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China further lifts government price controls in new pricing catalog

China has cut the number of items subject to price restrictions by nearly 30 percent in a revised government pricing catalog released Monday, the country's top economic

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SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit cancelled due to COVID-19

A view of the SportAccord General Assembly at SportAccord Convention 2017 at the Scandinavian Centre in Aarhus, Denmark, April 7, 2017. /VCG SportAccord announced on Saturday the cancellation

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Equatorial Guinea reports first case of COVID-19: official

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Equatorial Guinea confirmed on Saturday the country's first case of COVID-19. It is an 42-year-old Equatoguinean woman who arrived on Friday in Malabo fro

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India reports 83 COVID-19 cases with 2 deaths

The number of COVID-19 cases in India Saturday rose to 83, India's federal health ministry officials said. "Total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across India is 83

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No extra economy recovery measures needed for COVID-19 impact: Finnish minister

Finnish Finance Minister Katri Kulmuni said on Tuesday that the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 in Finland do not, at this time, require extraordinary recovery measures. Talking to the media

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Ten new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Finland

Ten new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Finland on Monday, bringing the total infection cases of the country to 33. Seven new cases were reported by Finnish National Institute for Health and We

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Pakistan's number of COVID-19 confirmed cases rises to 16

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pakistan rose to 16 after nine new patients tested positive in the country's southern port city Karachi of Sindh province,

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Chinese gov't prioritizes protection of disadvantaged groups amid COVID-19 outbreak

China's Ministry of Civil Affairs said Monday it has placed the epidemic prevention and control in civil affairs service institutions in the most prominent position si

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China requires meeting basic needs of the vulnerable amid epidemic

China has released a circular requiring efforts to meet the basic needs of vulnerable populations during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. The circula

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Residents react to rise in COVID-19 cases in Japan

06:12 Japan has confirmed 71 more cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total number to 1,116, according to Japan's Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry. Twelve people h

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Number of COVID-19 cases in India rises to 31

The number of COVID-19 cases in India rose to 31 on Friday as one more person tested positive, according to a source from Indian Ministry of Health. Detected in Delhi,

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UK Supreme Court refuses permission for Dubai ruler to appeal publicity ruling

Britain’s top court on Thursday refused Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum's permission to appeal a ruling allowing the publication of two judgments gi

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APD | Filipino workers prepare petition to President Duterte to lift the travel ban to safe areas in China

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA, March 5 (APD) – A petition is being sent via social media for Filipino workers to sign a petition calling on President Rodrigo Duter

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Animal welfare groups calls for koala population to be reclassified as endangered

In the wake of Australia's recent bushfire crisis, a new scientific study is calling for one of the country's most beloved animals -- the koala -- to officially be reclassified as endangered. Examin

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Greek army, police on high alert along Turkey border after migrant clashes

Greek troops and riot police remained on high alert on Tuesday along the land border between Greece and Turkey, the main flashpoint in an escalating row between the EU

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Dominican Republic confirms 1st case of COVID-19

The Dominican Republic has registered its first case of the novel coronavirus disease or COVID-19, Public Health Minister Rafael Sanchez Cardenas announced on Sunday. The official said that the confi

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Two new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Finland

Two new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Helsinki, Finland, on Sunday, Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) announced in a press release. The new cases are persons who had contact wi