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Rivian, an Amazon-backed startup producing electric trucks and delivery vehicles, has raised an additional $2.6 billion as it prepares to launch its first vehicles later this year

Electric Vehicle Maker Rivian Valued At $27.6 Bn In Funding Round

Electric vehicle maker Rivian valued at $27.6 bn in funding round

Pompeo Says China Carrying Out 'Genocide' Against Uighurs

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, seen in March 2020, has redesignated Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism

Pompeo says China carrying out 'genocide' against Uighurs

Yellen Says Biden To Use All Tools Against China Trade Abuses

Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Bidenâs nominee for Treasury Secretary, said the Biden administration will continue to address trade abuses by China

Yellen says Biden to use all tools against China trade abuses

Beijing claims the majority of the resource-rich South China Sea

South China Sea Tensions: Beijing Expands Naval Base, Plans Tunnel To Hainan

Beijing has now reportedly expanded the Yulin Naval Base and plans to build a tunnel between China and Hainan.

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Beijing has faced international criticism over its lack of transparency during the initial outbreak

China Defends Covid-19 Response After Criticism By Experts

China defends Covid-19 response after criticism by experts

A spate of small, localised outbreaks has prompted Chinese officials to prepare to move full villages into quarantine facilities

Chinese City Rushes To Build Massive Covid-19 Quarantine Centre

Chinese city rushes to build massive Covid-19 quarantine centre

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Infographic: China Returns To Pre-Pandemic Growth In Q4 2020

In the first three months of 2020, the coronavirus outbreak had resulted in the first-quarter GDP decline in decades for the world's second-largest economy.

A spokeswoman for US President-elect Joe Biden (pictured January 14, 2021) said their medical team plans to "strengthen public health measures around international travel" to stop the spread of Covid-19

Biden Team Says US Will Not Lift Travel Bans, Despite Trump Statement

Biden team says US will not lift travel bans, despite Trump statement

Main proposals by US president-elect Joe Biden to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Vaccine Drive Expands As Covid Probe Criticises Global Response

Vaccine drive expands as Covid probe criticises global response

Health workers at Wuhan's international airport as a World Health Organization team arrives to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic

Wuhan Lab Researchers Became Sick Before First Reported COVID-19 Cases, Says US

The Department of State said the US government has "reason to believe" that several researchers inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick before the first identified case of the outbreak.

Brazilian soldiers load CoronaVac vaccine doses into a military plane at Guarulhos airport in Sao Paulo for distribution across the country on January 18, 2021

Brazil Brings Forward Vaccine Campaign As Pressure Builds

Brazil brings forward vaccine campaign as pressure builds

Recent data shows that the countries that suffered most in the first debt crisis are still the most vulnerable today

Hit By Pandemic, Eurozone Sees Ghost Of The Debt Crisis

Hit by pandemic, eurozone sees ghost of the debt crisis

Traders are keeping tabs on Washington as Joe Biden prepares to take over the US presidency Wednesday after proposing a $1.9 trillion economic rescue package

European Stocks Steady Amid Biden Stimulus Doubts

European stocks steady amid Biden stimulus doubts

After days without any signs of life, rescuers heard knocking sounds on Sunday afternoon as they drilled through the mine's shaft

Handwritten Note Seeds Hope For Trapped China Gold Miners

Handwritten note seeds hope for trapped China gold miners

A commercial airplane flies past Burj Khalifa as it starts landing at Dubai international airport in the United Arab Emirates

Emirates Airline Vaccinates Staff Against Covid-19

Emirates airline vaccinates staff against Covid-19

China's economic rebound continued in the last three months of 2020

China GDP Grows At Slowest Pace In More Than Four Decades In 2020

China GDP grows at slowest pace in more than four decades in 2020

Mike Pompeo has spent his final days in office unveiling a host of measures targeting Beijing

Beijing Likens Pompeo To A 'Mantis' After Latest US Sanctions

Beijing likens Pompeo to a 'mantis' after latest US sanctions

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NBA's Next 5-Foot-3 Player Could Be From Philippines, Says Muggsy Bogues

Muggsy Bogues has high hopes that the next shortest NBA player could be scouted from the Philippines.

US President-elect Joe Biden (C) with his wife Jill Biden and members of their family salute the crowd on stage after delivering remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 7, 2020

Meet The Bidens: America's New 'First Family'

Meet the Bidens: America's new 'first family'

China's economic rebound continued in the last three months of 2020

China GDP Grows 2.3% In 2020, Slowest In More Than Four Decades

China GDP grows 2.3% in 2020, slowest in more than four decades

Solar panels in the Japanese city of Yufu, Oita prefecture. Japan sourced about 17 percent of its energy from renewables in 2017

Major Firms Urge Japan To Bolster 2030 Renewables Goal

Major firms urge Japan to bolster 2030 renewables goal

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COVID-19 In Food: Ice Cream Products Test Positive For Virus

The virus is believed to have survived because of the cold temperature of ice cream.

The Philippine foreign affairs secretary was told by his Chinese counterpart that China would donate half a million vaccines, Manila said

Philippines Says China To Donate Half A Million Covid-19 Vaccines

Philippines says China to donate half a million Covid-19 vaccines

At least 90 people have been arrested under the security law

Hong Kong Government Slams US For 'Insane' Sanctions

Hong Kong government slams US for 'insane' sanctions

Massive democracy protests swept across Hong Kong in 2019, such as the rally pictured here in July

Five Hong Kong Democracy Protesters Seek Asylum In The US

Five Hong Kong democracy protesters seek asylum in the US

Premier Hun Sen has said 'friend' China will donate a million coronavirus vaccine doses to Cambodia

'Friend' China To Donate One Million Vaccine Doses To Cambodia: PM

'Friend' China to donate one million vaccine doses to Cambodia: PM

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