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Yearning for a vacation? The destination: Nowhere

"I'll definitely give it a try since I'm in desperate need of some refreshment from coronavirus restrictions and working overtime every day," Ben Peng, a Beijing-based software developer, said of

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COVID-19 is changing the way people say goodbye to loved ones

The global public health crisis reached a grim milestone this week with the death toll topping one million. This woeful number is fast approaching that of the world's biggest infectious-disease ki

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EuroCham President: Globalization is not a zero-sum game

04:14 At the China-EU leaders' videoconference on Monday, trade was inarguably among the issues that topped the agenda between two of the world's three largest economies. Chinese Presi

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In The Spotlight: The departure of Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe announced his resignation four days after he became the longest-serving prime minister in a single stint in Japanese history. His departure followed weeks-long speculations about his he

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What's it like to be a doctor in a war zone during the pandemic?

04:55 More than 18 years of conflict has torn up Afghanistan, creating widespread poverty as well as fueling staggering inequality and a sense of powerlessness. The UN estimates some 1

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'Trauma, neglect, abuse' – Trump's niece pens damning family memoir

The White House's effort to stymie the publication of former national security advisor John Bolton's tell-all book about Donald Trump failed, after a federal judge ruled on Saturday against the or

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Meet Brett O'Donnell – Man behind GOP coronavirus memo

A 57-page memo from Washington has made waves over the past few days. The document, using unsubstantiated information and spurious logic, is supposed to be a playbook of redemption for the Republi

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Poorer nations get short end of stick amid coronavirus pandemic

Residents in Ecuador's largest city of Guayaquil have to leave the bodies of their loved ones in the deserted streets, as funeral parlors and cemeteries are overwhelmed by the surge in deaths due

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Editorial: The coronavirus should bring us together, not fan hate

When vice chairman of Kissinger Associates Joshua Cooper Ramo wrote in his op-ed that the coronavirus is a test not just for China but the whole new, connected world, he became the latest outsider

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In The Spotlight: Jim McGovern's and its crusade for Tibet

China's Tibet has become the latest target in Washington's international campaign for "human rights." The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Tibet Policy and Support Act – an update to the 2