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7.0-magnitude quake hits 99km SE of Kuril'sk, Russia -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted 99km SE of Kuril'sk, Russia, at 1033 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 163 km, was initially determined to

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7.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Hokkaido and Russia's Kuril Islands

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on Thursday struck off Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture and Russia's Kuril Islands, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

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Chinese researchers isolate novel coronavirus strain from faeces

Chinese researchers said Thursday they had isolated a novel coronavirus strain from swab sample of an infected patient's feces. The swab sample was provided by the Fif

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Chinese hospitals discharge 5,911 recovered patients of coronavirus infection

A total of 5,911 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Wednesday, Chinese health authorities anno

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Coronavirus-hit Hubei further postpones resumption of work, school

Hubei, the Chinese province hit hardest by the novel coronavirus outbreak, announced Thursday a decision to further postpone the resumption of work and school to reduc

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China's Hubei reports over 14,000 new cases of COVID-19

China's Hubei Province, center of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, reported 14,840 new confirmed cases on Wednesday, local health authorities said Thursday. The Hubei Provincial Health Com

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UK PM Johnson to reshuffle senior ministerial positions on Thursday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reshuffle his cabinet of senior ministers on Thursday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Tuesday.The ministeria

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More Chinese medical teams sent to aid epidemic control in Hubei

More medical teams are rushing to central China's Hubei Province to aid in novel coronavirus control. A team of 313 medical workers from hospitals in southern China's

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Confirmed coronavirus cases in South Korea rise to 23

02:10 South Korea confirmed four more cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total to 23. The new patients include three Koreans and one Chinese citizen. Two patients r

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Harbin issues antivirus guidelines in four foreign languages

Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has issued a public letter in four foreign languages, offering novel coronavirus-related information and an

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Female NASA astronaut Koch returns to Earth, makes history

00:56 U.S. astronaut Christina Koch returned to the Earth on Thursday after shattering the spaceflight record for female astronauts. Koch spent 328 days in space along with Luca Parmit

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Ban Ki-moon sends supportive message to China for coronavirus efforts

02:54 Ban Ki-moon expressed support for China in a video released Thursday. The former Secretary-General of the United Nations expressed confidence in China's ability to contain the co

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Chinese hospitals discharge 1,540 recovered patients of coronavirus infection

A total of 1,540 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Thursday, Chinese health authorities annou

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Trump confirms AQAP leader killed by U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States had conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that killed Qasim al-Rimi, a founder and the leade

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Trump says U.S. killed leader of Al-Qaeda cell in Arabian Peninsula

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States killed Qasim al-Rimi, leader of the Al-Qaeda cell in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).The U.S. "conducted a c

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Over 60 coronavirus-infected patients cured in Huanggang

A total of 62 patients infected with the novel coronavirus have been cured in Huanggang, one of the cities worst hit by the epidemic in Hubei, as of Wednesday, accordi

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5 coronavirus-infected children cured in Hubei

Five children infected with the novel coronavirus have been cured and discharged from a hospital in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, on Thursday. The