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How is China's economy reacting to the outbreak?

04:37 Amid growing concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on the Chinese economy, it's worth bearing in mind the lessons from the SARS outbreak 17 years ago. In 2003, national growth di

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To protect democracy, reform it

Editor's note: Andrés Velasco is a former presidential candidate and finance minister of Chile, Dean of the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The art

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NBA highlights on Feb. 25: Bucks become first 50-win team this season

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How the coronavirus is impacting the world's major film markets

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus is affecting the film industries not only in China but also many other countries where the epidemic is spreading on a large scale.As of Tuesday, China has rep

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Coronavirus fears pull U.S. chip index into a correction

Wall Street's main semiconductor benchmark tumbled into correction territory on Tuesday in its deepest four-day rout since the financial crisis, as the coronavirus spread further around the world

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East Africa's huge locust outbreak has spread to Congo

A small group of desert locusts has entered Congo, marking the first time the voracious insects have been seen in the Central African country since 1944, the UN Food and Agriculture Agency said Tuesd

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Cruise ships provide more questions than answers over COVID-19

The cruise ship Diamond Princess. /Reuters Editor's note: Jonathan Arnott is a former member of the European Parliament. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the vie

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UN agencies appeal for more funding to tackle locust outbreak

The director-general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, and th

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Kenin loses again, Barty eases through in Doha

Sofia Kenin of the U.S. serves against Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine during day 3 of the WTA Qatar Total Open 2020, Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2020. /VCG Sofia Kenin suffered on Tuesday her thir

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Italy's PM confident in "containing effect" of measures against coronavirus

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday said that authorities expected measures taken to prevent the coronavirus from further spreading across the country to be effective. "We are confident

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Oklahoma working to excavate historic mass grave

01:28 It was one of the worst cases of racial violence in American history. Estimates are hundreds of black residents ofTulsa, in the U.S. state ofOklahoma were killed by white residen

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'Copy China's response to COVID-19,' WHO expert urges

02:29 Countries around the world need to follow China's example when fighting and preparing for COVID-19, a top World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Tuesday upon returning fr

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Molekule hopes to clear the air with $58 million in Series C funding and Berkeley Lab’s seal of approval

Silicon Valley air purifier startup Molekule was born out of an idea Dr. Yogi Goswami had back in the ’90s using photo-voltaic technology to kill air pollutants. His son, a young boy at the tim

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Car drives into German carnival parade, ten injured: police

Emergency vehicles at the scene after a car ploughed into a carnival parade injuring several people in Volkmarsen, Germany February 24, 2020. Elmar Schulten/Waldeckische Landeszeitung Ten peop

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Somalia continues to face extreme humanitarian challenges: UN envoy

The United Nations envoy for Somalia on Monday said that Somalis continue to face extreme humanitarian challenges. "Back-to-back droughts, flooding, conflict and insecurity have left 5.2 million peo

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No need to close France/Italy borders over coronavirus - French minister

French junior transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said on Monday that he saw no need to close down transport borders between France and Italy, despite the spread

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Members of British main opposition Labour Party vote for new leader

Members of Britain's main opposition Labour Party started voting Monday for a new leader at Westminster to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the wake of the party's general ele