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IMF says China's experience in combating COVID-19 offers valuable lessons

China was the first to take very strong actions and is the first to be exiting the COVID-19 crisis, so there are a lot of valuable lessons to be learned from China's experience, the International Mo

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Another step towards return as Spanish sides begin to train in groups

The return of football to Spain moves a step closer on Monday as the teams in Spain's Liga Santander and Liga SmartBank (first and second divisions) are able to begin training in groups. Up to now th

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UN welcomes arrest of top suspect in Rwanda genocide

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the arrest of Felicien Kabuga, who is alleged to be a leading figure in the 1994 Rwanda genocide. As head of the "Nationa

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Hungary welcomes 100th Wizz Air plane bringing medical equipment from China: FM

Hungary welcomed the 100th Wizz Air aircraft that brought medical equipment from China to fight the novel coronavirus, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said Saturday.

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G20 trade, investment ministers vow cooperation to mitigate COVID-19 impact

Group of 20 (G20) trade and investment ministers vowed on Thursday to cooperate to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on trade and investment. In a statement released after the second extraordi

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Shanghai museums offer free entry to medical staff

A total of 100 museums in Shanghai will offer free entry to medical staff across the country this year as a way to thank all the doctors and nurses for their work on t

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Saudi Arabia, Russia vow mutual commitment to oil market stability

Saudi Arabia and Russia vowed in a joint statement on Wednesday their commitment to oil market stability. The statement was released following a phone call between Saudi En

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EU defense ministers discuss implications of COVID-19 pandemic

European defense ministers exchanged views on the actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic via a videoconference on Tuesday, the Croatian Presidency of the C

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Facebook trains AI on 'hateful memes'

VCG Facebook unveiled an initiative Tuesday to take on "hateful memes" by using artificial intelligence (AI), backed by crowd sourcing, to identify maliciously motivated posts.The leading soci

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Italy says it would delegate lockdown lifting powers to regions

The Italian government said on Monday it would give the regions the power to roll back restrictions introduced to halt the new coronavirus in a move that is likely to see most remaining curbs lifted

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Chinese companies in Cape Verde donate over 60,000 USD to help fight COVID-19

The Association of Chinese Companies in Cape Verde on Monday donated 6.5 million escudos (about 63,570 U.S. dollars) to the National Emergency Fund (NEF) to help the a

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Google Doodle honors football pioneer Frank Soo

A relatively unheralded sporting pioneer was honored on Saturday when the Google Doodle – the animation that greets users of the search engine's homepage – celebrated Frank Soo. On 9 May 1942, Soo

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US to grant Iraq gas waiver in show of support for new PM

The U.S. plans to grant Iraq a 120-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to import Iranian gas and electricity to meet its power needs, the State Department said, h

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U.S. envoy presses Taliban to curb violence in new talks

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad. /AFP A U.S. negotiator has urged the Taliban in new talks to curb violence and preserve a two-month-old accord aime

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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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Saudi Arabia joins coronavirus global response event

Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that it would co-lead the Coronavirus Global Response Pledging event to raise 8 million U.S. dollars. The Saudi G20 Arabia Presidency

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Peruvian president grateful for China's support in COVID-19 fight

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra welcomed on Saturday the commitment and support expressed by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the continued fight against the