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Japan eyes possible easing of travel restrictions for China, South Korea among others

Japan is hoping to enter talks next week with a number of countries and regions including China and South Korea about the possibility of easing travel restrictions iss

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England sees record number of nursing applicants amid COVID-19 pandemic

Applications in England to join nurse training courses have rocketed by 16 percent to hit 47,320 by the end of June, 2020, figures from the Nursing and Midwifery's Coun

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U.S. lawmakers blast Trump's decision to formally withdraw WHO

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to officially quit the World Health Organization (WHO) has sparked outrage among U.S. lawmakers, raising concerns over the ongoin

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Senator says Trump notifies Congress to withdraw U.S. from WHO

U.S. President Donald Trump has formally notified Congress that the United States has officially moved to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), Democratic

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Beijing's targeted measures against COVID-19 hold lessons for other countries: Bloomberg report

The "more targeted measures" deployed by Beijing that have quelled a flare-up of COVID-19 in less than four weeks "could hold lessons for other countries" in coping wi

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PIIE: Delisting Chinese firms from U.S. stock market 'pointless'

Delisting Chinese companies from the U.S. stock market is a "pointless" move that will neither deny them access to U.S. capital nor slow China's growth, according to a

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Canadian ethics commissioner begins investigation into Trudeau

Canada's Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion announced Friday that he is investigating into a possible breach of federal conflict of interest act b

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India's first human space mission not to be affected by COVID: minister

India's first manned space mission "Gaganyaan," planned for 2022, will take place on schedule and won't be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister for Atomic Energ

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Britain to announce cross-government commission on racial injustice: PM

A cross-government commission is set to be launched to check how discrimination in the education system, in health and in the criminal justice system has affected blac

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Funeral held in Houston to bid farewell to George Floyd

The funeral of African American George Floyd was held Tuesday in the southern U.S. city of Houston, where he grew up and spent most of his life, two weeks after his tr

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China won't export its system and development model: Wang Yi

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, agreed to work together to promo

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US e-commerce sales to jump 18% in 2020, but not enough to offset retail’s decline

U.S. e-commerce sales will jump 18% this year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic that forced more shoppers online, according to a new forecast released today

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Hainan free trade port won't weaken HK's status: Chinese official

A Chinese official on Monday dismissed concerns that the Hainan free trade port will undermine Hong Kong's status as a global financial, trading and shipping center. W

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Economic Watch: China leverages monetary tools to channel funds into real economy

China's central bank introduced two new monetary policy instruments this month to directly channel funds into the real economy, another sign that the country's monetar

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Fatah, Hamas say to resist Israel's plan of annexing Palestinian lands

Palestinian supporters take part in a rally marking the 55th anniversary of the Fatah movement in Gaza City, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) Palesti

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Biden sails toward Democratic presidential nomination as states hold primaries

The U.S. Democratic Party's sole remaining presidential candidate Joe Biden continued to march toward official nomination Tuesday, as presidential primaries were held i

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Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian confident of sub-10s performance at Tokyo Olympics

China's men's 100m Asian record holder Su Bingtian is confident that he can run another sub-10 seconds race at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021. "After gaining experien