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Turkey vows further drilling in east Med as Greece row escalates

On Monday, Turkey sent its Oruc Reis research vessel to carry out exploratory drilling in the contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean. /Ozan Kose/AFP Turkey vowed to continue searching f

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Turkey vows to press ahead with energy search amid tensions

Turkey vowed Tuesday to press ahead with searching for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, saying it plans to issue new exploration licenses for the area desp

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Washington's so-called "Clean Network" program to split global internet: media

Washington's so-called "Clean Network" program will "bolster a worrying movement" toward the split of the global internet, said a recent BBC article. "The U.S. governm

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Global Business Daily: Saudi Aramco plunge, UK job cuts, TikTok offers

"As countries ease the lockdown, we expect demand to increase."That was Amin Nasser, CEO of the world's biggest oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, with an optimistic outlook, despite the company's profits p

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Laxity in COVID-19 preventive measures may further spread virus in South Sudan: official

Health officials in South Sudan on Monday warned that non-adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures could derail efforts to fight the virus and fuel the spread of the pandemic in the east Africa

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France's university plan, Swiss vaccine deal: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Switzerland has signed an agreement with US biotechcompany Moderna for early access to the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing. The deal entitles Switzerland, which has a population of 8

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Africa has over 1M confirmed COVID-19 cases

Africa's confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed the milestone of one million, but global health experts say the true figure is likely several times higher, reflecting the gaping lack of testing f

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Italy at risk of new spread, healthcare officials say

Italian healthcare officials said Tuesday they are concerned by the results of a national serological testing initiative, which showed that just 2.5 percent of the people in Italy had been expose

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Indonesian people increasingly worry about COVID-19: president

Indonesian President Joko Widodo observed that people in the country have been increasingly worrying about the COVID-19 spread since the past few weeks. "The atmospher

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Postponement of LegCo election timely move to protect Hong Kong people: former WHO chief

The postponement of the 2020 Legislative Council (LegCo) General Election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is a timely move to protect the health and well-being of Hong Kong res

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Sales of masks, disinfectants drop in Italy: pharmacy group

VCG Image Sales of face masks and disinfectants have plummeted to a fraction of their former highs in recent weeks, Italy's main pharmaceutical association said Friday, in what the group said

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HK catering sector struggling as restaurant ban looms amid pandemic

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's (HKSAR) catering sector is struggling as the sweeping ban on dine-in services into effect on Wednesday amid the epidemic.On Monday, the densely populated

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Virus curbs tightened over fears of a second wave

Spain and Germany were among the countries tightening restrictions on Tuesday in a bid to cool coronavirus hotspots that have sparked fears of a second wave.The World Health Organization warned that

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APD | US firms do not intend to leave China

By APD writer AliceAmerican companies were concerned about the growing tension between the US and China, but showed no intention to exit the Chinese market, according t

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UK travel ban on Spain strikes new blow to tourism industry

Britain’s effective ban on travel to Spain following an upswing in coronavirus cases in that country’s northeast on Tuesday hammered home the lack of a comprehensive, c

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European tourism faces turbulence only weeks after restart

Europe’s tourism revival is running into turbulence only weeks after countries reopened their borders, with rising infections in Spain and other nations causing increas

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U.S. businesses not to exit China: media

American companies are worrying about the China-smearing remarks from Washington's officials like U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and wary that the ramped-up rheto