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US-China trade truce at risk as virus hits global economy
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US-China trade truce at risk as virus hits global economy

A hard-won trade war truce between the US and China is at risk as the coronavirus pandemic rocks the global…
S. Korean nurses’ bandages become badges of honour
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S. Korean nurses’ bandages become badges of honour

Across their foreheads, cheeks and noses, the nurses on the front line of South Korea’s struggle against the coronavirus outbreak…
Children less sick from COVID-19, but still spread the virus
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Children less sick from COVID-19, but still spread the virus

For reasons unknown, children rarely have severe symptoms when infected by COVID-19 and may even be a bit less likely…
With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary
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With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan marked the somber nine-year anniversary of devastating natural disasters and a nuclear accident on Wednesday as…
Taiwan inmates join coronavirus fight with mask factory
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Taiwan inmates join coronavirus fight with mask factory

Behind the barbed wire-topped fences of Taipei Prison, a small group of inmates are hunched over clacking sewing machines, working…
Coronavirus: could the Tokyo Olympics be cancelled?
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Coronavirus: could the Tokyo Olympics be cancelled?

The 2020 Olympics are due to open in Tokyo on July 24 but with coronavirus sweeping the world, there is…
Egyptians in South Korea call for exams to be postponed
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Egyptians in South Korea call for exams to be postponed

The Egyptian community in South Korea sent an urgent appeal to the Korean government to postpone exams due to the…
N. Korea’s Kim oversees new ‘long-range artillery’ drill: KCNA
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N. Korea’s Kim oversees new ‘long-range artillery’ drill: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen another “long-range artillery” drill, state media reported on Tuesday, a day after…
Coronavirus to cause first annual decline in oil use in decade: IEA
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Coronavirus to cause first annual decline in oil use in decade: IEA

The world is set for its first annual decline in oil consumption in more than a decade due to the…
China signals progress in virus battle as Disney partially reopens
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China signals progress in virus battle as Disney partially reopens

China closed several makeshift hospitals for coronavirus patients, some schools reopened and Disney resort staff went back to work Monday…
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