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Interview: National security law protects Hong Kong residents' freedom from fear: scholar

The law on safeguarding national security in Hong Kong targets a tiny number of people endangering national security while protecting the freedoms of the general publi

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Italy eyes measures to tap down COVID-19 hotspots, overall situation continues to improve

Worries of a potential new but limited wave of coronavirus infections are on the rise in Italy, even as official data showed that on a national level the infection rate has slowed to a trickle. Accor

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Decoding the U.S.' move to strip HK of special status

03:45 When China signaled it would adopt a national security legislation for Hong Kong, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to revoke HK's "preferential treatment as a separate cust

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Tokyo officials sow further doubt in Olympic Games as COVID-19 surges

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are scheduled to go ahead from July 23, 2021. /VCG "What we've seen is a very disturbing week," proclaimed an ashen-faced Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government's

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The West's fake narrative about National Security Law for HK

05:34 Editor's note: On June 30, China's top legislature, the Standing Committee of China's 13th National People's Congress passed the Law of the People's Republic of C

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Japan's retail sales extend slump as virus curbs keep shoppers away

Retail sales in Japan tumbled at a double-digit pace for the second straight month in May as the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown measures delivered a heavy blow to consumer confidence and econom

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U.S. bank shares drop as Fed sets limits following stress tests

Shares of U.S. banks dropped on Friday, with Wells Fargo's stock falling more than 6 percent and Goldman Sachs Group Inc down 7 percent, after the Federal Reserve capped dividend payments and barr

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Stocks mostly up after Wall Street rally, eyes on second wave

Equity markets bounced back on Friday from the previous day's steep losses following a strong lead from Wall Street, but an increase in infections across the planet is fanning worries about a seco

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Vote on Russia's constitutional reforms begins amid COVID-19 pandemic

Thursday is the first day for Russians to cast their ballots in a seven-day vote on sweeping reforms that, among other things, could clear the way for President Vladimi

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Pandemic changes Spaniards' summer holiday plans: study

A study published by the Emisor Tourism National Observatory (ObservaTUR) holds out the hope that domestic tourists will help Spain's tourism sector compensate for the loss of foreign visitors due

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What your inflight experience could look like post COVID-19

02:09 While planes may be returning to the skies as COVID-19 lockdowns begin to be lifted across Europe, the inflight experience has had to change. So what's the new normal?Will there

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Europe Coronavirus Updates: UK deaths rise to 42,927, Italy's active infections drop under 20,000

A man wearing a face mask sits in a tram at Manchester Victoria Railway Station in Manchester, Britain, June 15, 2020. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)-- UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 42,927 as another 171 pa

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Coronavirus antibodies may last only 2-3 months after infection: study

A new study published Thursday in Nature Medicine suggests that coronavirus antibodies may last only two to three months, especially in people who never show clinical symptoms while they get infec

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Digital services tax probe pushes Trump's unilateralism to new high

Amazon logo in Santa Monica, California, U.S., September 6, 2012. /AP By wielding the sword that is Section 301 investigations against countries imposing digital services taxes on American com

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Germany set for slow recovery 'but far faster than most in Europe'

Germany's economy is expected to bounce back in the second half of the year but it will be slow. /Ina Fassbender/AFP The economic crash came hard and fast but the recovery for Germany is likel

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EU launches antitrust inquiry into $50bn Fiat Chrysler-PSA deal

The proposed merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot's PSA is under scrutiny from the EU. /Daniel Roland, Harold Cunningham/AFP The European Union's antitrust regulators have opened a four-mo

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APD | Indian actor’s suicide turns attention to mental health

By APD writer Rishika New Delhi, June 16 (APD) - The suspected suicide of a famous 34-year-old actor has turned the country’s attention to mental health during lockdo