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Asia Album: Namaste, Saraswati Puja Festival celebrated in Bangladesh

A woman decorates for Hindu Goddess Saraswati at a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 30, 2020. (Str/Xinhua) DHAKA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- As the spring comes, Hindu community in Bangladesh on Thursday

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China reports 9,692 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, 213 deaths

Chinese health authorities announced Friday that 9,692 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions an

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U.S. GDP increases 2.3 pct in 2019, 2.1 pct in Q4

The slowdown in real GDP growth in 2019, compared to 2.9 percent in 2018, primarily reflected decelerations in nonresidential fixed investment and personal consumption expenditures and a downturn in

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China urges resuming production of materials related to epidemic control

Chinese provinces have been required to resume the production of medical resources for the prevention and control of the coronavirus epidemic, according to a circular

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WHO: novel coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said that the novel coronavirus outbreak has become a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). However, the UN health body stressed th

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S.Korea offers assistance to China to help tackle coronavirus outbreak

South Korea has decided to offer 5 million U.S. dollars worth of medical supplies to China to help fight a novel coronavirus outbreak, the country's foreign ministry s

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China's Hubei opens psychological service hotline

A hotline has opened in central China's Hubei Province to help people maintain psychological health amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, local authorities said Thursda

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Ministry of Civil Affairs temporarily closes venue for receiving public visits

China's Ministry of Civil Affairs said Thursday that its venue for receiving public visits has been temporarily closed due to the new coronavirus outbreak. During the

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China postpone all domestic football matches for coronavirus control

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced on Thursday that all the domestic matches of the 2020 season will be postponed for the better control of the novel coro

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China's military deploys medical personnel to combat new coronavirus

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's armed forces have deployed professional medical personnel to deal with the pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV),

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EU to support Lebanon's new cabinet if reform implemented: official

The European Union (EU) is committed to helping Lebanon if the country implements serious structural reforms, Ralph Tarraf, ambassador of EU to Lebanon, said Thursday. "We

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China firmly opposes U.S. defaming China-LatAm cooperation: spokesperson

China firmly opposes the United States making irresponsible remarks on China-Latin America mutually beneficial cooperation, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday. Spokesperson Geng Shuang ma

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Blast kills several Turkish soldiers in northern Syria

Several Turkish soldiers were killed on Thursday by a blast that targeted them in the countryside of Syria's northern province of Raqqa, state news agency SANA reporte

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Highway kicks off operation to serve Beijing Winter Olympics

An expressway linking the two host cities of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics started operation Thursday. As one of the major transport infrastructure projects for the sports gala, the highway conne

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Wuhan opens hotline to receive much-needed medical supplies

Wuhan opens hotline to receive much-needed medical suppliesWuhan City's coronavirus command center has opened a 24-hour hotline to receive much needed medical supplies and protective equipment from m

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Russian parliament approves constitutional amendments in first reading

Russia's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved constitutional reform legislation submitted by President Vladimir Putin in the first reading, the Interfax news agency reported.

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6.2-magnitude quake hits 22km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska -- USGS

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted 22km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska at 0553 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at