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Traditional Chinese medicine being used in the U.S. against COVID-19

It's been an active cold and flu season in the United States and that's kept Joe Brady busy. He's a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner who uses a lot of acupuncture in his work."With

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Accounts of health checks differ among Americans returning from China

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he leaves a news conference with members of the President's Coronavirus Task Force in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S.

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Coronavirus spreads as outbreaks worsen in Europe

Three new countries in Europe reported their first coronavirus caseson Tuesday. Italy, the most affected country on the continent, has reported 323 cases of COVID-19, and 12 deaths have been reported

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U.S., European stocks plunge, extending rout amid virus fears

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 27, 2020. /VCG European and U.S. stock markets slumped painfully again Thursday as new coronavirus i

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Trump says US can avoid major epidemic as virus spreads

President Donald Trump has played down fears of a major coronavirus outbreak in the United States, even as infections ricochet around the world, prompting a ban on pilg

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Global Business Daily: Space travel, a Disney reshuffle and Italy woes

"It's a five star luxury hotel, so they are not in squalid conditions at all, but they are required to keep themselves to themselves." That's the situation facing holidaymakers who have been quaranti

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Could warmer weather curb COVID-19 like seasonal flu?

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Modi calls for calm as Delhi riots kill 22

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for calm Wednesday after Delhi's worst sectarian violence in decades left at least 22 people dead and calls for a military cu

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China Jan. smartphone shipments drop 38.9%, 5G smartphones stand out

Shipments of smartphones in China dropped 38.9 percent in January year-on-year to 20.81 million units due to the COVID-19, official data showed Wednesday.Domestic brands took the lion's share with

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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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UEFA monitors coronavirus, not yet clear if Euro 2020 impacted

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Three-quarters of Americans lack confidence in tech companies’ ability to fight election interference

A significant majority of Americans have lost faith in tech companies’ ability to prevent the misuse of their platforms to influence the 2020 presidential election, according to a new study from

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Study shows bushfires burned a fifth of Australia's forest

Australia's wildfires have destroyed more than a fifth of the country's forests, making the blazes "globally unprecedented" following a years-long drought linked to climate change, researchers said M

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ProtoPie helps designers translate their work to engineering without the hassles

It’s the golden age of design for software companies. Designers are becoming more visible and popular on engineering teams, figuring out everything from the visuals of color palette and fonts to the d

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Locust outbreak threatens food security in East Africa

The locust outbreak plaguing East Africa calls for a concerted international response as the most dreaded insects devour millions of hectares of vegetation in their cross-border migration, exacerbati

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How does China take on a virus?

04:24 It has been a month since Wuhan was locked down because of the coronavirus. Like a big push on a swing, the epidemic tips the balance in the world, and China is making efforts to

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Chinese ambassador: COVID-19 measures must be 'tailored to conditions'

04:44 Ambassador Chen Xu is one of China's most senior diplomats.We sit down for our interview at Beijing's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva on a sunny Saturday aftern