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Russia to close border amid virus crisis

Russia is going to suspend border crossings via automobile, railway, pedestrian and other border checkpoints from Monday in a bid to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Russian gove

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Mexico-U.S. border tightens as outbreak worsens

02:45 New restrictions are in place along the U.S. borders with both Canada and Mexico. No longer allowed: Casual crossings for tourist or recreational purposes. CGTN's Alasdair Bavers

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China to improve scale of IPv6 network connections

China will improve the access capability of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)-based network this year, which is considered the next generation of the internet, that allows much higher theoretical

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Netflix will reduce streaming quality in Europe for 30 days

Earlier today, we learned that EU Commissioner Thierry Breton had called for Netflix to reduce streaming quality in Europe — a move to limit its overall bandwidth usage as more users turn to streaming

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New York City silenced by COVID-19

02:24 As COVID-19 spreads around the world, popular high-traffic locations throughout Manhattan arenow desolate due to the fears surrounding the outbreak, with government restrictions

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Explainer: Smart cities using tech to be greener and more efficient

Smart cities "that can think for themselves" are being devised as the way to deal with a massively increasing population and counter environmental fears by becoming 30% more efficient over the nex

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Vlog: Traffic curbs loosening in town near Wuhan, China

China is easing travel restrictions in some counties of Hubei as the #coronavirus situation improves. Xinhua reports from Qichun, a town 150 km from Wuhan which is amo

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Death toll hits 31 in Ghana road crash

The death toll in Monday's road crash near the town of Kintampo has increased to 31, the police have said. On Monday, two buses that traveled in opposite directions collided and caught fire immediate

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Global COVID-19 cases near 110,000: WHO

A total of 109,578 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide as of 10:00 CET Monday, an increase of 3,994 infections from the previous day, according to

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Drone sightings at Frankfurt Airport cause air traffic disruptions

Several drone sightings at Frankfurt Airport, Germany's busiest hub, on Monday caused temporary grounding of flights to and from the airport, German federal police have said. Between 11:23 a.m. and

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Czech Republic warns against travel to N. Italy

The Czech Foreign Ministry on Monday issued a travel alert, advising Czechs to avoid traveling to regions in northern Italy where outbreaks of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have occurred. Coronavi

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China's Hubei announces further measures to contain coronavirus outbreak

China's Hubei Province, the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, announced Sunday a slew of wide-ranging and more stringent measures to prevent and control the ep

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Shooting near Chinatown in Washington, DC

Washington, DC police responded to a shooting near the National Portrait Gallery on Thursday afternoon. A gunman shot a man in his late 20s in the head at 8th and H Streets NW. Police chased the s

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Prevention, control measures must be in accordance with law: NPC official

The prevention and control measures of the epidemic shall be carried out in accordance with the law and in an orderly manner, an official from China's top legislature

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China's immigration authority launches info service for epidemic period

China has launched a quick-access service for the public to check temporary entry restrictions of their destinations related to the coronavirus outbreak, according to

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More Beijing metro stations install thermal imaging systems

More metro stations in Beijing have installed thermal imaging systems for taking passengers' body temperature in an effort to improve passenger flow, its operators sai

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Nike says coronavirus to have 'material impact' on China operations

Nike said Tuesday it has closed about half of its stores in China and reduced hours at others due to the worsening outbreak of a new coronavirus, while warning it expects further impacts on its opera