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Trump to nominate Kenneth Weinstein as U.S. ambassador to Japan

U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Kenneth Weinstein, chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute think tank, as ambassador to Japan, the White House said on Friday.Weinstein is chai

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IMF staff member at Washington headquarters diagnosed with COVID-19

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday it has confirmed a staff member at its headquarters in Washington D.C. has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "The st

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Economist says U.S. investors find country's virus response wanting

03:29 Anthony Chan, former chief economist at investment bank JPMorgan Chase, talked to CGTN's Mike Walter about the way Washington is handling the COVID-19 outbreak.

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U.S. ban on flights from Europe "not right" -- British chancellor

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak said Thursday the travel ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump prohibiting trips from most of mainland Europe wa

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Trump declares national emergency to open up federal fund to combat coronavirus

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to open up 50 billion U.S. dollars in federal aid to help combat the spread of COVID-19 across the country. "I am officially decla

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Instagram uses its power to put Coronavirus tips atop feed

Instagram is embracing its potential as a news source, employing its ubiquity to distribute Coronavirus prevention techniques through a new call-out at the top of its homescreen feed. In some countri

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U.S. legislation to bar rural telecom firms from buying Huawei gear

Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE are deemed as being national security threats by a new law signed by U.S. President Donald Trump. /VCG Rural telecommunication carriers in the United States

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Australian home affairs minister tests positive for COVID-19

Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has tested positive for COVID-19, and the result was confirmed on Friday afternoon. On his official twitter, Dutton wrote "this morning I woke up with a

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NYC declares state of emergency to fight COVID-19

The U.S. state of New York set up a so-called "containment area" in a COVID-19 hotspot on Thursday, with National Guard troops dispatched on site to clean surfaces and deliver food to people who are

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New York state shutting down Broadway shows, large gatherings

The U.S. state of New York will ban gatherings with 500 people or more, including Broadway shows, as a precaution due to the coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. The ban will be in effe

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U.S. Washington state announces school closures in 3 counties hit hardest by coronavirus

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced Thursday that all K-12 schools in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties will close for the next six weeks as the coronavirus continues to spread. "We do

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Two U.S., one British personnel killed in Iraq rocket attack

Two Americans and one British were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraq's Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday, according to Reuters's sources.The o

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Putin rates Russia-U.S. relations as median

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday rated relations between Moscow and Washington as median on a scale of one-to-five."I would give them a three," Putin said

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U.S. universities move to online classes over coronavirus outbreak

Many universities across the U.S. have moved to online classes due to the coronavirus outbreak.New York University (NYU) on Tuesday sent an email to its students statin

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NBA highlights on Mar. 10: Bradley Beal drops 11th 40+point game

Infographics by CGTN's Gao Hongmei The following are the previous 10 games in which Bradley Beal dropped 40+points for the Washington Wizards. Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards sho

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Charities launch initiative to bolster response to COVID-19 epidemic

File photo provided by Bill Melinda Gates Foundation shows that Bill Gates (R) and Melinda Gates pose for a photo after annotating the 2019 annual letter in Kirkland, Washington, the United States,

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Putin approves legal changes in bid to stay in power until 2036

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has opened the door to constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power until 2036, but said he favored term limits once the country became politically