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ICBC granted branch banking licence in New Zealand

The New Zealand Reserve Bank announced in a statement on Monday that it has registered Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC) to provide banking services in New Zealand. ICBC will op

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Interview: U.S. to "fly in the dark" if expanded testing not in place, says expert

A medical worker uses a swab to take a sample at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Washington D.C., the United States, on May 14, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)"

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One new case of COVID-19 in New Zealand, 1,499 in total

New Zealand reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Sunday, said a statement of the Ministry of Health. The case is linked to a cluster outbreak in an aged care facility in Christchurch, as

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FIFA to select 2023 Women's World Cup host on June 25

Players of the USA lift the Women's World Cup Trophy following the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup final at Stade de Lyon, Lyon, France, July 07, 2019. FIFA has announced that it will select the h

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CGTN Interview: India's COVID-19 lockdown and its side effects

17:42 While India has managed to slow down the spread of COVID-19 through what is perhaps the world's largest nationwide lockdown, the socio-economic fallout of the decision on the Sou

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European countries offer more economic relief from pandemic

European governments promised more relief to their citizens on Thursday as a top U.S. immunologist prepared to tell Congress that America faces its “darkest winter in m

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India becomes 12th worst-affected country by COVID-19, Thailand records zero cases for first time since January

The overall situation in Asia-Pacific countries over the COVID-19 pandemic remained unstable on Wednesday, as India became the 12th worst-affected country with over 74,0

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Facebook launches Avatars, its Bitmoji competitor, in the U.S.

Facebook’s Avatars feature, which lets you customize a virtual lookalike of yourself for use as stickers in comments and Messenger chats, is today launching in the U.S. Essentially Facebook̵

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LeoLabs launches its global satellite monitoring and collision avoidance service

LeoLabs has been building out its global network of space-scanning radars for the last couple years, leading up to today’s launch of its Collision Avoidance system, essentially satellite-monito

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Coronavirus watch update, May 13

Passengers wearing face masks are seen on a subway train in Moscow, Russia, on May 12, 2020. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua) - Russia confirms 10,028 new cases - COVID-19 could derail e

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New Zealand moves out of State of National Emergency

New Zealand's State of National Emergency has been lifted and a National Transition Period is now in place as the country prepares to move to COVID-19 Alert Level 2, C

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Dollar on defensive, eyes on Powell amid negative rates debate

A woman counts U.S. dollar bills at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 28, 2018. /Reuters The dollar was on the defensive against its rivals on Wednesday as traders looked to Federal

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Facebook trains AI on 'hateful memes'

VCG Facebook unveiled an initiative Tuesday to take on "hateful memes" by using artificial intelligence (AI), backed by crowd sourcing, to identify maliciously motivated posts.The leading soci

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Australia records largest-ever drop in visitor arrivals due to COVID-19

Australia has recorded the largest drop in international arrivals in its history as a result of COVID-19.According to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statisti

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Australia records largest drop in visitor arrivals due to pandemic

Sydney Opera House is backdropped by haze from wildfires near the city, in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday Nov. 12, 2019. /AP Australia has recorded the largest drop in international arrivals in it

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Australia records largest-ever drop in visitor arrivals due to the COVID-19

Australia has recorded the largest drop in international arrivals in recorded history as a result of the COVID-19. According to data released by the Australian Bureau

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COVID-19 governance: An issue between plutocracy and meritocracy?

Boxes containing face masks donated by China's Fujian Province in Oregon, the United States, April 27, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Yuan Jiang is a Chinese PhD student currently studying at th