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S&P warns 1 in 10 U.S. firms may default on debt

A police officer walks across an empty 7th Avenue in a sparsely populated Times Square due to COVID-19 concerns, New York, U.S., March 20, 2020. /AP A wave of company defaults is likely to swe

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France's Macron says only at start of coronavirus crisis

France is only at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis and is in a race to curb its progress, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.“We are at the start of this c

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France beefs up measures to contain coronavirus pandemic

After banning gatherings of over 100 people and closing all nurseries and schools, France on Saturday announced a countrywide shutdown of all non-essential public places in a fresh move to halt the

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France declares highest epidemic alert at national level

Photo taken on March 13, 2020 shows an empty departure hall at Terminal 2E of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy, near Paris, France.(Photo by Jack Chan/Xinhua) The French government declare

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New method developed to evaluate glacier collapse

Chinese researchers have developed a new approach to evaluate glacier collapse, providing reference for emergency rescue and disaster relief, according to the Chinese A

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Hong Kong stocks plummet over 900 points

Hong Kong stocks lost 962.55 points, or 3.81 percent, to close Thursday's morning session at 24,269.06 points. Due to the shock wave of falling oil prices, Hang Seng i

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Graphite brings unicorn product background to growth marketing

Graphite is part of a new wave of growth marketing consultancies launched by former product leaders at successful startups. With a specialization in SEO, and a client list that has included Masterclas

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Sudan's PM says assassination attempt not to stop procession of change

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said the assassination attempt against him on Monday will not stop the nation's procession of change. "I would like to reassure the Sudanese people that I'm wel

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Kenya's security minister meets Somali President over border tensions

Kenyan Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i (fourth from left) and Somali President Mohamed Farmaajo (fourth from right) pose for a photo with a delegation of Kenyan and Somali officials. /P

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Malaysia records 10 new COVID-19 cases, 93 in total

The Malaysian health ministry said Saturday that 10 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the country, bringing the total number of the cases to 93. All the new cases

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Malaysia confirms 28 more new COVID-19 cases, 83 in total

Malaysian health authorities on Friday announced 28 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 83. The Health Ministry said all 28 new case

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No double standards should be applied in countering terrorism: Chinese diplomat

A senior Chinese diplomat said here Thursday that there is no "good" terrorism or "bad" terrorism, there is only terrorism in the world, and no double standards should be applied in countering terro

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Malaysia reports 14 new cases of COVID-19, 50 in total

Malaysia on Wednesday announced 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 50, said the Health Ministry. The 14 new cases were part of a second wa

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Twitter urges all staff globally to work from home over virus fears

Twitter staff across the world were asked to work from home starting Monday in an effort to stop the spread of the new coronavirus epidemic. /VCG Photo Twitter staff across the world were aske

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NATO urges Syria, Russia to halt airstrikes as migrants move

NATO on Friday called on Syria and Russia to halt their airstrikes following the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in northeastern Syria, as scores of migrants gathered at

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UN human rights chief asks world to fight virus-related discrimination

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged the global community on Thursday to show solidarity with people of ethnic Asian origin, who are being subjected to discrimination amid

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D-Wave launches Leap 2, the next version of its quantum cloud service

D-Wave today announced the launch of Leap 2, the latest version of its quantum cloud service that gives developers real-time access to its hardware quantum systems.As the company notes, Leap 2 was bui