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'Time is precious' in epidemics, says scientist that discovered Ebola

03:31 The Chinese authorities are facing a literal life or death race against the novel coronavirus, according to the man who helped tackle Ebola forty years ago."Time is precious. In

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Boris Johnson says the UK has crossed "the finish line"

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on the verge of getting Brexit done. (Credit: AP) More than three years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, lawmakers in Britain have approv

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Nearly half a billion affected by insufficient paid work: ILO report

File photo: A job hunter talks with an employer during the second CUAAASC Career Development Forum and Expo in Los Angeles, the United States, April 13, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Ying) A new International La

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U.S. is intensifying tensions with China over technology

Editor's note: Zhao Minghao is a senior research fellow at the Charhar Institute and an adjunct fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China. The article r

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APD | Most millennials fear catastrophic war a possibility - ICRC report

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA, Jan. 17 (APD ) – The Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) did a survey on 16,000 millennials from 16 differe

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APD | Most millennials fear catastrophic war a possibility

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaThe Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) did a survey on 16,000 millennials from 16 different countries on their view

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Hong Kong sees rise in mental health issues amid social unrest

02:36 The months-long social turmoil in Hong Kong is taking a toll on people's mental health. One in five of Hong Kong adults have reported symptoms of probable depression or post-trau

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Japan confirms man has same coronavirus as China outbreak

People visiting or returning to Wuhan have been warned to wear masks and seek medical attention if they develop a cough and fever.

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Smokers in England consume less cigarettes daily: study

Smokers in England consume fewer cigarettes per day and fewer of them smoke within an hour of waking up each day, according to a study released on Monday by the University College London (UCL). The s

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NBA on Jan. 11: Doncic proves he's a better leader than Simmons

Philadelphia 76ers 91-109 Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic, #77 of the Dallas Mavericks, shoots the ball in the game against the Philadelphia 76ers at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texus, J

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Security Council meeting highlights UN Charter as tensions flare up in Mideast

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday held an open debate on upholding the UN Charter, with speakers underscoring values enshrined in the text, amid heighten

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Wall Street notches records on trade optimism, Apple gains

Major U.S. stock indexes registered record closing highs on Thursday as optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal firmed and as Apple and other market heavyweights posted strong gains. Also helping the

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Worrying events in Mideast underscore utmost importance of upholding UN Charter: Vietnamese FM

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh said Thursday that recent worrying events in the Middle East underscore the utmost impo

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There's no escape – plastic is now in the air you breathe

01:25 That piece of plastic wrap or Styrofoam box you chucked is not going away; it will simply break down into small pieces.But researchers are now finding that plastic can disintegra

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Chinese authorities push for 10-year moratorium on Chinese river

02:08 Facing depleting fish stocks and worrying biodiversity issues, the Chinese government has decided to step up efforts to protect its longest river. Fishing is now

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Celebrity diets and social media blamed for child anorexia increase

Figures for 2018/19 show 2,403 admissions of people aged 18 and under were for anorexia, up 12% from 2,147 the year before.

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America is sowing chaos in Iraq yet again

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy graduated from Oxford University's China Studies Program and majored in politics at Durham University. He writes about international relations focusing on China and the De