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6.2-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Chiba Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on Thursday struck off the east coast of Chiba Prefecture in Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The tembl

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Beijing's first inflatable COVID-19 testing lab goes into operation

A mobile, inflatable laboratory for conducting COVID-19 tests was officially put into use Tuesday at a sports center in Daxing District in Beijing. Provided by Chinese

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7.4-magnitude quake hits Mexico: CENC

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico at 11:29 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The ep

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Urgent: China launches last BDS satellite

China launched the last satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 9:4

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What Black Lives Matter protests mean to Asian American communities

03:42 As the Black Lives Matter movement sweeps through America, it's not only African Americans who find themselves calling for justice.Asian American activists are also joining the c

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DPRK to send millions of leaflets to South Korea for retaliation: media

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will soon distribute 12 million leaflets to South Korea "to make them pay dearly for their crime," the official Korean

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Shooting in U.S. Seattle leaves one dead, one injured

The U.S. Seattle Police Department said that a Saturday morning shooting in the Capitol Hill protest zone left one person dead and another in critical condition. Accor

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Iraq summons Iranian ambassador over bombardment in northern Iraq

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad and handed him a letter of protest over the artillery shelling in northern Iraq. A st

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Merkel says tackling COVID-19 to be "leitmotif" for Germany's EU presidency

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday presented a basic outline and goals of Germany's presidency of the EU Council starting in July, setting tackling COVID-19 as the "leitmotif" for its term.

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Senior Chinese, U.S. diplomats hold constructive dialogue in Hawaii

Senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi held a dialogue with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the latter's request on Tuesday and Wednesday local time in the U.S. st

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Qualcomm’s new robotics development platform is 5G-enabled

Qualcomm this morning just announced the latest version of its robotics development platform. The chipmaking giant is skipping a number, following up last year’s RB3 platform with the Robotics RB5 — w

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Top court issues guidelines for handling epidemic-related foreign trade disputes

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) has issued a set of new guidelines to deal with foreign-related commercial and maritime cases stemming from or affected by the COV

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North-south joint liaison office ruined

The north-south joint liaison office located in the bordering Kaesong Industrial Zone was completely destroyed, the official Korean Central News Agency of the Democrat

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U.S. mass protests demonstrate "deep-seated" crises: Putin

The mass protests across the United States after the killing of African American George Floyd are "a manifestation of deep-seated internal crises," Russian President V

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Seven trapped in mine accident in northwest China

Seven people are trapped after a mining accident in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Wednesday afternoon, according to local authorities.The incident occurred at 1

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Nasdaq closes above 10,000 for first time

The Nasdaq Composite rallied to a fresh record on Wednesday, closing above the 10,000 mark for the first time, boosted by strong gains in tech shares. The Dow and the SP 500, however, ended lowe

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India COVID-19 death toll rises to 7,745 as total cases reach 276,583

India's federal health ministry Wednesday morning said that 279 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 9,985 positive cases were reported during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the n