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Tokyo Olympic tickets to go on sale worldwide in May

Spectators outside of Japan can buy tickets for the Olympic Games online from mid-May, organizers said here on Wednesday. Japan's Kyodo new agency said that the ticket

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The real reason why COVID-19 got its name

No more diseases will be named after geographical locations or the animals due to fears over stigmatisation, expert say.

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Vaccine for new coronavirus could be ready in 18 months: WHO

"The first vaccine targeting the novel coronavirus could be available in 18 months, so we have to do everything today using available weapons," World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Ted

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Initiative to promote education of adolescent girls launched at UN

Ireland's UN mission on Tuesday organized a high-level event to launch "The Drive for Five" initiative, which aims to spur "five transformative actions" to promote edu

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APD | Qatar looks strong to lead growth in global gas export: study

By APD writer Muhammad SohailThe Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in its latest study named Global Gas Outlook 2050 revealed that Qatar will continue to be one of t

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Labour could be fined millions for failing to protect members' data

A leading ally of Jeremy Corbyn has referred Sir Keir Starmer's campaign to the information watchdog, but the move could backfire.

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Will the world heed the coronavirus wake-up call?

Fact: 99 percent of all novel coronavirus cases are in China.Fact: Two percent have been fatal.Fact: 80 percent of cases display mild symptoms.Those figures were extracted from a story on Monday o

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WHO: Coronavirus fatalities would be worse in weaker healthcare system

01:10 The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the fatality rate of the novel Coronavirus would have been worse if it had happened in a country with a weaker healthcare system than

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Coronavirus hits French luxury goods sales

01:48 The fallout from the novel coronavirus outbreak is set to hit one of France's top draws for foreign tourists, the luxury goods sector. Chinese people are responsible for more tha

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Commentary: Solidarity indispensable to win anti-epidemic battle

At a time when more people worldwide are joining China's anti-epidemic battle, some U.S. politicians have chosen to stoke some unwarranted fear over the novel coronavirus. Despite the World Health O

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The Parasite: How South Korea shapes Asian cultural wave

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and

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Coronavirus: Washing your hands 'more effective than wearing a mask'

01:00 Regularly washing your hands could be more effective against catching the novel coronavirus than wearing a surgical mask, according to experts.Although demand for protective clot

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AIIB to invest in emergency public health infrastructure in China

AIIB was born with a birthmark of China, but it has been brought up in the international family. /VCG Photo The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) says it will support China with loan

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More than 1,000 exhibitors sign up for 3rd import expo

More than 1,000 exhibitors worldwide have signed up to attend the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai this year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) sa

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Tough recommendations on curbing spread of small arms needed in AU

Editor's note: Stephen Ndegwa is a communication specialist, writer and analyst on China-Africa affairs. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.As 2020 u

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U.S.-based Protein Data Bank releases novel coronavirus protease structure

The Protein Data Bank archive (PDB) has released a novel coronavirus protease structure following the recent novel coronavirus outbreak affecting China and other parts

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German industry expects 3% global economic growth in 2020

The ThyssenKrupp steel mill in Duisburg, Germany on January 30, 2019. /VCG Photo The global economy would only grow by three percent in 2020, with world trade increasing by 1.5 percent, accord