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Opinion: Washington's WHO funding freeze ill-timed, irresponsible

Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2019 shows the White House and a stop sign in Washington D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) Washington is not only trying to shirk its responsibility, but also seeks to

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U.S. to remove troops from Saudi; Ottawa resumes arm deal with Riyadh

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) gives news reporters hand sanitizer following a Senate hearing on coronavirus on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2020. /Reuters A Republican U

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Trump sees the WHO as a convenient scapegoat for his own failures

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and

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'Pharma Bro' who hiked drug price by 5,000% asks for prison release

Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2018 for defrauding investors in two botched hedge funds.

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Iran says European barter system 'good omen' but insufficient

A medical aid worker sets up and installs a bed at a shopping mall, which has been turned into a center to receive patients suffering from COVID-19, in Tehran, Iran, April 4, 2020. /Reuters Ir

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Beijing: U.S. should treat China's civil-military' policy objectively

"We urge the U.S. to stop purposeful slandering and look at China's policy in an objective way," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told Reuters at a daily briefing on Thursday when

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Free childcare for Australian workers amid COVID-19 pandemic: PM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a free childcare program amid the coronavirus pandemic. Morrison and Dan Tehan, minister for education, on Thursday afternoon said that child

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Xerox drops $34B HP takeover bid amid COVID-19 uncertainty

Xerox announced today that it would be dropping its hostile takeover bid of HP. The drama began last fall with a flurry of increasingly angry letters between the two companies, and confrontational act

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Proposed UN resolution would support Sudan's peace efforts

United Nations Mission in Darfur peacekeepers stand guard in Shagra village, North Darfur, October 18, 2012. © Reuters A proposed U.N. Security Council resolution would replace the joint U.N.-

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Eventbrite confirms the coronavirus outbreak will materially impact its business

Global ticketing and events business Eventbrite announced this morning its business outlook will be materially impacted by the COVD-19 pandemic, as many have already suspected. Specifically, the comp

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Afghan government postpones prisoner release, endangers deal

The Afghan government Saturday postponed the release of 1,500 Taliban prisoners, an Afghan official said, a decision that could sabotage a peace deal signed last month

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Qihoo 360's report exposes U.S.'s hypocrisy in cybersecurity

Editor's note: Dr. Yuan Sha is an assistant research fellow with the Department for American Studies at the China Institute of International Studies. The article reflects the author's opinion, and

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ICC paves way for prosecution of U.S. forces, Taliban

In a historic ruling, the International Criminal Court has opened the door to potential war crimes charges against members of the United States Armed Forces, the Taliban and other combatants in Af

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India restores social media access in Kashmir for 2 weeks

For the first time in eight months, people in Kashmir can use WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and other social services without any fear or use of specialized software — though things are not back t

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Is Syria a Russian success story?

Russian military police forces are seen at the Wafideen area near the town of Douma, on the northeast of Damascus, Syria, on April 12, 2018. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Freddie Reidy is a fre

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2nd LD Writethru: WHO announces Ebola outbreak in DRC still int'l emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak which started in August 2018 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of

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Moscow to retaliate if Washington abandons Open Skies treaty: diplomat

Russia will be forced to retaliate if the United States decides to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies, a senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday. However, it is premature to discuss what the r