Black people in the UK four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people: Statistics
LONDON, May 7, 2020, CNN. Black people in the UK are four times more likely…
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[Special coverage] Furs, horses, aircrafts: How Mongolia did its part in WWII Victory
As soon as Hitler Germany and its allies committed aggression against the Soviet Union on…
UK could start lifting coronavirus lockdown measures from May 11: PM
LONDON, May 6, 2020, BBC. The U.K. could start easing its coronavirus lockdown restrictions as…
Coronavirus outbreak in France did not come directly from China: Institut Pasteur’s scientists
PARIS, May 6, 2020, SCMP. The coronavirus outbreak in France was not caused by cases…
Coronavirus may have arrived in Europe almost a month earlier than previously thought
PARIS, May 5, 2020, BBC. A patient treated in a hospital near Paris on 27…
New China-Europe freight train service opens
HANGZHOU, May 5, 2020, Xinhua. A China-Europe freight train on Monday left the eastern Chinese…
Countries move to shield companies from foreign acquisition, especially by China
HONG KONG, May 5, 2020, SCMP. Countries around the world are erecting barriers to fend…
World leaders pledge more than $8B for coronavirus vaccine fight
LONDON, May 5, 2020, BBC. More than $8bn (£6.5bn) has been pledged to help develop…
Spain makes masks compulsory on public transport from May 4
MADRID, May 3, 2020, BBC. Masks will be compulsory on public transport in Spain from…
EU ratchets up pressure on China with call to cooperate with inquiry
BRUSSELS, May 2, 2020, SCMP. The European Union has urged China to cooperate with an…
[Analytics] The geopolitical contours of a post-COVID-19 world
While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy is more dramatic than…
Coronavirus vaccine effectiveness may be clear by July: Britain’s researchers
LONDON, Apr 30, 2020, CNBC. The U.K. will know by July whether its Covid-19 vaccine…