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NASA astronaut back on Earth after record-breaking spaceflight

NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth on Feb. 6, 2020 following a record-breaking mission. (Roscosmos photo) NASA astronaut Christina Koch spent 328 days and 14 hours in space, setting a r

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6.0-magnitude quake hits 104km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 104 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines at 13:40:09 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a

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OPEC's 60th anniversary to be marked in Iraq: media report

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will hold a meeting in Baghdad in September to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the organization's founda

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China Development Bank issues bonds for battle against epidemic

China Development Bank, one of the country's major policy banks, issued bonds worth 13.5 billion yuan (about 1.93 billion U.S. dollars) Thursday, raising funds to figh

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China lodges solemn representations to U.S. on Taiwan official visit: FM

China has lodged solemn representations to the United States regarding the recent officials exchanges between the United States and Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday. Spokesperso

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5.1-magnitude quake hits 83km S of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 83km S of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand at 1020 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 11.15 km, was initially d

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Online doctor consultation platform for novel coronavirus receives 118,000 visits

An online doctor consultation platform for combating the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had received 118,000 visits by the end of Tuesday, according to the Beijing Even

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More Beijing metro stations install thermal imaging systems

More metro stations in Beijing have installed thermal imaging systems for taking passengers' body temperature in an effort to improve passenger flow, its operators sai

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New virus detection lab put into trial operation in Wuhan

A new virus detection lab has been put into trial operation in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, to speed up the testing of novel coronavirus inf

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Two killed as train derails in N Italy

A high-speed train derailed Thursday morning in north Italy's city of Lodi, killing two people, local media reported.Around 30 people were injured in the accident which occurred at around 5:35 a.m. l

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China to halve rates of additional tariffs on some U.S. products

China will halve rates of additional tariffs on some U.S. products worth about 75 billion U.S. dollars starting Feb. 14 in a bid to promote the healthy and stable development of Sino-U.S. economic an

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China reports 3,694 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, 73 new deaths

Chinese health authorities Thursday said it received reports of 3,694 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 73 deaths on Wednesday from 31 provincial-

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China's Hubei reports 2,987 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection

Central China's Hubei Province reported 2,987 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 70 new deaths on Wednesday, local health authorities said Thursday.

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Emergency in Canberra due to falling temperatures and forecast rain

00:37 A fire threatening Canberra's southern suburbs has been downgraded early Sunday. Fire crews said it was no longer at emergency level as temperatures fell back from heatwave highs

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Taiwan confirms 10th novel coronavirus pneumonia case

Taiwan on Friday confirmed the tenth infection of the novel coronavirus that caused pneumonia. The patient was the husband of the ninth confirmed case and had returned

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78-year-old patient with severe coronavirus infection discharged

02:23 Lu Jinhuo, one of the oldest coronavirus patients in Hubei, was discharged from hospital on Thursday. The 78-year-old had a severe case of the infection and his health was compli

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China's Hubei reports 1,220 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia

Central China's Hubei Province reported 1,220 new confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus and 42 new deaths on Thursday, local health authorities s