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Infographic traces COVID-19 routes in Africa

8,536 confirmed cases, 360 deaths, and 710 recoveries were reported in 50 African Union member states, according to the African CDC's official Twitter account on April 5. Only Comoros, Sao Tome an

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China builds new bird protection mechanism

China has built a new bird protection mechanism over recent years with remarkable results, the country's forestry authority said Thursday. China is home to 1,445 specie

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Seed of hope: COVID-19 vaccine trials begin

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, threatening countries and regions around the world, progress in developing a vaccine is definitely good news. Currently, China has comm

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Iran disinfects public places amid COVID-19 outbreak

Iran disinfects public places in capital Tehran, with a total of 47,593 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in the country. A volunteer disinfects a street in Tehran, Iran, on March 31, 2020. (Xinhua/A

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U.S. Open tennis site to house temporary hospital

A general view inside the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the 2019 U.S. Open in New York City, U.S., September 5, 2019. /VCG The site of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in

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Pakistani PM announces formation of volunteers' force to fight against COVID-19

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday evening announced the formation of a volunteers' force to help official institutions in fight the COVID-19 spread. The pr

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Livestream training for Beijing 2022 volunteers

Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers for the 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are receiving training via livestream classes. On Saturday, Feng Jing, one of China's best-know

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Major automakers Toyota, Honda, FCA extend factory closures

Toyota, Honda and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will not reopen North American factories at the end of the month as planned, as the COVID-19 disease spreads and dampens demand for new cars, trucks and SU

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Tokyo 2020 sets up task force to relaunch Olympics

The Tokyo 2020 New Launch Task Force was established here on Thursday to deal with issues arising from the postponement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The task f

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock issues call for 250,000 NHS volunteers

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock./AFP Health Secretary of United Kingdom Matt Hancock says they are looking for 250,000 "NHS volunteers" to help national health service employees with "shoppin

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Roundup: Italy bans all domestic travel as virus claims more lives

Italy's interior and health ministries issued Sunday a joint ordinance banning all domestic travel as the coronavirus epidemic continued to advance in the country. "Beginning today, throughout the

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China to withdraw medical workers supporting Hubei in orderly manner

A leading group of China's novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response on Monday demanded the orderly organization for withdrawing medical staff supporting virus-hit

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Tokyo Olympics hold test event without fans or top athletes

Climbers compete during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic climbing test event in Tokyo, Japan, March 6, 2020. /VCG Despite the spreading virus, Tokyo Olympics organizers decided to hold a test event.The

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Tokyo Olympics hold test event without fans or top athletes

Climbers compete during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic climbing test event in Tokyo, Japan, March 6, 2020. /VCG Despite the spreading virus, Tokyo Olympics organizers decided to hold a test event.The

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One person's contribution makes a difference:post-90 volunteer

HARBIN, March 5 (Xinhua) -- One person's contribution makes a difference: Li Wenqi, a woman born in 1990s, volunteers to maintain order at a local community in Harbin

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Tokyo 2020 postpones volunteer training amid virus outbreak

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have postponed training for volunteers "as part of efforts to prevent the spread of infection of the novel coronavirus". In a statement released at midni

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Foreign student volunteers help campus epidemic prevention

BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A number of foreign students have volunteered with novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control teams at Universities in Chongqing M