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British Chamber calls for China-UK free trade deal

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SCO taps into Alibaba for a digital future amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Australia tracks COVID-19 virus through sewage surveillance

Water headed for wastewater treatment plants can be tested for the presence of the novel coronavirus gene to develop an early warning surveillance system to track COVID-19 prevalence in the commu

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Swine flu a bigger worry than coronavirus in India, say health experts

A file photo of India's Supreme Court in New Delhi. /Reuters Health experts in India say swine flu, or H1N1 virus, remains a bigger worry for the country despite the recent global concerns ove

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Coronavirus: China seeks to patent drugs as clinical trial begins

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Battleground Iraq: Baghdad at the center of a U.S.-Iran proxy war

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Egypt seeks enhancing archaeological cooperation with China

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