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HKSAR chief executive supports draft decision to introduce national security legislation

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Friday the HKSAR government supports the national legislature's deliberation of

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New frog species the size of a 5p coin already 'critically endangered'

The stump-toed Stumpffia froschaueri was discovered in northwest Madagascar.

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Do Americans need a lunatic, serial liar president anymore?

Editor's note: Rabi Sankar Bosu is an Indian contributor to Chinese media outlets. He writes about Chinese politics, social and cultural issues, and China-India relations with a special interest i

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Investors prepare for more U.S. stock swings as states reopen

Investors are bracing for more turbulence in U.S. stocks as some states prepare to reopen their economies and global trade tensions rise.The CBOE Volatility Index, known as Wall Street's fear gaug

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WHO says COVID-19 to escalate hunger, malnutrition in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to undermine the ability of many African countries to feed their citizens amid disru

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Dollar on defensive, eyes on Powell amid negative rates debate

A woman counts U.S. dollar bills at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 28, 2018. /Reuters The dollar was on the defensive against its rivals on Wednesday as traders looked to Federal

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Lies and populism in a post-truth world

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington DC, May 5, 2020. /AP Editor's note:Lionel Vairon is the president of CEC Consultin

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: Expatriate exodus in Gulf countries

Editor's note:This is the 56th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is thepreviousone. Indian nationals gather at the Dubai International Airport before leaving the country on a fl

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'We should've stayed': Brit evacuated from Wuhan regrets leaving China

04:21 A British man who was evacuated from Wuhan at the start of the COVID-19 crisis says he "should've stayed" in China and "made a bad choice" by returning to Britain.Matt Raw, who c

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Symend raises $52M to help mediate when customers are at risk of defaulting on payments

With unemployment growing at a worrying rate, we’re seeing a lot more people finding themselves in hot water when it comes to their finances. Today a startup that’s built a platform to hel

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UN official worried by prison conditions in the Americas amid COVID-19

A UN official on Tuesday said that conditions in many prisons in the region of Americas are deeply worrying with thousands of inmates and prison officials being infect

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New York reports 15 child cases of rare disease linked to COVID-19

Fifteen children have been hospitalized in New York with a rare inflammatory disease possibly linked to coronavirus, officials said Tuesday, in the latest reports of the worrying syndrome.Kawasaki

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Global virus deaths top 250,000 as billions pledged for vaccine push

The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter of a million on Tuesday, with the US government predicting a further surge in fatalities as an inte

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Scientists identify more contagious mutant coronavirus strain sweeping Europe and US

"The story is worrying, as we see a mutated form of the virus very rapidly emerging," the study's authors say.

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Trump Administration model projects daily COVID-19 death toll hike

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a COVID-19 press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., March 9, 2020. /Xinhua A model by Donald Trump's administration projects a rise in the n

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'W-shaped' recovery may be too optimistic, Fed's Powell suggests

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has sketched out an altogether bumpier ride for the U.S. economy than many are predicting – one that sees business activity stop and start for months to come, unti

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Trump's Chinese meddling claims resemble the Democrats' Russian ones

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.Trump claimed ridiculously on April 29 d