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Australia extends COVID-19 travel ban to all non-residents

All non-residents will be banned from entering Australia as COVID-19 is spreading globally, according to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday afternoon.

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2nd Global Sustainable Transport Conference delayed due to epidemic: FM spokesperson

China decided to postpone the 2nd United Nations (UN) Global Sustainable Transport Conference, considering the global outbreak of COVID-19, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday. The Chi

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Online learning at home raises concerns over myopia risk: survey

A survey showed that 92.8 percent of parents are worried about their children's eyesight as their children are learning online at home amid the novel coronavirus outbr

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U.S. COVID-19 cases top 9,000: Johns Hopkins University

A medical staff waits to test the body temperature of entrants to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, the United States, March 17, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua) The number of COV

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 200,000 globally: Johns Hopkins University

The tally of confirmed cases in the COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed 200,000, according to the latest statistics of the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Joh

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U.S. COVID-19 cases top 6,000, deaths surpass 100

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has topped 6,000 by 7 p.m. local time Tuesday (2300 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. T

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Nintendo’s online Switch services are experiencing an outage when we need them most

The era of social distancing is going to be put a lot of existing systems to the test. Nintendo’s online services for the Switch have been experiencing outages in the U.S. and parts of Europe. The com

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IKEA reopens more stores in China

Global home furnishing giant IKEA has reopened all its offline stores on the Chinese mainland excluding Wuhan, a hard-hit city amid the coronavirus outbreak. An IKEA store in southwest China's Chong

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rises to 821 cases

Japan's health ministry and local governments said Tuesday the number of COVID-19 infections stood at a total of 821 as of 10:30 a.m. local time here. The death toll in Japan from the pneumonia-caus

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China allocated funds to boost sports infrastructure

China has allocated this year's first batch of funds from its central budget to support the building of some public sports projects, the country's top economic planner said Monday. China allocated

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Coronavirus in NYC and restaurants reduce capacity

Eateries and bars in New York City, were recently ordered to reduce capacity by 50 percent, in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19.They have also been told to take measures to increase social dis

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COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 4,000: Johns Hopkins University

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has topped 4,000 by 1:00 p.m. local time Monday (1700 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins Un

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Russia to ban entry of foreigners from March 18 to May 1

The Russian governmenthas decided to do so toensure the state security, protect public health and prevent the spread of the coronavirus infection.MOSCOW, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Russia will restrict the

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Apple bans COVID-19-related entertainment apps in App Store

Guo Meiping/CGTN Apple has set restrictions on coronavirus-related content in its App Store to ensure the credibility of health and safety information, the tech giant said in a post on Saturda

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Spanish PM confirms 15-day partial lockdown in Spain to combat coronavirus

File photo taken on Feb. 20, 2020 shows Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arriving for a special meeting of the European Council at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. (Xinhua/Zheng Huanson

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Xi says China firmly supports Italy's efforts against COVID-19

Chinese President Xi Jinping said the Chinese government and its people firmly support Italy's fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. In a message of sympathy sent recen

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Switzerland shuts schools, bans public gatherings as COVID-19 cases top 1,000

Switzerland decided on Friday to close schools and ban public and private gatherings involving more than 100 people as COVID-19 cases in the country rose over 1,000. As of 12:30 local time on Friday,