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Italy's COVID-19 death toll rises, in the worst outbreak outside Asia

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Pole vaulter Duplantis clears 6 meters in 5 straight meetings

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Feature: Regular citizens warm each other amid virus chill

This winter seemed prolonged and colder than previous years amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, but Chinese people, young and old, from all walks of life, have all pi

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NBA highlights on Feb. 23: Lakers edge the Celtics at home

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Asia Album: Multicultural festival celebrates Canberra's cultural diversity

Performers dress as ladybugs at the 2020 National Multicultural Festival in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 22, 2020. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua) CANBERRA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 2020 National Multicultu

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My battle with coronavirus: A 10-day "blitz" at Leishenshan

by Xinhua writers Ma Yunfei and Chen Jian At the age of 40, Chen Gang finally fulfilled his childhood dream of proudly slipping on a "military uniform", though the cir

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UN study: 1 of every 3 Venezuelans is facing hunger

One of every three people in Venezuela is struggling to put enough food on the table to meet minimum nutrition requirements as the nation’s severe economic contraction

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China Roundup: Amid coronavirus, tech firms offer ways to maintain China’s lifeblood

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. The coronavirus outbreak is po

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Miami Heat owe Dwyane Wade way more than jersey-retiring

The No. 3jersey of Dwayne Wade in the Miami Heat is raised in the rafters of the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Flordia, February 22, 2020. /VCG During the halftime break of the game betwee

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Xi sends reply letter to U.S. elementary school students

Xi said he is pleased to see those students write and learn Chinese so well, and hopes that they will continue to work hard, make greater progress and become young amba

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Halep wins Dubai tiebreaker to secure 20th title

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Trump plans to raise issue of religious freedom with Indian PM Modi: official

U.S. President Donald Trump will raise the issue of religious freedom in India during his meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, a senior administration

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Startups Weekly: What the E-Trade deal says about Robinhood

[Editor’s note: Want to get this weekly review of news that startups can use by email? Just subscribe here.] How well do Robinhood’s financials stack up against incumbent online brokerages? Whil

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Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Locke & Key’ offers spooky delights

At times, it can be hard to tell exactly who “Locke Key” was made for.Adapted from a comic book series written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez, the show tells the story of

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China Focus: China's post-90s fight coronavirus and stereotypes

China's post-90s, a generation, considered spoiled and selfish by many people, are shattering the stereotype with concrete actions to battle the novel coronavirus in h

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Man-made humanitarian nightmare for Syrian people must stop immediately: UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York that the "man-made humanitarian nightmare" for the Syrian