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WHO regional director urges for caution in lifting coronavirus lockdowns

The World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for the Western Pacific on Tuesday urged countries to be more cautious in lifting COVID-19 lockdowns, warning of

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Beijing starts renovation of 'wild Great Wall' to preserve its unique landscape

Chinese capital city Beijing has started to renovate the eastern part of the Jiankou Great Wall, according to the Huairou District government.Located in the northern Hu

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Online independent animation screening sparks 'a stash of whimsy' amid coronavirus

An online independent animated shorts screening showing recent work from Chinese creators sparked excitement online.Titled "A stash of whimsy," the one-month long scree

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Across China: Foreign designers map buildings, future careers in China

Sitting in front of his computer, Rustam Irgashev puts final touches on his designing plan for an office building to be constructed in Beijing. "I added the element of

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New COVID-19 test 'takes just 20 minutes and is weeks away'

Testing has been promoted as a vital part of limiting the spread of coronavirus but the UK has struggled to test widely so far.

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How to make sense of the coronavirus chaos

We are beset on all sides, daily if not hourly, by COVID-19 data, hypotheses, speculation, and crackpot conspiracy theories. Even if armed with a mathematical mind, and some kind of grounding in criti

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Decrypted: Post-coronavirus, Auth0’s close call, North Korea warning, Awake’s Series C

Welcome to a look back at the past week in security and what it means for you. Each week we’ll look at the big news of the week and why it matters.What will the world look like after the coronav

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The Latest: Italy registers 175,925 coronavirus cases, death toll at 23,227

A shop selling children's products reopens in Rome, Italy, April 15, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)Of those infected, some 2,733 patients are in intensive care, down by 79 compared to the pre

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Coordinated, continuous int'l action essential for global recovery from pandemic: IMF official

A laborer works at a warehouse of the Food Corporation Of India during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the outskirts of Agartala, the capital city of India's northeastern state

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Keeping France's arts and culture going amid COVID-19 lockdown

02:31 France is the most-visited country in the world, with a history of refined culture drawing in millions of tourists every year.That image has changed dramatically, with arts and e

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At least 21 Indian navy personnel test positive for COVID-19

At least 21 navy personnel at "INS Angre," a shore establishment at Mumbai city in southwestern state of Maharashtra, have tested positive for the coronavirus, reported India Today on Saturday."INS A

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Artist creates dough sculptures of people on frontline of COVID-19 fight

Wang Furong arranges his dough sculpture works at home in Qingshan District of Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 15, 2020. Wang Furong, an inheritor of intangible cultu

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Food banks overwhelmed, struggle to replace elderly workers

Cans of food in stock at one of the food banks in the U.S. /VCG These are busy times at Denver Inner City Parish, a nonprofit organization in the U.S. state of Colorado that provides food and

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Stable employment indispensable in China's poverty alleviation

China has made every effort to secure jobs for the impoverished population, even under the hit of the COVID-19 pandemic, as poverty alleviation through employment hasplayed a vital role in the cou

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COVID-19 cases in Palestine reach 376

The Palestinian Authority announced late Thursday the total cases infected with COVID-19 in the Palestinian territories reached 376. Ibrahim Melhem, spokesman of the g

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Media software maker Plex launches new subscriber-only apps for music and server management

Media software maker Plex has released two new projects today from its internal RD group, Plex Labs. One is an updated take on the classic Winamp player it calls Plexamp, and another is a dedicated ap

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Security lapse exposed Clearview AI source code

Since it exploded onto the scene in January after a newspaper exposé, Clearview AI quickly became one of the most elusive, secretive, and reviled companies in the tech startup scene.The controversial