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Ireland expresses fear over rising COVID-19 cases

Reuters Image Health authorities in Ireland have expressed concern over a recent rise in COVID-19 infections in the country.On Saturday, Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn said the new figures

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Urgent: COVID-19 cases in Brazil surpass 2 mln

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil surpassed 2 million on Thursday, the government said. Brazil has seen the world's second-largest outbreak, after the United States, in terms of both t

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China sees boom in live-streaming industry

China has seen fast growth in its live-streaming industry over the past years, data showed. In 2019, annual registrations of Chinese live-streaming companies reached 5,684, an over 17-fold increas

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China sees boom in live-streaming industry

China has seen fast growth in its live-streaming industry over the past years, data showed. In 2019, annual registrations of Chinese live-streaming companies reached 5,684, an over 17-fold increas

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Over 2.4 million more U.S. workers file for unemployment benefits

Over 2.4 million more Americans filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending May 16, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the U.S. job market.

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Chinese police handle 159,000 economic crime cases in 2019

Public security organs across China filed and investigated around 159,000 cases of economic crimes in 2019, recouping over 100 billion yuan (14 billion U.S. dollars) o

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Beijing city lowers COVID-19 emergency response level

The Chinese capital will lower its emergency response to the novel coronavirus epidemic from the top level to the second level starting April 30, a local official anno

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China's COVID-19 cases fall below 1,000 for first time

China has seen its current number of confirmed COVID-19 cases dropped to 959 on Wednesday, the first time for the number to fall below 1,000, the National Health Commi

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Coronavirus infections top 20,000 in Switzerland

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Switzerland surged to 20,278 as of Saturday morning, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) reported on its website. The Alpine country has seen

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Germany reports over 1,000 COVID-19 deaths

Germany reported 1,017 total COVID-19 deaths of infection on Friday morning, as confirmed cases have risen to 79,696, according to Rober-Koch-Institut, the country's disease control agency.

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Pandemic Watch: Government's efforts starting to take effect in Spain

The past few days have seen a fall in the number of new coronavirus cases in Spain. This slowdown roughly coincides with the first two weeks of the lockdown ordered by the Spanish government on March

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Mexico has seen a recent surge in coronavirus cases

02:07 Mexico has seen a surge in coronavirus cases.President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been criticized for not taking the outbreak seriously.Franc Contreras reports.

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China's Hubei reports just 1 newly confirmed case of COVID-19

Central China's Hubei Province reported just one new confirmed case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 11 deaths Tuesday, the provincial health commission

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China's Hubei reports 4 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19

Central China's Hubei Province reported four new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 14 deaths Sunday, the provincial health commission sai

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China's Hubei reports 5 new confirmed coronavirus cases

Central China's Hubei Province reported five new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday, local health commission said Friday. All of th

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Academic: China is closely tracking virus mutation

An academic from China's top science institution said Friday at a press conference that China is closely tracking the mutation of the virus and actively deploying related scientific research proje

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Washington State COVID-19 deaths jump

02:33 The U.S. state of Washington has seen a jump in the number of coronavirus deaths. At least 9 people have died and over 30 cases have been confirmed. Most are linked to a long-ter