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Africa isn't ready for currency unions

Editor's note: Célestin Monga, former vice president and chief economist of the African Development Bank Group and former managing director at the UN Industrial Development Organization, is senior

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Africa isn't ready for currency unions

Editor's note: Célestin Monga, former vice president and chief economist of the African Development Bank Group and former managing director at the UN Industrial Development Organization, is senior

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France sees no need to close borders near Italy, but raises vigilance over coronavirus

Despite the spread of the novel coronavirus in Italy, the worst-hit in Europe, French officials do not envisage to close the country's border nor impose control at the

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We need evidence, not prejudice, to beat COVID-19

VCG Editor's note: Jonathan Arnott is a former member of the European Parliament. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.A week ago, it looked as tho

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Italian COVID-19 cases mount amid lockdown and sporting cancellations

02:02 The Venice Carnival has been cut short and football matches postponed as Italian officials race to contain Europe's worst outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus.While the UK announ

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APD | Japanese economy hard hit by COVID-2019 epidemic

By APD writer AliceThe wide and prolonged spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) has had negative impacts on the Japan

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China adds supportive measures to ensure medical supplies amid epidemic outbreak

Chinese authorities have rolled out a slew of supportive measures, including tax incentives to manufacturers, to ensure medical supplies amid the novel coronavirus out

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Hangzhou vs. coronavirus: You need a 'green pass' to walk around

While Hangzhou is located in Zhejiang Province instead of Hubei, the city has been combating the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with new and digitalized measures, some of which are acclaimed

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Asian economies brace for coronavirus impact

Passengers wearing medical masks at the international terminal in Bali. /Indonesia Out Photo After having weathered turbulent times during the U.S.-China trade tensions, the last thing econom

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Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists

Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be catastrophic for humankind, scientists have said in a "warning to humanity".

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Facebook has acquired Scape Technologies, the London-based computer vision startup

Scape Technologies, the London-based computer vision startup working on location accuracy beyond the capabilities of GPS, has been acquired by Facebook, according to a regulatory filing.Full terms of

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Lionel Messi fires back at Barca sporting director Abidal after jibe

Lionel Messi has hit back at Barcelona sporting director Eric Abidal after the Frenchman blamed slackness in the dressing room for the departure of recently-fired coach Ernesto Valverde.In an inte

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Syria: half a million people have fled Idlib offensive, says UN body

A regime offensive in Syria’s last rebel enclave has caused one of the biggest waves of displacement in the nine-year war, as tensions spiked between Ankara and Damascu

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Erdogan: Turkey to respond 'firmly' to any Syrian attack in Idlib

Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar (2nd R) and Turkish army's top commanders arrive to inspect troops at the border with Syria, in Hatay, Turkey, February 3, 2020. /AP Photo Turkey will res

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India confirms its first coronavirus case

India has confirmed that at least one case of coronavirus has reached the country.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said the country’s first case was in a patie

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Auschwitz liberation 75 years on

03:28 Survivors and world leaders gathered at the former Auschwitz extermination camp on Monday to mark 75 years since its liberation.The memorial in Poland is considered the most infa

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Toothless: Facebook proposes a weak Oversight Board

Facebook’s internal “Supreme Court” can’t set precedents, can’t make decisions about Facebook Dating or Marketplace, and can’t oversee WhatsApp, Oculus, or any mes