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Recommissioning of disused rail lines could reconnect 3 mln people in Germany

The recommissioning of Germany's disused rail lines would reconnect 291 towns and municipalities with a total population of three million people, the Association of German Transport Companies (VD

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New York Congresswoman stops traffic to help ducks cross the street

00:36 New York Congresswoman Kathleen Rice stopped the traffic in New York City on Friday to help a mother duck and her ducklings cross a busy street in Fifth Avenue.Check out The Chin

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1 killed, 1 missing as heavy rainstorm lashes China's Chongqing

A heavy rainstorm has left one person dead and another missing as of 10 a.m. Thursday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, local authorities said. Torrential rains disrupted the lives of more

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First flight from reopened Wuhan lands in Beijing

Central China's Wuhan, a city once hit hard by COVID-19 epidemic, Tuesday saw the take-off of its first passenger flight bound for Beijing after outbound traffic restr

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NYC Mayor de Blasio's daughter arrested during Saturday protests

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter, Chiara de Blasio, was arrested Saturday night during the citywide protests over the death of George Floyd, New York Post first reported.Chiara de Blasio

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Hong Kong to bring home residents stranded in Nepal due to COVID-19 pandemic

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced Sunday that two special flights will be arranged to bring Hong Kong residents stranded in

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Air France must slash domestic traffic in exchange for guarantees

VCG Image Air France will have to "drastically" reduce its domestic air traffic in exchange for state loan guarantees, French Environment Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Sunday.Domestic route

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Shanghai airport opens nucleic acid testing facilities

Shanghai Pudong International Airport has opened two "cabin rooms" to screen air passengers for the novel coronavirus, the Shanghai Customs said Thursday. With a total

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Public security authorities finish handling of 557 suggestions, proposals

Chinese public security authorities have finished the handling of all 557 suggestions and proposals collected during the previous annual sessions of the national legis

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Facebook to acquire Giphy in a deal reportedly worth $400 million

Facebook will acquire Giphy, the web-based animated gif search engine and platform provider, Facebook confirmed today, in a deal worth around $400 million, according to a report by Axios. Facebook sai

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French minister says border controls with Germany to stay in place until June 15

French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on Wednesday that controls will stay in place on French borders with Germany until June 15. "France and Germany made progress in a coordinated wa

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China reduced the COVID-19 infections by 67 fold: Nature

VCG Photo If China did nothing to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak, there could have been more than seven million COVID-19 patients in the country by late February, according to a report

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Death toll rises to 9 as truck crashes into house in east China

Nine people were killed and eight others injured after a semi-trailer truck crashed into roadside buildings in east China's Fujian Province Monday, local police said.

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A Photo Trilogy: Fight against COVID-19 in China (Part 2)

The city of Wuhan, once the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, is to reopen outbound traffic on April 8 as the epidemic situation in China is moving

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A Photo Trilogy: Fight against COVID-19 in China (Part 1)

The city of Wuhan, once the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, is to reopen outbound traffic on April 8 as the epidemic situation in China is moving

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Portuguese president announces 15-day extension of State of Emergency

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announced on Thursday 15-day extension of State of Emergency in order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. "After hearing the experts, with the favorable

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HKSAR gov't to arrange chartered flight to help residents stranded in Peru return home

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Tuesday that a chartered flight will be arranged to help Hong Kong residents stranded i