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West aims to destabilize, discredit Russian leadership: official

The West aims to destabilize the situation in Russia and discredit its leadership, by using controlled media, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and various other t

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Lockdowns in Europe may have prevented over 3 mln deaths: study

Tourist hotspots in France including the Eiffel Tower, middle, and the Louvre museum, top middle, are deserted as the country in under lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19. / Joel Saget/Martin

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IBM scrap facial recognition software over racial profiling concerns

The tech firm also calls for greater transparency and accountability to policing following the death of George Floyd in the US.

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Italy keeps downward infection trend, with no region showing reproduction rate above one

File Photo: Passengers wearing face masks wait for a train at Roma Termini Train Station in Rome, Italy, June 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting) Italy kept registering a decreasing number of COVID-19

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ISARIC report updates fatality rate of COVID-19 inpatients

The International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infections Consortium (ISARIC) published their seventh novel coronavirus clinical data report, which gathered statistics of 25,849 COVID-19

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Low and middle-income economies account for half of global economy measured by new PPPs: World Bank

Photo taken on Sept. 12, 2012 shows the logo of the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Wang Yiou)Measured by purchasing power parities (PPPs), over half of total gl

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Chinese, foreign experts share ideas on cooperation to combat COVID-19

Nearly 30 human rights experts and officials from countries including China, Sweden, France and Australia exchanged ideas on how to build a community with a shared future for humanity and carry o

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Vista Equity Partners to invest $1.5B in Indian telecom giant Reliance Jio Platforms

Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners said on Friday it would invest $1.5 billion in Reliance Jio Platforms, days after Facebook and Silver Lake also made bets on the Indian telecom giant.The pl

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Health Silk Road promotes cooperation during COVID-19 pandemic -- Turkish experts

China's aid to Belt and Road partner countries and the experience it shared with them during the COVID-19 pandemic are valuable and renders the Health Silk Road more concrete, experts have said.

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Figma raises $50 million Series D led by Andreessen Horowitz

Figma, the design platform that lets folks work collaboratively and in the cloud, has today announced the close of a $50 million Series D financing. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with par

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IOC President Bach eyes coronavirus opportunity to strengthen Olympic Movement

The ongoing coronavirus crisis could be an opportunity to "strengthen the relevance of our Olympic Movement in the world", International Olympic Committee (IOC) Preside

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Trump to open more wildlife refuge land to hunting, fishing

The slopes of Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge rise on the distant horizon above Crump Lake and bales of cut hay near Adel, Oregon, July, 23, 2013. /AP The Trump administration plans to

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India’s Swiggy raises $43M to expand to new businesses

Indian food delivery startup Swiggy said on Monday it had secured an additional $43 million as it looks to expand to new businesses.Ark Impact, Korea Investment Partners, Samsung Ventures and Mirae

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Infantino says football will be totally different after coronavirus

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at the 44th UEFA Congress at Beur van Berlage in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 3, 2020. /VCG Football will be totally different when it eventually resume

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Infantino says football will be totally different after coronavirus

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at the 44th UEFA Congress at Beur van Berlage in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 3, 2020. /VCG Football will be totally different when it eventually resume

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Plan proposed to improve China's adjudicatory system, capacity

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) has issued a plan to further advance the modernization of the country's adjudicatory system and capacity. The document put forward

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IJF President says Tokyo 2020 postponement is "best decision"

International Judo Federation President Marius Vizer on Wednesday called the Tokyo 2020 postponement is a "best" and "correct" decision. In a QA released on the IJF of