that just three companies - Chevron Corp, ConocoPhillip

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UK govt faces mounting criticism over protective clothing shortages

Britain needs to do more to get personal protective equipment (PPE) to health workers on the front line, housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Saturday amid mounting

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Elections held in crisis: Risks and rewards for 2020

A man wearing a face mask to help protect against the spread of COVID-19 casts his vote for the parliamentary election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 15, 2020. Countries ac

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Global number of COVID-19 death toll tops 160,000 -- Johns Hopkins University

A total of 161,324 people have died from the COVID-19 pandemic around the world, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed on early Sunday. As of 6: 38 a.m. local time (1038 GMT), the United States

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U.S. politicians find blaming China a perfect strategy in campaigns

Amid the raging spread of the coronavirus in the United States that has caused massive human casualties and economic losses, U.S. politicians are making China a centerpiece of their campaign to diver

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UK govt faces mounting criticism over PPE shortages

Medical workers are seen at a new test center as the spread of the coronavirus continues, Rochdale, Britain, April 16, 2020. /Reuters Britain needs to do more to get personal protective equipm

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New anti-doping approach: 'Virtual' testing amid COVID-19 pandemic

Photo via VCG The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has come up with a novel random testing program to cope with the unique circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country, lik

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Russia tries again to win UN approval for virus resolution

Russia is trying again to win U.N. General Assembly approval for a resolution on the coronavirus pandemic, dropping a call to end unilateral sanctions without U.N. Secu