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Xi extends sympathy to Belarusian president over COVID-19 outbreak

On behalf of the Chinese government and people, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday extended heartfelt sympathy to the Belarusian government and people over the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the

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IMF projects Africa to rebound from COVID-19 effects in 2021

The International Monetary Fund projects a 4% growth for Africa in 2021. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that Africa will reverse an economic contraction linked to fallout from

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India's Central Bank extends curtailed timing for trading to April 30 due to COVID-19

India's Central Bank has extended its curtailed timing for trading of call money, foreign exchange, bonds to April 30 following the extension of the nationwide lockdown

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Japan to declare nationwide state of emergency amid continued virus spread

Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe has decided to expand the state of emergency over the coronavirus to nationwide in an effort to curb its further spread, public broad

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Lockdown extended in India till May 3

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the countrywide Lockdown till May 3 in the wake of the prevailing health crisis posed by the COVID pandemic. In

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China steps up efforts to find asymptomatic cases at border ports for COVID-19 containment

Chinese authorities are strengthening containment measures to identify asymptomatic cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at border ports and block the spread

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Rwandan president reaffirms support for professionals working against COVID-19

Rwandan President Paul Kagame Sunday visited the country's COVID-19 Command Post, where he reiterated government support for various professionals working to end the spread of COVID-19 in the East Af

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Chinese experts share anti-epidemic experiences with Lao peers

The Chinese anti-epidemic medical team, divided into two groups, have been sharing anti-epidemic experiences with local Lao governments and medical staff in Laos' sout

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Demagoguery will only cause interference in COVID-19 fight cooperation: FM spokesperson

Any demagoguery fabricated out of thin air will only interfere with cooperation against COVID-19, which is inhumane and immoral, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperso

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Open banking fintech Yapily raises $13M Series A

Yapily, one of a number of fintech startups that offer an opening banking API to let enterprises, such as financial service providers and merchants, connect to banks, has raised $13 million in Series

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Tibetan city releases over 560 tonnes of oxygen through afforestation project

Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, releases 563.47 tonnes of oxygen each year through its afforestation project, according to the city's fore

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China sends medical expert team to Philippines

A team of 12 medical experts departed from Fuzhou, east China's Fujian Province, for the Philippines Sunday morning to aid the archipelagic country to fight the COVID-

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China warns against virtual currency trading, ICO risks

The National Internet Finance Association of China (NIFA), a self-disciplinary industrial body, on Thursday alerted the market to risks in overseas initial coin offeri

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Two Indian states cut staff salaries as COVID-19 lockdown dries revenue

Following the three-week lockdown and shutdown of economic activity due to COVID-19, Indian states are facing cash crunch for their regular operational expenditure as

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Xage adds full-stack data protection to blockchain security platform

Xage, a startup that has been taking an unusual path to secure legacy companies like oil and gas and utilities with help from the blockchain, announced a new data protection service today.Xage CEO Dun

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Chinese, Algerian PMs talk by phone on COVID-19 cooperation

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday afternoon talked with Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad by phone on cooperation in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The traditional China-Algeria friendshi

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Hong Kong's various sectors facing unprecedented hit due to COVID-19: HKSAR chief executive

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that many sectors in Hong Kong are facing an unprecedented strike due