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U.S. move to officially withdraw from WHO draws condemnation from public health experts

The United States on Tuesday officially submitted its notification of withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) to the United Nations secretary-general, whic

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U.S. withdrawal from WHO "dangerous to human life": U.S. expert

U.S. formal notification of withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) is "dangerous to human life" as the world faces not only the COVID-19 threat but also the threat of future pandemics, a

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WHO experts to visit China to identify zoonotic source of COVID-19

The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, March 22, 2016. /VCGExperts from the World Health Organization (WHO) are going to China

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UN releases measures to prevent next pandemic

The world's reluctance to prevent viral outbreaks would continue to claim lives and disrupt the economy, warned a report, recommending a set of actions required for controlling epidemics in the fu

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France says no link between origin of COVID-19, Wuhan lab

A staff member handles nucleic acid testing samples at a novel coronavirus detection lab in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, February 22, 2020. /Xinhua France has recently announced that

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Why have meat factories become hotbeds for coronavirus outbreaks?

Editor's note: This is the 81st article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is the previous one. 00:35 Within months of the first meat factory outbreak in the U.S., European me

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Official: Wuhan seafood market may be the victim of the coronavirus

No coronavirus has been detected in animal samples collected from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, said Gao Fu, director of China's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who visited Wuhan

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COVID-19 pandemic reaffirms need to protect global biodiversity, UN official says

The COVID-19 pandemic reaffirms the urgency to protect global biodiversity, said Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity Elizabeth Maruma Mrema on Thursday. In an exclusi

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COVID-19 a 'turning point' for global biodiversity

02:22 The world is observing International Day of Biological Diversity at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has led to lockdowns in many countries. With humans indoors, wild animals

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73rd WHA ends with strong global commitment to COVID-19 response

The 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA), the first of its kind that held virtually since the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded in 1948, ended on Tuesday with a strong global commitment to fig

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China's BRI needed to revitalize world economy

Editor's Note: The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has changed the lives of many people around the world and may even change the global landscape. While Western nations are still struggling with COVID-1

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China says coronavirus Wuhan lab footage from UK media is edited

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Thursday the video footage released by Daily Telegraph on May 4 about the Wuhan Virology Institute (WVI) was edited, adding similar tricks ha

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: Russia to ease restricts as economy worsens

Editor's note:This is the 55th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is thepreviousone. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on social and economic issues via a video l

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WHO in talks with China for another COVID-19 mission

The World Health Organization (WHO) is in talks with China to send a delegation to the country for further investigations on the new coronavirus, said Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead for the W

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UK expert: Novel coronavirus is of natural origin

01:03 A UK biomedical science expert stated that the novel coronavirus is of natural origin, and did not come from a Wuhan laboratory."My view is very clear, it's a zoonotic transfer f

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Spotlight: U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 70,000, poll gives negative marks for gov't virus handling

The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States topped 70,000 on Tuesday, representing over a quarter of all the virus deaths reported worldwide, as Americans give n

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Ample evidence to show Pompeo is lying

Editor's note:CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on t