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Over 200 arrested in NYC before curfew starts

Some 200 people were arrested in New York City Monday night before a curfew order went into effect at 11 p.m. (0300 GMT on Tuesday), local media reported. Following th

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U.S. high unemployment largely due to poor management of COVID-19 pandemic: economist

The extraordinarily high unemployment rate in the United States is in large part due to the poor management of the COVID-19 pandemic by the federal government, a senio

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Travelogue: What's buzzing in Beijing? Chinese-style handcrafted beer

04:36 There's no question that China's craft beer industry is picking up steam, and I'm fancying a taste of one of those brews. Now, since we're in Beijing, I'm gunning

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Hong Kong: A youth's voice you won't hear in western media

08:00 For months now, Hong Kong has endured anti-government protests, some very violent. Young faces have been a feature of these demonstrations.Many media outlets have

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Roundup: Italy struggles to recover as its COVID-19 death toll rises to 32,955

A further 78 COVID-19 patients had died in the past 24 hours in Italy, bringing the country's toll to 32,955, out of total infection cases of 230,555, fresh figures sh

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FC Barcelona produce protective masks in club colors

With the use of face masks made obligatory in Spain last week to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, several of the country's football clubs have taken advantage of

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UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 36,914 as another 121 patients die

Another 121 COVID-19 patients had died in Britain as of Sunday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 36,914, the Department of

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China won't relax ecological, environmental protection: minister

Aerial photo taken on May 23, 2020 shows a view of Yuanbaoshan scenic area in Fengfeng Mining Area in Handan, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Mu Yu) BEIJING, May

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Iran warns U.S. off threats against Iranian Venezuela-bound fuel tankers

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (R) meets with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani during the 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit, in Margarita Island, Venezuela, o

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Experts slam Trump's letter to WHO

Many experts have blasted U.S. President Donald Trump's letter to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. In the letter, a copy of

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Smearing China for COVID-19 won't succeed: spokesperson

Certain politicians from a number of countries including the United States will not succeed in blaming and smearing China over COVID-19 as they did these out of politi

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Feature: Italy looking for ways to encourage more use of bikes, scooters after coronavirus crisis

National and regional leaders in Italy say they want the country to emerge from the coronavirus crisis less reliant on automobiles and public transportation, although

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Palestinian president says to reconsider deals with Israel, U.S.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Wednesday that the Palestinians will reconsider the deals and understandings reached with both Israel and the United S

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Taiwan's political manipulation under pretext of pandemic won't succeed: FM spokesperson

Taiwan's attempt to join the World Health Organization (WHO) is political manipulation under the pretext of combating the COVID-19 pandemic and will not succeed, Forei

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IAG warns air traffic won't return to normal before 2023 "at the earliest"

The International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world's largest airline groups, has warned that passenger demand won't recover to the level of 2019 bef

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UK overtakes Italy as worst-hit country in Europe by coronavirus

Britain has overtaken Italy as the worst-hit country in Europe by the novel coronavirus, according to the latest official figures released Tuesday. Chairing Tuesday's

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Microsoft opens registration for its free, online Build 2020 developer conference

Microsoft has now opened the registration for the virtual edition of its online-only Build 2020 developer conference, which will take place from May 19 to 20.Typically,