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Does warmer weather spell the end for coronavirus?

Even as the world tries desperately to contain the coronavirus, it has been suggested that Mother Nature may play the decisive role and that the onset of warmer weather will curtail its spread. Ho

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Unleashing the economic power of women

Editor's note: David Malpass is President of the World Bank Group.The article reflects the author's views, and not necessarily those of CGTN.Girls are attending school in greater numbers than ever

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(Sports Focus) Bach: Neither cancellation nor postponement of Tokyo 2020 mentioned in IOC meeting

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said Wednesday that neither cancellation nor postponement of Tokyo 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak worldw

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IMF & World Bank: Epidemic calls for global response

VCG The COVID-19 outbreak is no longer a regional issue, but a global problem that calls for a global response,according to press briefing jointly hosted by the World Bank Group and Internatio

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Will Grand Smashes for the modern table tennis era work?

A new commercial entity called World Table Tennis (WTT) was introduced by the world table tennis governing body, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), on Tuesday.The new organization i

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News Analysis: EU poised for stimulus amid COVID-19 risks

The announcement of rate cut from several major central banks in the world has pushed policymakers in the European Union (EU) one step further towards stimulus as the

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Commentary: Buck-passing toxic to global anti-epidemic fight

The novel coronavirus is spreading into more countries. As the window of opportunity to stop it from becoming a pandemic is closing up, it is time to hold hands. But some in the United States seem t

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Number of COVID-19 cases outside China tops 10,000: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases outside of China has reached 10,566. The latest statistics showed that 1,792 new confirmed cases were repor

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World Table Tennis to introduce new event structure in 2021

Chen Meng of China during the women's singles final at the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center, Zhengzhou of China, December 15, 2019. /VCG The International T

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Global survey: China continues to win high public confidence

China has once again topped a trust index among 28 markets surveyed worldwide, with a record high public confidence in its government, business, media and NGOs, showed

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Global economic institutions fall short of cushioning COVID-19 shocks

Editor's note:Ji Xianbai, PhD, is a research fellow with the International Political Economy Program of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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World Bank provides $12 bln in aid for COVID-19 country response

The World Bank Group on Tuesday announced it will provide up to 12 billion U.S. dollars in immediate support for countries coping with the health and economic impacts of the novel coronavirus."The

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WHO chief calls for more production of personal protective equipment

A medical technology company staffer works beside a surgical dressing production line in Changxing County of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 6, 2020.(Photo by Tan Yunfeng/Xinhua)For each

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IOC expresses full commitment to Tokyo 2020 being held on schedule

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) on Tuesday expressed its full commitment to the success of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, with the Games

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A retrospect before denigrating China's COVID-19 handling

Editor's note: Iram Khan is a Pakistan-based commentator on international and commercial affairs. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.As China is ente

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Ampere launches new chip built from ground up for cloud workloads

Ampere, the chip startup run by former Intel President Renee James, announced a new chip today that she says is designed specifically to optimize for cloud workloads.Ampere VP of product Jeff Wittich

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Girl, 11, gets R2-D2 bionic arm - and shows it off to Luke Skywalker

Bella Tadlock, who was born with defects in her arms and hands, is the first person in the US to receive the Star Wars arm.