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Chinese experts and scholars slam U.S. tactics relating to TikTok

Published 29 September 2020

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Chinese experts and scholars slam U.S. tactics relating to TikTok

Xinhua
29 Sep 2020, 18:11 GMT+10

The logo of TikTok is seen on a smartphone screen in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, Aug. 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

BEIJING, China, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — A U.S. district court has decided to temporarily block the U.S. government’s action that would prevent new downloads of the video-sharing app TikTok and software updates for existing users.

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Global Coronavirus Deaths Surpass One Million

Published 28 September 2020

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By Ted MannUpdated Sept. 28, 2020 8:56 pm ET

The U.S. accounts for nearly a fifth of the more than 33.1 million Covid-19 cases reported globally

A health worker took swab samples for coronavirus testing in New Delhi, India, on Monday.
PHOTO: EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK

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HCC Webinar ‘Re-opening Schools: Shared perspectives on navigating mental health during COVID-19’

Published 24 September 2020

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Re-opening Schools: Shared perspectives on navigating mental health during COVID-19 is the fifth installment of the HCC’s COVID-19 and NCDs in the Caribbean webinar series, if you have registered already we look forward to seeing you at the webinar on Friday September 25th, 2020 from 10:00am – 11:30am EST, if not there is still time to register for the event here.

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International Day of Sign Languages 23 September

Published 23 September 2020

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Maleni Chaitoo, representative of the International Disability Alliance, addresses the meeting using sign language during the special event in observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (2015).PHOTO:UN Photo/Amanda Voisard

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Mauritius oil spill highlights importance of adopting latest international legal instruments in the field

Published 22 September 2020

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Written by Regina Asariotis and Anila Premti

Article No. 58 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°87 – Third Quarter 2020

Oil spill threatens ecological disaster

The ongoing oil pollution incident from the grounded 203,000 DWT bulk carrier “MV Wakashio” is threatening an ecological catastrophe around the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, endangering corals, fish and other marine life already under threat from climate change (IPCC 2018).