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China grants 1st COVID-19 vaccine patent to domestic candidate

Chinese authorities have granted the first invention patent to a domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which experts said demonstrates the vaccine's origin

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China to launch campaign targeting dishonest practices

China is to launch a national campaign targeting dishonest practices in various areas, including telecom fraud, cheating on examinations and defaulting on court orders

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ASEAN foreign ministers release statement on bloc's 53rd anniversary

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) released a statement on Saturday, marking the bloc's 53rd anniversary. The statement recalled the aspirations of the 1967 AS

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Trust in government in China surges to 95 percent: report

Trust in government in China has surged to 95 percent from 90 percent in January, according to an Edelman Trust Barometer trust and credibility survey. The number is h

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Israel's Netanyahu instructed to appear in court to answer corruption charges

Jerusalem District Court on Sunday instructed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to appear in court on December 6 to answer corruption charges. The court said N

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Global presence an advantage as U.S. firms brace for second-half slump

Smaller U.S. companies will bear the brunt of the economic downturn triggered by a prolonged coronavirus crisis as they struggle to cut costs as much as bigger multinational peers, analysts' estim

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Germany pledges extra 3 billion euros for Global Aid at G-20

FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) speaks during an interview with Reuters in Berlin, Germany, February 19, 2020. /Reuters German Finance Mini

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Carrie Lam says national security law conducive to Hong Kong's prosperity, stability

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Tuesday the law on safeguarding national security in Hong Kong is conducive to t

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China, Africa enhance solidarity in face of COVID-19: Xi

China and Africa have enhanced solidarity and strengthened friendship and mutual trust in the face of COVID-19, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday. Xi made the remarks in his keynote speech

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U.S. protesters march onto Atlanta highway over deadly police shooting of African American man

A group of protesters marched onto a highway in Atlanta, Georgia, late Saturday night over a deadly police shooting of an African American man in the city on Friday. According to live images on local

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Xi sends condolences over passing of Burundian president

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message of condolences to Burundian president-elect, Evariste Ndayishimiye, over the passing of Burundian President Pierr

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Chinese people show great trust in government during epidemic: official

"China's fight against the COVID-19 epidemic is a shared memory of the 1.4 billion Chinese people, and will always be remembered by the Chinese people," said Xu Lin, d

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China opposes U.S. plan to ban investment in firms with ties to Chinese military

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday opposed U.S. lawmakers' plan to ban investment in firms with ties to the Chinese military.China o

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ISARIC report updates fatality rate of COVID-19 inpatients

The International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infections Consortium (ISARIC) published their seventh novel coronavirus clinical data report, which gathered statistics of 25,849 COVID-19

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58 pct of EU citizens pessimistic about their country's future: survey

Fifty-eight percent of EU citizens were pessimistic about their country's future, according to a survey published by the German Bertelsmann Foundation on Thursday. Meanwhile, just as many European

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Israeli PM's corruption trial opens

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial opened on Sunday in Jerusalem, marking the first time a sitting prime minister in Israel stands a criminal

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CyberArk snaps up identity startup Idaptive for $70M

Israeli cybersecurity company CyberArk has acquired identity startup Idaptive for $70 million in an all-cash deal.CyberArk is one of the shining stars in the Israeli cybersecurity scene before its ini