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China to help East African countries fight locust outbreak

China said Tuesday that it will dispatch a working group and provide needed support to help East African countries cope with the locust outbreak that threatens local a

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Number of COVID-19 cases rises to 47 in India

India's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that the total number of the COVID-19 cases in the country had risen to 47. "The total number of Confirmed COVID-19 cases acros

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Egypt suspends all large gatherings to deter spread of coronavirus

People wearing a protective mask in Cairo, Egypt, on March 8, 2020. (Photo by Islam Safwat/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly decided on Monday to suspend all c

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EgyptAir suspends flights to Saudi Arabia

EgyptAir, the flag carrier of Egypt, suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia over fears of the spread of the novel coronavirus, a statement by the national airline said o

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Coronavirus cases rise to 203 in Sweden

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sweden rose to 203 and over half them are in the capital Stockholm, the Public Health Agency said on Sunday. A majority of those diagnosed in Sweden have eit

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Beijing postpones international film festival

The 10th Beijing International Film Festival will be postponed until further notice, the festival's organizing committee announced on Sunday. The annual festival, sche

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Italy imposes drastic new measures amid worsening COVID-19 outbreak

Italy is closing theaters, cinemas and museums across the country as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread, according to a decree signed Sunday by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The drastic new

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Bond delay is sign of COVID-19 pressure on film industries

02:45 The entertainment industry is just one of the many sectors under threat from the COVID-19 outbreak. China, which is the world's second-largest film market, has witnessed the clos

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Spain confirms 441 cases, 8 deaths due to coronavirus

The Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services confirmed on Saturday morning that the number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 441, with eight deaths in the country. The region sur

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First COVID-19 case confirmed in Malta

The first case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Malta, Health Minister Chris Fearne said Saturday. The patient is a 12-year-old Italian girl who lives in Malta. She had visited northern Italy in lat

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COVID-19 cases rise to 30 in India

India's federal health ministry Thursday said the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the country has risen to 30. The latest case is a man from Gaziabad with t

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Iraq confirms 3 new cases of COVID-19

Iraqi Health Ministry on Thursday announced three new cases of COVID-19, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 38, including three deaths. Two of the cases were de

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Iran extends closure of schools as coronavirus spreads

The Iranian government on Thursday extended the closure of all schools and universities until March 19 which is the end of the current Iranian year, as the novel coron

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Will ‘New Retail’ help D2C brands succeed offline?

In my day job as founder of PipeCandy, where we discover and track online retailers and D2C brands, I speak to founders and the support ecosystems they depend on for growth. The large fashion retailer

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China-S. Korea women's Olympic football qualifier to be postponed until June

The Chinese women's football team is to fly back to China from Sydney, Australia on Thursday evening after its Olympic qualification playoffs against South Korea were

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Latest James Bond film postponed in response to novel coronavirus spread

The release of the latest James Bond film No Time to Die has been postponed more than seven months, becoming the first major Hollywood film to change its release schedule in response to the spread of

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China taking strict measures against coronavirus at training camp

China's men's national football team has adopted strict measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus at its training camp in Dubai, an insider said on Thursday. All p