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ADB triples COVID-19 response package to 20 bln USD

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday it tripled the size of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic to 20 billion U.S. dollars and approved measures to stream

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Spanish deaths fall for fourth consecutive day

The daily number of coronavirus deaths has fallen in Spain for a fourth consecutive day, boosting hopes the country has passed the outbreak's peak.Monday's increase of

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Xi says China to contribute to a stable world economy

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that China will contribute to a stable world economy by continuing to advance reform and opening-up, widen market access, im

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Closing financial markets: helpful or harmful

A man arrives at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 20, 2020. /VCG The call for temporarily closing financial markets is getting louder as global financial assets' pri

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Wealth polarization in U.S. hits 50-year high: human rights report

In the United States, "the persistence of extreme poverty is a political choice made by those in power," said the report, citing Philip G. Alston, United Nation special rapporteur on extreme povert

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Le Wagon raises $19 million to build a global coding bootcamp

French startup Le Wagon has raised its first round of funding after many years of bootstrapping. The company closed a $19 million funding round (€17 million) a few months ago. Cathay Capital is leadin

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Escalation of decoupling divides the world

Huawei Technologies Co. logo is displayed on a glass wall in front of a cloud computing and server display in the exhibition hall at Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen, China, March 6, 2019. /VCG

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The impeachment drama is not 'over'

Editor's note: Sun Chenghao is an assistant research professor at the Institute of American Studies, under the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations based in Beijing. The articl

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The impeachment drama is not 'over'

Editor's note: Sun Chenghao is an assistant research professor at the Institute of American Studies, under the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations based in Beijing. The articl

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Commentary: Dream-chasing China a global anchor of stability

China will embrace its Lunar New Year Saturday, a new start for the nation to race against time to reach the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation. The past year's journey forged ahead through the

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China not to stop promoting higher-quality opening-up: Chinese vice premier

China will open its door even wider to the world, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng said here Tuesday. Despite the protectionist and unilateral moves by some countries, China will not stop pushing for h

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Microsoft pledges to remove as much carbon as it has ever emitted

Microsoft has pledged to become "carbon negative" by 2030 before going further and removing as much carbon it has ever emitted from the environment by 2050.The announce

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UN chief urges maximum restraint to stop escalation of global tensions

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on parties concerned to exercise maximum restraint to stop escalation of global tensions. Warning that "geopolitical tensions are a