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878 new coronavirus infections reported in Ethiopia

People wear protective face masks at Bole International airport in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Jan. 30, 2020. /Xinhua The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health on Thursday reported 878 ne

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Targeted poverty relief: China's way to achieve prosperity

03:30 China officially announcedits victory in eradicating absolute poverty on Thursday. Targeted poverty alleviation, a strategyof tailoring relief policies to differe

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Xi's key quotes at event marking China's extreme poverty eradication

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday that China has scored a "complete victory" in its fight against extreme poverty.Xi, also general secretary of the Com

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Chile receives third batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines

Chile on Thursday received the third batch of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac.

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China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine shots arrive in Argentina

A batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine shots on Thursday night landed at Buenos Aires international airport. Senior officials from Argentina and China welcomed the shipment on the site.Argenti

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U.S. carries out airstrike against Iranian-backed militia in Syria

The United States on Thursday carried out an airstrike in Syria against a structure belonging to what it said were Iran-backed militia, Reuters reported citing officials.

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Guyana approves China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Guyana on Thursday officially approved emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm, said Frank Anthony, the health minister of Guyana.Russia's Sputnik V cor

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Senegalese President inoculated with Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

Senegalese President Macky Sall received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China's Sinopharm in the presidential palace on Thursday.Several members of the government and presiden

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FAO chief praises China's success in poverty reduction

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Qu Dongyu on Thursday congratulated the Chinese government on its success in poverty reduction and praised its contribution to the g

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U.S economy: COVID recovery optimism grows

01:21 Two sets of figures released on Thursday are fueling optimism about a strong pandemic economic recovery in the U.S.The latest growth figure was revised higher,while unemployment

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Russia COVID19: Country records 11,198 daily infections

Russia confirmed 11,198 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the lowest daily increase since Oct. 8, the country's COVID-19 response center said Thursday. /Xinhua Russia confirmed 11,

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U.S. weekly jobless claims hit 730,000

Initial jobless claims last week in the United States stood at 730,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

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China's drug authority greenlights public use of two COVID-19 vaccines

China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) on Thursday granted conditional usage approval to two COVID-19 vaccines developed by Sinopharm and CanSinoBIO.

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Russia admires China's achievements in eradicating extreme poverty

Kremlin SpokesmanDmitry Peskov on Thursday said Russia admires China's achievements in eradicating extreme poverty, in response to a query about China's national commen

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Armenian PM sacks head of the general staff of armed forces

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday he had fired the head of the general staff of Armenia's armed forces after the military called for his resignation in a statement.

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People feared trapped after fire erupts at E China plant

An unknown number of people were feared trapped inside a plant after a major fire erupted on Thursday in Changle District in Fuzhou City, east China's Fujian Province.T

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China to honor outstanding poverty alleviation contributors on Feb. 25

Chinese President Xi Jinping will present awards to the outstanding poverty alleviation contributors and deliver a speech at a national commendation conference at the G