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IMF to consider Nigeria's $3.4 bln request next week

The International Monetary Fund to consider Nigeria's request for $3.4 billion in emergency financing to combat the impact of the coronavirus./REUTERS. The International Monetary Fund on Frida

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China's trade with Russia expands by 3.4 pct in Q1

China's trade with Russia expanded by 3.4 percent year on year in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. Trade volume between the two countries stood at 25.35

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Liaison office in HKSAR have authority, responsibility to supervise implementation of Basic Law

Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that the central government agency responsible for Hong Kong affai

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Guinea-Bissau receives more medical donation from Jack Ma and Alibaba foundations

Guinea-Bissau on Monday received a second donation of medical supplies from the Chinese foundations of Jack Ma and Alibaba, the country's Secretary of State for Hospital Management Cornelia Aleluia

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China's anti-virus measures effective in curbing imported cases via int'l flights

China's measures of redirecting international flights scheduled to arrive in its capital Beijing have been effective in curbing potential imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a

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Laos reports no new COVID-19 case for 8 days

No new COVID-19 case has been recorded on Monday in Laos for eight consecutive days. Sixteen more suspected cases were tested negative, and the total number of COVID-1

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Elective surgeries banned amid COVID-19 pandemic to resume in Australia

Elective surgeries in Australia could resume within a month, health authorities said, after being banned amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth on Monday flagged

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China's central SOEs report 11.8-pct fall in revenues

Revenues of China's centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) fell 11.8 percent year on year to 6 trillion yuan (about 857.14 billion U.S. dollars) during

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Belarus to ask int'l financial institutions for 2 bln USD to fight COVID-19

Belarus is looking for the possibility of attracting external financial resources to fight the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Maxim Ermolovich told the country's parliam

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Saudi Arabia registers 493 new COVID-19 cases

Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday the registration of 493 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 5,862. The Spokesperson of the Health Ministry Mohammed Al

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The Global Guardians: I won't give up

03:51 People have been told to stop working to avoid getting infected by COVID-19, but farmers must guarantee a sufficient food supply. Nil Puig, a farmer from Barcelona who secures th

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Amid pandemic, Greece issues bond to display 'confidence'

Greece has launched a 7-year bond auction, taking advantage of an improvement in borrowing rates driven by massive European stimulus packages to address the impact of t

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Saudi Arabia registers 435 news coronavirus cases, 8 deaths

Saudi Arabia registered on Tuesday 435 new coronavirus cases and 8 deaths, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The total number of confirmed infections soared to 5,369 an

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Roundup: OPEC+ agree to cut oil production, deal held up by Mexico

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and some other major oil producing countries on Thursday reached a tentative agreement to cut production to stop a market free-fall amid

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OPEC+ to cut production by 10 million b/p, pending consent of Mexico

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies led by Russia, known as OPEC+, reached on Thursday a tentative agreement to cut production t

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Drop in oil demand "unprecedented in modern times": says OPEC secretary general

The drop in global oil demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic is "unprecedented in modern times", far greater than that during the great recession of 2008-2009, said the

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3rd CIIE to showcase more healthcare products, services

The third China International Import Expo (CIIE) plans to double the size of its medicine and medical equipment section from that of last year's event, and nearly 60 Fortune 500 companies and indu