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Russian scholar praises China's achievements in poverty reduction

China has made a truly remarkable breakthrough in the fight against poverty and will certainly complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects this year, a Russian scholar h

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Europe Coronavirus Updates: Another 363 patients die in UK, Italy's death toll at 32,330

People sit on steps of the National Gallery in London, Britain, on May 17, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)-- UK COVID-19 deaths hit 35,704 as another 363 patients die;-- Italy's death toll from co

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China, WHO launches charity fundraising program to fight COVID-19

Donated medical supplies from the Jack Ma Foundation and the Alibaba Foundation arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Chuntao)The fund w

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Hong Kong's jobless rate highest in over a decade: 5.2%

Hong Kong's unemployment rate rose to the highest in more than a decade in the February-April period as the coronavirus crisis hobbled activity in an economy already in recession after the often-viol

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Commentary: Taiwan-related proposal to WHA a futile political show

A handful of countries have claimed that Taiwan should be invited as an observer in the upcoming session of the World Health Assembly (WHA). Such a show of political m

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HKSAR gov't making all-out efforts to support residents' livelihood amid COVID-19: officials

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government is deeply concerned about Hong Kong residents' financial burden caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and wil

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'False positive' of COVID-19 possible in 2019 blood samples in Japan

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on Friday released the results of an investigation into 1,000 blood donation samples collected in late April in Tokyo and six prefectures in the nort

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov tests positive for coronavirus: report

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been hospitalized, according to local media reports on Tuesday."Yes, I am sick. I am rec

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Passenger train service to resume partially in India after 51 days

The passenger train service will resume partially in India Tuesday after 51 days, officials said. The services will resume initially with 15 pairs of trains or a total of 30 journeys. "The decision

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Chinese gov't adopts suggestions, proposals for improving people's lives

China's Ministry of Civil Affairs has made concrete efforts to improve people's livelihoods through measures based on suggestions and proposals submitted by national l

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Taiwan's political manipulation under pretext of pandemic won't succeed: FM spokesperson

Taiwan's attempt to join the World Health Organization (WHO) is political manipulation under the pretext of combating the COVID-19 pandemic and will not succeed, Forei

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Football to allow five substitutes during post-virus fixture backlog

Barcelona's Ansu Fati (L) and Riqui Puig have a high-five during a substitution in the La Liga game against Levante in Barcelona, Spain, February 2, 2020. /VCG Football teams will be allowed t

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Asks Defence Sector to be Self-Reliant and Export-Oriented

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt an additional blow to the already strained Indian economy. As the federal government’s revenue recorded a negative growth of minus 23 pe

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India Keeps Navy, Air Force on Standby to Evacuate Stranded Citizens from Gulf States

India has been considering preparations for a relaxation of lockdown norms if it decides to lift them after the current period ends on 3 May. New Delhi has also been lo

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China donates another batch of medical equipment to BiH

The Chinese Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has donated a new batch of medical equipment to Republika Srpska (RS), one of the two entities of BiH, to help the entity combat COVID-19, the e

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Italian PM announces plan to ease coronavirus lockdown

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Sunday that beginning on May 4, the manufacturing, construction, and wholesale sectors can go back to work. They will be followed by retailers, museums, ga

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Finnish think-tank calls for "night watchman" epidemic planning

EVA, an influential Finnish business and policy forum, on Friday published an analysis calling for a major upgrade in the national ability to combat epidemics like COVID-19. Specific medical tea