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APD | Global cooperation vital to benefit from use of technology against COVID-19

By APD writer Imdad HussainThe COVID-19 that has so far caused more than three hundred thousand deaths and infected nearly 5 million people worldwide, make us rethink h

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Second Brazil health minister quits in a month

Brazil lost its second health minister in a month on Friday after President Jair Bolsonaro demanded wider use of unproven anti-malarial drugs to fight the coronavirus outbreak, adding to turmoil i

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Xinhua strongly protests U.S. decision to restrict visas for Chinese journalists to 90 days

A spokesperson for China's Xinhua News Agency on Thursday expressed strong condemnation and firm opposition to the U.S. decision to restrict visas for Chinese journali

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Brazilian cities lean towards lockdown amid virus crisis red flags

Faced with overwhelmed hospitals and surging coronavirus deaths, Brazilian state and city governments are lurching forward with mandatory lockdowns against the will of President Jair Bolsonaro, wh

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Sexual and reproductive health during the pandemic

Editor's note: Shannon Kowalski is director of Advocacy and Policy at the International Women's Health Coalition. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.

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Coronavirus halves public transport use in Spain

Few cars run in a street of Barcelona, Spain, March 18, 2020. (Photo by Joan Gosa/Xinhua) The figure dropped by 53 percent in comparison with the same period last year as a consequence of the State

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Comedian Jerry Stiller dies of natural causes aged 92

U.S. comedian Jerry Stiller died of natural causes at the age of 92, his son Ben Stiller tweeted early Monday. "He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedica

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Coronavirus: 2,000 bars shut in Seoul as 17 new COVID-19 cases linked to one man

More than 2,100 nightclubs, hostess bars and discos in South Korea's capital have been shut after 18 new coronavirus cases - with all but one linked to a 29-year-old ma

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Tencent and Alibaba enter battle for Canton Fair presence

The outbreak of the coronavirus has on one hand tamed global demand and suspended transport, but on the other hand, has accelerated digitalization in international trade.China is due to hold the Cant

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EU calls for state guarantees for vouchers for cancelled travel

The European Commission will tell member countries of the European Union to provide state guarantees for travel vouchers during the coronavirus pandemic, if they prefer

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Why the White House has backed down from the 'Wuhan Lab Theory'

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain and

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Daily Crunch: Target acquires Deliv’s delivery tech

Target makes another acquisition, social platforms struggle with a “Plandemic” conspiracy video and Boston Dynamics’ robot Spot encourages social distancing.Here’s your Daily

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Beijing Winter Olympics color system and dynamic graphics released

The color system and core graphics of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games were officially released on Friday. Noticeably, the core graphics are also the first dynamic graphics des

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The U.S. is going it alone in the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine

Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.The U.S.' conspicuous absence from an i

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Liberty’s Virgin Media and Telefonica’s O2 to merge in the UK in $39B deal

The regulators said “NO” when Telefonica tried to combine its O2 operations in the UK with rival carrier, Hutchison-owned Three, back in 2015. But Telefonica didn’t let go of the ide

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Use of online court services surge amid epidemic: report

A Chinese online court service platform has seen sharp increases of newly registered users and active use of its tools amid the COVID-19 epidemic, the People's Court D

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Demon behind the failed U.S. COVID-19 response

President Donald Trump participates in a tour of a Honeywell International plant that manufactures PPE on May 5, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona./AP Editor's Note: The following article is taken from