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COVID-19 deaths in Brazil top 98,000

Brazil on Thursday recorded 1,237 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 98,493. Tests also detected 53,139 new infections,

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Belarus to invite Russia and Ukraine to discuss alleged mercenaries: Belta

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday ordered authorities to invite Russia and Ukraine’s prosecutors to Minsk to resolve the case of a group of alleged

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German diplomat killed in Beirut explosion

A German diplomat was killed in Tuesday's twin blasts in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, the German Foreign Ministry said on Thursday."Our worst fears have been confirmed. A member of our embassy in

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COVID-19 deaths in Brazil top 97,000

Brazil on Wednesday recorded 1,437 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 97,256. Tests also detected 57,152 new infections, bringing the total caseload t

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China's Liaoning reports 3 new COVID-19 cases

Three new confirmed locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursda

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Algeria President orders probe into forest fires

Fire had ravaged thousands of hectares of forest land in Algeria in recent days. /AFP Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday ordered an “immediate” investigation into forest fires

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Shanghai port sees container throughput hit record high in July

The container throughput of Shanghai port exceeded 3.9 million TEUs in July, hitting a record high, according to Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG). The port saw its container thro

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Xi stresses advancing modernization of national defense, armed forces

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed advancing the modernization of the national defense and armed force

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Apple reports double-digit growth in Q3

Apple Inc. said Thursday that financial results for its fiscal 2020 third quarter ended June 27 with quarterly revenue of 59.7 billion U.S. dollars, up by 11 percent y

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Chinese mission opposes EU cyber sanctions on Chinese entities

The Chinese mission to the European Union (EU) on Thursday said China opposes unilateral sanctions imposed by EU to Chinese individuals and entities over so-called cybe

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"Taiwan independence" dead-end road: mainland comments on Lee Teng-hui's death

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday stressed that "Taiwan independence" is a dead-end road, when commenting on the news that former Taiwan leader Lee Teng-hui di

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Chinese mainland reports 127 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Chinese health authority said Friday that it received reports of 127 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Thursday, 123 of which were domestically tran

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U.S. economy contracts 32.9 pct in Q2 amid mounting COVID-19 fallout

The U.S. economy contracted at an annual rate of 32.9 percent in the second quarter amid mounting COVID-19 fallout, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Thursday. The

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Trump raises possibility of delaying U.S. presidential election in November

U.S. President Donald Trump raised the possibility on Thursday of delaying the country's presidential election in November, alleging that "universal mail-in voting" wi

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NASA launches Mars rover to seek signs of ancient life

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance lifted off at 7:50 a.m. EDT (1150 GMT) Thursday from a space launch complex in the U.S. state of Florida, starting its mission to search

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PLA to participate in International Army Games 2020

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will send contestants to the International Army Games 2020 to be held in Russia from Aug. 23 to Sept. 5, a military spokesperson said Thursday. The Chi

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PLA Navy's new warplanes trained in South China Sea: defense ministry

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has carried out intensive training for its new warplanes, including the H-6G and H-6J bombers, in the South China Sea,