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Brazil's Bolsonaro Tests Negative for Coronavirus

Brazilian Communications Secretary Fabio Wajngarten tested positive for the coronavirus on 12 March after he accompanied President Jair Bolsonaro on a visit to US Presi

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Sponsors could be key to solving tech’s lack of gender diversity

Women pioneered the field of computer technology. Yet, in 2020, the sector is still dominated by men. Though the industry has made efforts toward achieving diversity and inclusion, progress has been s

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Europe becomes epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO

Europe has now become the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from China, the chief of World Health Organization (WH

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An Apple Store employee on leave has tested positive for COVID-19 in Santa Monica

An Apple Store employee who was on leave from the Third St. Promenade store in Santa Monica, California tested positive for COVID-19 late yesterday. The employee had been on leave to care for a relat

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China sets high standard in dealing with COVID-19: Kuhn

China's progress in containing the novel coronavirus is setting "a high standard that the rest of the world must not only admire but also must seek to emulate," a leading U.S. expert on China has sa

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Xi's visit to Wuhan delivers strong global message

President Xi Jinping meets with medic representatives, sends regards and expresses sincere gratitude to them at Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, March 10, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's Note: Iram Khan

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World Women's Curling Championship canceled due to COVID-19

The 2020 World Women's Curling Championship has been canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the World Curling Federation announced on Thursday. The curling event, originally scheduled to be held fro

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3rd CIIE to introduce public health exhibitors

The third edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) will introduce new topics such as public health, organic food, and non-bank finance for the first time

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Disney postpones 'Mulan' release over COVID-19 concerns

The Walt Disney Co. has postponed the release of its upcoming China-set live-action movie Mulan amid a global spread of the COVID-19 epidemic.We are so excited to share this film with the world, but g

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Prospects for cooperation with China remain bright despite epidemic, says Ukrainian analyst

Ukraine and China have signed a host of agreements, which show great potential for bilateral cooperation despite the COVID-19 epidemic, said Iryna Nykorak, head of the Silk Road Association of Ukrai

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US Soccer cancels men's and women's national team's friendly games

The U.S. Soccer Association announced on Thursday that it has canceled all soccer friendly matches in March and April for its men's and women's national teams. The U.S. men had been scheduled to play

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Disney postpones "Mulan" release over COVID-19 concerns

The Walt Disney Co. has postponed the release of its upcoming China-set live-action movie "Mulan" amid a global spread of the COVID-19 epidemic. "We are so excited to share this film with the world,

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APD | Asia’s rapid urbanization, population booming major causes for infectious disease spread

By APD writer AliceThe rapid pace of urbanization and population booming are two of the major causes for the spread of infectious diseases across Asia, including the no

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Spotlight: From Paris to Shanghai, L'Oreal sees beauty in the Chinese economy

Wearing a mask and a white coat, Gao Yu is not a hospital doctor but a cosmetic formulator in the laboratories at the L'Oreal China Research and Innovation Center in S

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Countries step up measures against further spread of COVID-19

More countries have stepped up measures to curb the further spread of COVID-19, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has characterized as a pandemic. Countries ar

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WHO suggests keeping containment measures in place

01:23 The rising numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide prompted the World Health Organization to declare a "pandemic" on Wednesday. The WHO director-general said the agency is

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Wall Street suffers worst day since 1987 crash as virus fears escalate

Intensifying coronavirus fears battered Wall Street on Thursday with a historic nosedive in its worst session since the 1987 market crash. The Dow slumped more than 2,300 points, or about 10 percent