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News Analysis: Too early to tell if Italy's elderly make it more vulnerable to coronavirus

Does having one of the oldest populations in the world put Italy at higher risk of coronavirus infection? Analysts said it is still too early to tell. With more than 30,000 people having been infe

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U.S. Costco acquires Innovel to boost e-commerce sales

A U.S. hypermarket chain Costco Wholesale Corp store in Shanghai, China August 28, 2019. /Reuters U.S. wholesale giant Costco announced on Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of Innovel S

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World Bank adds $2 billion to funds available for coronavirus response

A logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. /Reuters The World Bank on Tuesday said it had increased

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Germany starts repatriation campaign for citizens stuck abroad amid virus outbreaks

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Tuesday that the country has launched repatriation efforts for thousands of Germans stuck abroad due to travel restrictions ami

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What we’re getting right and wrong about coronavirus and VC investing

It has only been nine days since I wrote an overview of the state of VC investing during the rise of the novel coronavirus pandemic.And what a week it has been: The markets have triggered circuit brea

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Xi holds talks with Pakistani president to deepen ties amid fight against COVID-19

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks here on Tuesday with visiting Pakistani President Arif Alvi. "At present, the Chinese government and Chinese people are working hard to score an all-ar

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Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Middle East

Editor's note: Guy Burton is an adjunct professor at Vesalius College, Brussels. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.What is the impact of the coronav

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How will COVID-19 impact global education?

Lu Fengling, a primary school teacher, records an online class at home in Beijing, capital of China, February 17, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's Note: Wang Yan is a senior specialist at the National I

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G7 pledge to 'do whatever it takes' to safeguard economy

File photo of G7 leaders attending a work session during their summit at Casino in Biarritz, southwestern France, August 26, 2019. /VCG Leaders of the G7 major economies pledged on Monday to d

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Tourism sector may lose over $50 bln, could recover in 10 months: WTTC

03:54 The COVID-19 pandemic has already cost the global tourism industry at least 22 billion U.S. dollars based solely on reduced travel by the Chinese, and these losses could double i

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Germany starts repatriation campaign for citizens abroad amid coronavirus

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Tuesday that the country has launched repatriation efforts for thousands of Germans stuck abroad due to travel restrictions amid coronavirus outbreaks. "W

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Rumor Buster: Facts prove COVID-19 cases in China are really going down

As China has reported a significant decline in new COVID-19 cases, the number of infections outside the country is soaring. Some skeptics thus doubt whether cases in C

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Can China-style quarantine against COVID-19 go global?

An interior view of a "temporary hospital" for COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms at Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan City, central China's Hubei Province, February 12, 2020. /Xinhua Photo Edito

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Shanghai starts cloud-based recruiting of worldwide talent

Shanghai on Monday launched a "cloud job fair" with 6,000 recruiters providing more than 100,000 jobs for high-level talent and college graduates worldwide. The recruiters included Fortune 500 com

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Commentary: Concerted global drive against pandemic brooks no delay

The World Health Organization said on Monday that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 outside China has exceeded that inside China, sounding an alarm bell for th

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Anxiety grows for Tokyo Olympics as Japan's Abe reaffirms G7's support

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers a question during his press conference about the coronavirus situation in Japan at the Prime Minister's office, Tokyo, March 14, 2020. /AP While the

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A somber Trump urges Americans to follow virus guidelines

Racing to stall an expected surge of coronavirus cases, the White House released a series of sweeping guidelines that for the next 15 days will temporarily rewrite the