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S. Africa hopes to ease access to COVID-19 loans amid low payouts

FILE PHOTO: South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. /Reuters South African banks and the government are looking for ways to boost take up of an up to 200 billion rand ($11.58 billion) loa

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Symposium marks 30th anniversary of HKSAR Basic Law's promulgation

A symposium on upholding and improving the "one country, two systems" was held Monday in south China's Shenzhen to mark the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the

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Original Content podcast: The new season of ‘Queer Eye’ is exactly what we needed

With everything that’s going on in the world right now, it’s nice to know that we can rely on Netflix’s “Queer Eye” to continue tugging at our heartstrings.The latest se

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SW China township grows cherries to boost local economy

Cherries grow in Jiashan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Li Yang/CGTN Early in the morning, Long Tingheng and his family take baskets o

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China encourages old industrial cities to leverage heritage

China's top economic planner is encouraging the country's old industrial cities to leverage their industrial heritage through ways such as developing tourism and turni

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Turkey says U.S. needs to play more active role in Libya

The United States needs to play a more active role in Libya, both in achieving a ceasefire and in political talks, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thu

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Walmart’s Sam’s Club launches curbside pickup nationwide

Walmart’s online grocery business has been a significant contributor to its growing e-commerce sales, particularly now amid the coronavirus pandemic. Now the retailer is expanding access to cur

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EU wants tech giants to report monthly on virus fake news

A senior European Union official warned online platforms like Google and Facebook on Wednesday to step up the fight against fake news, coming notably from countries lik

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Razer’s Android gaming controller is available now for $80

The Razer Kishi mostly got buried in a deluge of Razer announcements during CES (it was just too difficult to compete with 5G routers and a massive racing simulator). It’s not the first smartphone gam

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A message from the Equity crew

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This week, however, the Equity crew (Danny, Natasha, Chris, and Alex) a

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Australian officials move to block BLM protest in Sydney

A woman holds up a sign as people protest in solidarity with those in the United States protesting police brutality and the death of George Floyd, in Sydney, Australia, June 2, 2020. /Reuters

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Tokyo mulls over 'simplified' Games, no fanfare countdown events

Organizers of the postponed Tokyo Summer Olympics have decided not to hold a large scale event marking the one-year countdown to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, public broadcaster N

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Accelerating digital transformation essential for enterprises: TOJOY CEO

Companies seeking to grow in the post-epidemic economy should accelerate the process of digital transformation and expand their businesses online, said Ge Jun, the global CEO of TOJOY Holding Group

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China extends repayment of $183 bln in loans to bolster SMEs

China has extended repayment of loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) hurt by the coronavirus outbreak as part of efforts to help them weather a difficult period.The repayment of prin

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Chinese premier stresses providing relief to businesses, stimulating market vitality

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed the importance of providing relief to businesses and stimulating market vitality during his inspection tour to east China's Sha

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UN chief wants peaceful demonstrations in U.S.

Video: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants to see peaceful protests in the United States over the death of George Floyd, and calls for restraint from the author

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WHO warns of disturbing rates of antimicrobial resistance during COVID-19 pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday warned that the world is "losing its ability" to use critically important antimicrobial medicines. Speaking