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U.S. media, public divide over government performance amid pandemic, protests

by Matthew Rusling Just three months before perhaps the most crucial election in the post-WWII era, U.S. media and people are in a frenzy of discussions over who might

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COVID-19 has exacerbated unemployment among Kenyan youth: Kenyatta

Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta presides over the virtual launch of Kenya's chapter of Generation Unlimited (GenU) on Wednesday 5 August 2020. /Photo courtesy: Kenyan Presidency The COVID-19 pa

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China contributes greatly to defeat of fascism, says expert

As the main eastern battlefield in World War II, China contributed greatly to the victory of the global war against fascism, Mikhail Morozov, deputy editor-in-chief of Russia's Trud newspaper, has

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Why AIIB should become a 'new type' of regional development bank

The sign of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing, capital of China. /Xinhua Editor's Note: Ken Moak, who taught economic theory, public policy and globalization at the un

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South Asian countries struggle to mitigate impacts of devastating floods, surging COVID-19 cases

Massive floods and landslides triggered by weeks of rains have affected millions in South Asia as regional countries struggle to curb the rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak and restart economies

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42 pct of Israeli adults suffer stress, anxiety amid COVID-19 crisis: survey

An employee disinfects sports facilities at a reopened gym in central Israeli city of Modiin on July 26, 2020. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua) A high rate of 42 perce

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EU unveils plans to combat child sexual abuse, drugs and firearms smuggling

The European Union (EU) on Friday unveiled plans to step up its fight against online child sexual abuse, as well as drugs and firearms smuggling across the bloc. Marga

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German manufacturers avoid contraction for 1st time in 19 months: PMI

Germany's manufacturing sector stabilized in July, avoiding a contraction for the first time in 19 months, a survey showed on Friday, giving hope for a recovery from a long recession exacerbated b

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Dozens dead, over 2.8 mln affected by floods in Bangladesh

At least 86 people died in Bangladesh floods triggered by heavy seasonal rains and onrush of water from hills across the Indian borders that worsened again this week,

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GOP leaders head to White House as virus crisis deepens

Top Republicans in Congress are expected to meet Monday with President Donald Trump at the White House on the next COVID-19 aid package as the crisis many hoped would h

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Kenya reports 603 COVID-19 cases on Sunday

FILE PHOTO: Kenya's minister for Health, Mr. Mutahi Kagwe. /Ministry of Health-Kenya Kenya's Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 603 new COVID-19 cases in the country, just a day after it re

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GOP leaders, Trump to discuss virus aid as crisis deepens

Top Republicans in Congress were expecting to meet Monday with President Donald Trump on the next COVID-19 aid package as the administration panned more virus testing m

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Global stocks dip as ECB chief calls for quick action from Brussels

Global stocks fell Thursday following mixed U.S. economic data and earnings, and as the European Central Bank (ECB) chief called on EU leaders to quickly agree on a huge recovery plan.The pullback ca

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Visitors to Hong Kong down 90 pct in first half of 2020 due to pandemic

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced on Wednesday that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 3.52 million visitor arrivals in the first half of the year

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Time for an international currency to replace the greenback

During the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, the United Kingdom economist John Maynard Keynes proposed the establishment of an international clearing house (ICU) using the

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Time for an international currency to replace the greenback

During the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, the United Kingdom economist John Maynard Keynes proposed the establishment of an international clearing house (ICU) using the

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Australia cuts citizen returns as virus surge worsens

Australia will allow only 4,000 citizens or permanent residents back into the country each day as authorities battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne. /Reuters Australia will slas