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Mexico-U.S. border tightens as outbreak worsens

02:45 New restrictions are in place along the U.S. borders with both Canada and Mexico. No longer allowed: Casual crossings for tourist or recreational purposes. CGTN's Alasdair Bavers

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U.S. RNA medicines company part of race toward vaccine

02:55 Several biotech firms are racing to develop an effective COVID vaccine. One company in San Diego, California, says it might already have a viable product, but, as CGTN's Alasdair

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Xi says China to send more medical experts to Italy

China will send more medical experts to Italy and do its best to provide medical supplies and other assistance, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a phone conversati

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Expert says global COVID-19 could be controlled "by June" if most countries act like China

Renowned Chinese respiratory specialist Zhong Nanshan said Thursday that if most countries act like China, attaching national-level importance to response efforts, the

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Tao Zhang on the global impact of new Huawei charges

01:38 Tao Zhang is founder and managing director of Dao Ventures. He says the new U.S. charges against Huawei are unlikely to have a big impact on other countries' decisions to use Hua

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Angola's cabinet council passes law to improve business environment

View of the skyline in the Angolan capital Luanda. Courtesy: Jason Clendenen/Smithsonianmag.com Angola's cabinet council on Saturday approved the new Legal Regime for Companies Recovery, Insol

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Palestinian president says to cut relations with Israel, U.S. over Trump's peace deal

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said here on Saturday that his authority informed the Israeli and U.S. sides that it will "cut all relations" with them over the re

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China's 2019 economic growth projected to be above 6 pct, says vice premier

China's gross domestic product is estimated to record an expansion of over 6 percent in 2019, and the January data also indicates a better-than-expected economic outlo

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World cannot afford another Gulf war, says UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for de-escalation in the Gulf, said his spokesman on Friday. "The Secretary-General has consistently advocated for de-

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How an asparagus farmer's death spurred robotic innovation

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Ben Kilham, the American bear whisperer

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Live-fire drill underway in the Taiwan Strait

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The 'nanobots' and 'ninja polymers' transforming medicine

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The Latest: ‘Mission Accomplished!,’ Trump says about Syria

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EU Brexit negotiator: No Irish border breakthrough for weeks

EuropeanUnionBrexitnegotiatorMichelBarniersaysit'sunlikelytoexpectanydealonthethornyissueoftheIrishborderinthecomingweeks.Barniersaysfollowinglastmonth'sagreeme

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Algeria military plane crash: 257 dead near Algiers

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The Latest: Facebook admits to secretly deleting CEO's texts

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