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UN warns of COVID-19 socio-economic threat to women, girls

With the World Health Organization (WHO) marking 100 days since the first notification of COVID-19 cases, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday warned of the

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The COVID-19 default time bomb

Editor's note: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas is professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley and a visiting professor at Princeton University. Chang-Tai Hsieh is professor of econo

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Mother of all cover-ups

VCG Editor's note: Dr. John Gong is a professor at the University of International Business and Economics and a research fellow at the Academy of China Open Economy Studies at the University o

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Europe sees hope, WHO chief warns against politicizing virus

Over two months after Europe confirmed its first COVID-19 case, latest data started to show encouraging signs of the pandemic abating, bringing a glimmer of hope to th

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Chinese, Arab medical experts share experience in combating COVID-19 viavideo conference

Chinese and Arab medical experts held on Thursday a video conference hosted by the Cairo-based Arab League (AL) to share experience and expertise on the ways to combat COVID-19. The conference w

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Washington's real purpose attacking the WHO

Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus./Photo: World Health Organization. Editor's Note: The following article is taken from the Chinese-language opin

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China eyes more market-oriented economy to spur growth

China will endeavor to make new breakthroughs in market-oriented reforms to unleash and develop productive forces, the country's cabinet said in a statement Thursday.China's State Council on Thursday

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Nature magazine apologizes for linking COVID-19 to China's Wuhan

Nature Magazine published an editorial titled "Stop the coronavirus stigma now" on April 7, not only apologizing for previous news reports that linked the coronavirus to China's Wuhan but also sen

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Euro countries are trying once again to agree on coronavirus stimulus after failed talks

The euro zone is making another attempt at agreeing on new fiscal stimulus to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, after 16 hours of talks earlier this week failed to pr

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3rd CIIE to showcase more healthcare products, services

The third China International Import Expo (CIIE) plans to double the size of its medicine and medical equipment section from that of last year's event, and nearly 60 Fortune 500 companies and indu

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WHO urges global solidarity as rising COVID-19 infection keeps hitting economy

As the global tally of COVID-19 cases surpassed 1.5 million on Wednesday, several governments stepped up anti-epidemic measures, notably extended wide-scale lockdown, despite the adverse effect on

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Energica CEO plots her Italian EV company’s reboot from lockdown

There could be more demand for electric vehicles post COVID-19 crisis, believes Energica founder Livia Cevolini.The CEO of the high-performance Italian motorcycle manufacturer offered that point of op

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World celebrates health day amidst COVID-19 trauma

Editor's note: Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communication consultant, and international affairs columnist. The article reflects the author's views, and not necessarily those of CGTN.Tuesday,

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Starbucks, McDonald's negative on forecasts as COVID-19 hits

McDonald's Corp global comparable sales tumbled 22.2 percent in March and the burger chain pulled its full-year forecast as coronavirus-related lockdowns forced it to shutter stores and stick to deli

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How are COVID-19 lockdowns affecting Europe's religious festivals?

A priest celebrates mass for nearby residents and online worshippers from the rooftop of the San Gabriele dell'Addolorata church in Rome. /Tiziana Fabi/AFP April is one of the busiest months o

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Disney+ has more than 50M subscribers

The Walt Disney Company just announced that its streaming service Disney+ has more than 50 million subscribers.The service launched less than five months ago, and apparently had 28.6 million subscrib

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Google Stadia is free for everyone, with two-month trial for Pro Tier

Google’s game-streaming service Stadia is now free for anyone with a Google account, the company announced today. Assuming you’ve got a compatible device and controller — and good interne