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Renowned expert: CDC should have a bigger say

"In China, the position of CDC (Center for Disease Control Prevention) is too low," said Zhong Nanshan, head of the high-level expert group appointed by China's National Health Commission to fight

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Russia set to begin using VAR technology

FILE PHOTO: Referee Andres Cunha reviews the VAR footage before awarding France a penalty during the World Cup 2018 Group C match between France and Australia at Kazan Arena on June 16, 2018, in

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UEFA monitors coronavirus, not yet clear if Euro 2020 impacted

Jorginho of Italy scores a goal during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match between Italy and Greece in Rome, October 12, 2019. /VCG It is not yet clear whether Euro 2020 will be affected by th

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Petnet’s smart pet feeder system is back after a week-long outage, but customers are still waiting for answers

Petnet, the smart pet feeder backed by investors including Petco, recently experienced a week-long system outage affecting its second-generation SmartFeeders. While the startup’s customer service rece

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WHO experts visit epicenter city of COVID-19

Members of the China-World Health Organization (WHO) team visited Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus, over the weekend to inspect the work being done to cont

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South Korea reports 123 more coronavirus cases, fourth death

South Korea on Sunday reported 123 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 and a fourth death, according to Yonhap News Agency.This brings the total number of infections in the country to 556.The number

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Sports calendar disrupted in Japan and South Korea amid virus outbreak

Taiyo Koga of Kashiwa Reysol (L) and Musashi Suzuki of Consadole Sapporo shake hands during the J League kick-off conference in Tokyo, Japan, February 14, 2020. /VCG A number of sports events

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Trump tweets in support of selling U.S. jet parts to China

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted in support of U.S. companies continuing to supply China with jet engines and other high tech aeronautical equipment."The United States cannot, will not,

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Chinese handball players debut in Europe's top club event

Wang Quan of China in an EHL game. /Photo from Chinese Handball Association official website The men's handball European Champions League witnessed a historic moment when right back Yao Xueyan

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Maduro says 'not afraid of military combat' in Venezuela

President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said he is "not afraid of military combat," accusing his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump of plotting to invade Venezuela with the suppo

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Japanese government tries to stay ahead of coronavirus outbreak

Japan's health minister says the country is "facing a different situation" when it comes to the spread of the coronavirus which originated in China.Katsunobu Kato told reporters this week that Jap

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Int'l experts to arrive in Beijing assisting anti-virus fight: NHC

International experts including those from the World Health Organization (WHO) are scheduled to arrive in Beijing this weekend, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The joint expert tea

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Int'l experts to arrive in Beijing assisting anti-virus fight: NHC

International experts including those from the World Health Organization (WHO) are scheduled to arrive in Beijing this weekend, according to the National Health Commission (NHC). The joint expert tea

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WHO chief says joint mission with China on novel coronavirus moving forward

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said that the international joint mission with China on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is moving forward,

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Thousands of Cameroonians flee to Nigeria as violence flares

A still image taken from a video shot on December 9, 2017 shows Cameroonian refugees standing outside a center in Agbokim Waterfalls village, which borders on Cameroon, Nigeria. REUTERS/via Reute

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Chinese judokas back to training after 2020 Olympic qualifier pull out

01:36 After pulling out of last weekend's Paris Grand Slam due to the ongoing coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak, China's men's and women's national judo teams are back in training in Be

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Thai Finance Ministry to oversee army businesses after mass shooting

BANGKOK, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Thai army commander General Apirat Kongsompong on Thursday told the media that he will hand over the major army commercial businesses to the Ministry of Finance to ensure