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World can still learn from China's successes in curbing COVID-19 outbreak: The Lancet

China has largely controlled COVID-19, and the rest of the world can still learn from China's successes in bringing its outbreak under control, according to the latest editorial by medical journal

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Tsunami warning as 7.8 magnitude quake hits off Alaska

A Tsunami warning was issued Wednesday after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit 99 km southeast of Perryville, Alaska at 0612 GMT, according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning Ce

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Flooding affects 1.35 million in southwest China

A total of 1.35 million people have been affected by rain-induced floods in southwest China's Sichuan Province since flood season onset this year, local authorities sa

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Al-Bashir trial over 1989 coup to begin in Khartoum

Sudan's former president Omar Hassan al-Bashir stands guarded inside a cage at the courthouse where he is facing corruption charges, in Khartoum, Sudan, August 19, 2019. /Reuters Photo Sudan's

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UK PM rules out second national lockdown amid COVID-19 pandemic

Marking one year in office, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Sunday effectively ruled out another nationwide lockdown, calling the option is now akin to a "nuclear deterrent". "It's not just th

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Heavy rain affects over 3 mln in east China's Anhui

Heavy rain has disrupted the lives of more than 3.06 million people in east China's Anhui Province, local authorities said on Friday. The downpours, which started on J

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China activates highest flood control alert for Taihu basin

China on Friday raised the emergency response for flood control for the Taihu Lake basin to Level I, the highest in a four-tier emergency response system, as heavy down

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Blue alert for flooding issued for China's Huaihe River

The Huaihe River Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources issued a blue alert for flooding on Thursday night, as a key hydrological station of the river may see it

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Vlog:Safeguarding islet amid flood in east China

Heavy rain has affected over 2.79 million people in east China's Anhui Province, with the water levels of the Yangtze River in the province staying above warning level

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Amazon issues urgent 'overheating' warning about Echo Buds earphones

Users are being advised to download a software update that "addresses this potential safety risk".

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DPRK lashes out at top U.S. diplomat over anti-China remarks

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his recent anti-China remarks on Wednesday, warning against interfering

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Bubonic plague case confirmed in Mongolia

A suspected case of bubonic plague reported in Govi-Altai province in western Mongolia has been confirmed by lab test results, the country's health ministry said Tuesd

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Water exceeds guaranteed level at China's second-largest freshwater lake

Water at one of the hydrological stations at China's second-largest freshwater lake has exceeded the guaranteed level due to continuous rainfalls and upstream inflows.

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China's Jiangxi raises flood response to highest level

Rescuers help people transfer supplies in Xiangshuitan Township of Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)NANCHANG, July 12 (Xi

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Traffic police officer swims through flooding to check school safety

Heavy rain-triggered flooding has inundated a middle school in Tongling City, east China's Anhui Province.To ensure no students stranded in the school, a traffic police

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Nucleic acid sampling station to boost Beijing's COVID-19 testing

A positive pressure sampling station has been introduced to conduct nucleic acid tests in Beijing, allowing medical staff inside not to wear protective equipment. The

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Heavy rain affects over 420,000 in east China's Anhui

Heavy rain has affected over 420,000 people in east China's Anhui Province, as local authorities launched the level II emergency response, the second-highest, for floo