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Progress made in Cuba's recombinant protein-based vaccines

CFP Cuban scientists are making advances in developing two vaccines against COVID-19, Soberana 1 and Soberana 2, which are currently in the clinical trial phase, local press reported on Saturd

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Dubai announces new restrictions to slow coronavirus infections

Authorities in Dubai are putting tougher restrictions on nightlife in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus in the city.The Associated Press reported Monday that

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Eiffel tower in Paris evacuated following bomb threat

The Eiffel Tower in Paris was evacuated as a precaution after a call made to the police claiming that a bomb had been placed, reported BFM TV on Wednesday.The surroundings of the tower were closed to

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Autistic children put up Peking opera style performance

Peking opera artist Shi Yihong presented a special performance with autistic children on Sept 19 at the exhibition hall of the Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House.The group comprised a do

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Trump questions science

00:41 U.S. President Trump visited California on Monday and participated in briefing on California wildfires with Governor Gavin Newsom. During the meeting, Trump questioned science: "

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New York Philharmonic musicians perform outdoors amid pandemic

01:21 Members of the New York Philharmonic orchestra perform socially distanced outdoor concerts at surprise locations in the city amid the coronavirus pandemic.They rode a truck and v

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Kuwait reports 675 new COVID-19 cases, 78,145 in total

Kuwait on Wednesday reported 675 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths, raising the tally of infections to 78,145 and the death toll to 507, the Health Ministry said

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Xi visits flood-affected residents in Anhui

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has visited flood-stricken residents in east China's Anhui Province. "I have always be

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Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, August 12, 2020. /CFP "I came to deliver a message from (ruling Liberal Democratic Party) President Abe that

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Senior CPC official mourns former CPVCC general secretary

Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday visited the Vietnamese embassy in Beijing to mourn the

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Cured COVID-19 patient tests positive again in China

A man tested positive for COVID-19, months after recovery and discharge from hospital, Shanghai municipal health commission said Thursday. The man arrived in Shanghai

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A sneak peek at China's latest service robot products

Beijing is gearing up for the China International Fair for Trade in Services scheduled for early September. Xinhua visited several enterprises in advance which will sho

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DR Congo schools reopen after a four-month long COVID-19 closure

Learning institutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo were ordered shut in March as part of efforts to curb further spread of the virus. /VCG Image Learning institutions in the Democratic

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France's Macron to co-host Lebanon donor conference on Sunday, officials say

French President Emmanuel Macron will host a donor conference for Lebanon via video-link on Sunday, his office said, as countries mobilise to help rebuild Beirut after

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Death toll in India's Punjab hooch tragedy rises to 121

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid The death toll in spurious liquor consumption in the northern Indian state of Punjab has risen to 121, officials said Saturday. Giving break up of the deaths, Punjab Chief

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Ceremony held to honor Chinese naval hospital ship

A ceremony was held on Friday to honor the Chinese naval hospital ship, Peace Ark. An order signed by Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, was read

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S. Korea to lift restrictions on arrivals from China's Hubei province

South Korea planned to lift restrictions on arrivals from central China's Hubei province as no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported recently in the province, the health authorities s