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U.S. beat China on App Store downloads for first time since 2014, due to coronavirus impact

The U.S. App Store’s downloads have surpassed China’s downloads for the first time since 2014, in a new milestone. According to data from Sensor Tower’s Q2 2020 report, out today, th

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Commentary: Objective, coolheaded perceptions of China wise choice for U.S.

The White House is seen in Washington D.C., the United States, April 19, 2020.(Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Some U.S. politicians are obsessed

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Chinese flood-hit province sets up 88 temporary relocation sites

East China's Anhui Province has set up 88 temporary relocation sites to house residents displaced by rain-triggered floods wreaking havoc across the province, with mor

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Chinese regions raise flood response levels

Several Chinese regions on Sunday raised the flooding response levels as heavy rains continue and water levels in local rivers and lakes keep rising. The Anhui provinc

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Washington's 'narrative warfare' on Beijing

Donald Trump points to a question as he speaks about the coronavirus during a press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 11, 2020. /AP Editor's note:The COVID-19 pandemic has p

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World Refugee Day: A sad reminder

Pakistani refugee children play in a slum on the outskirts of Tehran, capital of Iran, June 20, 2018. /Xinhua Editor's note: Dr. John Gong is a professor at the University of International Bus

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Figure skating: Beijing to stage the 2020-2021 ISU Grand Prix Final

The International Skating Union (ISU) has recently revealed the calendar for the 2020-2021 season figure skating events, including the provisional allotments for the Grand Prix series.As usual, th

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Strict compliance with pandemic-SOPs crucial to steer Pakistan out of economic, health challenges

People wearing face masks chat with each other at a shopping mall in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 2, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) "No mask, no service" is the message written on the entran

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Surging COVID-19 cases force Delhi hospitals to only save locals

Health workers cover the body of a man who died from COVID-19 as relatives pay their respects at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2020. /Reuters The city of New Delhi on Sunday order

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Japan's economy enters recession for 2nd quarter after virus-hit decline

Japan's economy shrank for a second straight quarter in the January-March period and entered a technical recession as a result of the adverse effects of the coronaviru

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BizTalk: Sports await reopening whistle

05:24 Goals not kicked, races not run, medals not won – the coronavirus pandemic has had serious ramifications throughout the sporting world. Events all over are shutting down to preve

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Philippines, ADB sign 200 mln USD loan for social protection support project

The Philippine government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have inked an agreement for a 200-million U.S. dollars loan on additional financing for the government's efforts to provide unconditio

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Latin America’s startup ecosystem is not immune to COVID-19

Over the last number of years, Latin America has emerged as a significant growth market for big tech, including Uber, Airbnb, Amazon, Facebook, Coursera and others.It has also become a growing and vib

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UK on path to record one of Europe's worst virus death tolls

Britain is on track to record one of the worst coronavirus death tolls in Europe, after data published on Tuesday showed nationwide fatalities topped 24,000 nine days ago./Reuters Britain is o

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Tehran Warns ‘Harassment or Provocation’ to be Dealt with Firmly Amid Flare-Up of Tensions with US

Ongoing tensions between the US and Iran spiked again recently as President Trump announced he had instructed the US Navy to "shoot down and destroy" Iranian vessels th

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Environment ministers from more than 30 countries to prepare coronavirus 'green recovery' plan

Environment ministers from more than 30 countries are attending a two-day virtual meeting - Petersberg Climate Dialogue­ - to discuss the roadmap for achieving the climate target.Ministers would f

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Venture debt’s new reality: ‘The last thing we want is management walking away from a company’

Maurice Werdegar is the longtime CEO of venture debt shop Western Technology Investment, one of the most active venture debt lenders in the U.S.It’s also one of the older firms, having loaned ou