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Vice premier stresses role of medics sent to Hubei in anti-virus battle

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan Sunday stressed giving full play to the role of medical personnel sent to Hubei Province, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, in c

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Finland establishing coordination group, allocating 8.9 mln euros to fight coronavirus

The Finnish government is setting up a coordination group and allocating an initial 8.9 million euros (9.79 million U.S. dollars) for the control of the novel coronavirus, government officials told

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First coronavirus case of Finnish national confirmed

Finland reported the first case of Finnish national diagnosed with coronavirus infection Thursday. The patient is a working-age Finnish woman who had caught the disease while visiting Milan, Northern

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S.Korea confirms 284 more cases of COVID-19, 1,261 in total

South Korea confirmed 284 more cases of the COVID-19 on Wednesday, raising the total number of infections to 1,261, and the death toll rose to 12. As of 4:00 a.m. loca

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Italy reports 152 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection, 3 deaths

A total of 152 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Italy, including three deaths and one recovery, said Angelo Borrelli, head of the country's civil protection department, on Sunday. The tota

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Japan's Abe orders gov't to draft policy to fight COVID-19

TOKYO, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday ordered his government to promptly draw up a basic policy to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in

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23 passengers disembarked Diamond Princess without testing

A total of 23 passengers, who have disembarked the Diamond Princess cruise ship, did not undergo nucleic acid testing for the novel coronavirus during the medical inspection on the ship starting Febr

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Wuhan to complete nucleic acid tests for all elderly care institutions before Feb. 28

Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, will conduct nucleic acid tests for all elderly care institutions before Feb. 28 as some confirmed and suspected case

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14 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Italy

Fourteen new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, officials told a televised press conference Friday. The 14 confirmed cases include six anno

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CMG launched 3.1-bln-yuan welfare project to help Hubei out

China Media Group (CMG) officially launched a public welfare project worth 3.1 billion yuan (about 441 million U.S. dollars) on Thursday to help central China's Hubei Province to combat the COVID-19.

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Thai Finance Ministry to oversee army businesses after mass shooting

BANGKOK, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Thai army commander General Apirat Kongsompong on Thursday told the media that he will hand over the major army commercial businesses to the Ministry of Finance to ensure

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APD | US calls VFA termination move in the wrong direction; Panelo insists the move favors the Philippines

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA, Feb. 12 (APD) – U. S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said they just received the notification from the Philippine government last nig

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APD | Philippine Presidential Spokesperson confirms country’s desire to end the Visiting Forces Agreement

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaPresidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador S. Panelo said Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. has s

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White House budget proposal aims to close deficit in 15 years

The White House on Monday unveiled a budget proposal for next fiscal year that would cut major domestic programs, claiming that solid economic growth would support substantial deficit reduction and

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White House budget proposal aims to close deficit in 15 years

The White House on Monday unveiled a budget proposal for next fiscal year that would cut major domestic programs, claiming that solid economic growth would support substantial deficit reduction and

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6 more tested positive for coronavirus on Diamond Princess cruise ship

At least six more people on a cruise ship quarantined in a Japanese port tested positive for the coronavirus onSunday as thousands of passengers remained confined to their cabins, according to TV Asa

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UK seeks big tariff reductions in U.S. trade deal

Britain is seeking far-reaching reductions in tariffs from a trade deal with the United States, trade minister Liz Truss said on Thursday, setting out the broad aims of