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Dozens killed in eastern DR Congo floods

FILE PHOTO: Forty-six people have died in heavy flooding that struck the town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo./AFP Forty-six people have died in heavy flooding that struck the

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Spanish gov't eases coronavirus lockdown rules for children

The Spanish government on Tuesday spelled out the conditions under which children will be able to escape the lockdowns in their homes after April 27. At a press conference held after Tuesday's w

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Ireland bans gatherings of over 5,000 people till end of August

The Irish government announced on Tuesday that the ban on gatherings of more than 5,000 people in the country will run through the end of August. "Local authorities have been advised by Government

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Central gov't has authority to maintain constitutional order in Hong Kong: spokesperson

The central government has the authority and responsibility to safeguard constitutional order in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a spokesperson sa

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Ireland reports record high of COVID-19 deaths in single day

A total of 77 COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Ireland on Monday, the highest figure ever recorded in a single day since the COVID-19 outbreak in the country,

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"Nothing hidden from the U.S., from day one" about COVID-19: WHO chief

Nothing in the response to COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO) have been "hidden from the U.S., from day one," with U.S. professionals playing an important

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WHO chief warns politicians not to 'fuel' COVID-19 pandemic

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, has called on countries to come together to fight COVID-19. /Fabrice Coffrini/AFP Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, di

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FAO to allocate fund to battle desert locust in Iran: report

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has boosted its emergency technical cooperation project to help Iran battle swarms of desert locusts,

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Cognizant confirms Maze ransomware attack, says customers face disruption

Cognizant, one of the largest tech and consulting companies in the Fortune 500, has confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack.Details remain slim besides a brief statement on its site, confirming t

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NASA and Planet expand imagery partnership to all NASA-funded Earth science research

NASA and Planet have deemed their pilot partnership a success, and the result is that NASA will extend its contract with Planet to provide the company’s satellite imagery of Earth to all resear

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China's cultural relics units urged to up safety measures amid epidemic

China has stepped up epidemic prevention and control measures among local cultural relics units around the country amid the COVID-19 epidemic, according to an official

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EU to host May 4 donor conference for coronavirus vaccine research

The European Union will host an online conference on May 4 for governments and organisations to pledge money to support the search for a vaccine to the novel coronaviru

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Italy records fewest new COVID-19 cases since March 13

Teatro alla Scala opera house in Milan, Italy, February 28, 2020. /Xinhua Italy recorded 2,972 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the lowest increase since March 13.In the same period, the country

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China toughens crackdown on cross-border gambling, telecom fraud amid COVID-19 epidemic

China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has announced that it is intensifying the crackdown on cross-border gambling as well as telecom and Internet fraud amid the C

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UK central bank to finance government spending in fighting coronavirus

The Treasury and the Bank of England agreed Thursday to temporarily extend the use of the Ways and Means (WM) facility, enabling the government to borrow from the bank

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Shanghai vows to build world-class public health system

Shanghai aims to establish itself as a metropolis guarded by a world-class public health care system, according to the municipal government. During a high-level video

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Hardest-hit state in Brazil extends COVID-19 lockdown

Brazil's southeast state of Sao Paulo, the most populated and hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, decided to extend lockdown measures through April 22, Governor Joao