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World trade could drop by up to one third due to COVID-19 pandemic: WTO

The global trade is expected to drop by up to one third this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday. "World trade is expected to fall by between 13 percent and

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Urgent: Spain sees continued fall in coronavirus cases, deaths

The number of new COVID-19 cases continued to fall on Sunday in Spain and the number of deaths in a 24 hour period fell for the third consecutive day, according to the Spanish Ministry for Health, Co

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Central China's Hunan reports its first imported COVID-19 case

Central China's Hunan Province, neighboring the former coronavirus epicenter of Hubei Province, reported its first imported case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVI

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Lives of Indians during 21-day national lockdown

People preparing food packets for the needy people on the third day of the lockdown in Kochi on March 27, 2020. (Xinhua/Stringer)NEW DELHI, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The lives of Indian people have changed

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Brazil reports 3,417 confirmed cases of COVID-19

The Brazilian Health Ministry reported on Friday that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country has climbed from 2,915 to 3,417. The death toll has risen from 77 to 92, represent

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APD | Samsung outpaces Apple in mobile AP market

By APD writer AliceSouth Korea’s largest electronics maker Samsung Electronics Co. surpassed its US rival Apple Inc. to take the third place in the global mobile applic

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China's Zhejiang further lowers coronavirus response

East China's Zhejiang Province, one of the hard-hit regions by the COVID-19 epidemic, further downgraded its emergency response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Star

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COVID-19 confirmed cases surpass 1,100 in 40 African countries, death toll rises to 28: Africa CDC

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across Africa has climbed to 1,114 as 40 African countries reported confirmed cases as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Preve

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Chinese mainland reports zero increase in indigenous COVID-19 cases

No new domestically transmitted cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported on the Chinese mainland for the third day in a row on Friday, the Chine

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Chinese foundations donate more supplies to Europe

Anti-coronavirus supplies including 1.5 million masks donated by two Chinese foundations have arrived in Belgium and will be handed over to France, Slovenia and Belgium. This is the third batch of

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COVID-19 cases reach 234 in Brazil

Brazil's Health Ministry said on Monday that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 234, up by 34 from the previous day. Several states have already taken measures to miti

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U.S. stock trading halted as S&P 500 plunges 7%

U.S. stock trading has been halted as the SP 500 plunged 7% on Monday morning triggering the third circuit breaker in two weeks amid the COVID-19 crisis.

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Thailand to enter partial lockdown to combat COVID-19

Thailand's newly established ad hoc committee managing the COVID-19 situation on Monday announced a partial lockdown of the country to curb the spread of COVID-19. The

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Burkina Faso confirms first two cases of COVID-19: official

Burkina Faso has confirmed its first two cases of COVID-19, Minister of Health Claudine Louge announced Monday evening during a press conference. According to Louge, the two patients are a couple and

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Urgent: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in UK rise to 319

As of 9 a.m. (0900GMT) on Monday, 319 people in Britain have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, up from 273 at the same point Sunday, according to the Department of Health and Social Care. Ea

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Shandong, Xinjiang lower coronavirus emergency response

East China's Shandong Province and northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have downgraded their emergency response toward the novel coronavirus outbreak. S

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U.S. GDP unrevised at 2.1 pct in Q4

U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter in the second estimate, unrevised from an advance estimate, the U.S. Commerce Department reported T