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Torrential rains threat historic buildings in Yemen's capital

Heavy rains and floods in Yemen's Sanaa have damaged many historic buildings and led to the collapse of one of them.Residents of Sanaa's Old City fear that other historic houses could also collapse du

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (May 6)

Beijing, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.China's new large carrier rocket Long March-5B blasts off from Wenchang Space Launch Cent

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Update: Hardest-hit countries see continued slowdown in epidemic, with cautious ease of restrictions

People wearing face masks line up to have their body temperatures checked before entering a market amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Ankara, Turkey, on April 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Mustafa Kaya)-- Turkey repor

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Spotlight: First two COVID-19 deaths spike fears in Yemen's Aden

Yemen's health authorities announced registering the first two coronavirus-linked deaths earlier on Thursday, sparking fears among the citizens in the southern port ci

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WHO chief reiterates calls for unity as global COVID-19 cases surpass 3 mln

The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Chen Junxia)Global COVID-19 cases have exceeded 3 million as of Wednesday, according to the World Health Organi

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Yemen reports first two COVID-19 deaths: health minister

Yemen registered its first two deaths from COVID-19, Yemen TV quoted the country's health minister as saying on Wednesday. Earlier, Yemen reported five new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the southern po

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Security Council calls for 3-month pause of conflicts worldwide

The UN Security Council plans to call for a 90-day "humanitarian pause" in conflicts worldwide as part of the ongoing struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a draft resolution.An ini

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Is Yemen going to split into two countries?

Editor's note:Guy Burton is an adjunct professor at Vesalius College, Brussels. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.On April 26, Yemen's separatist So

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Saudi-led coalition rejects south Yemen self-rule declaration

The Saudi-led military coalition on Monday rejected Yemen separatists' declaration of self-rule over the country's south and demanded "an end to any escalatory actions"

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Yemen's southern separatists claim sole control of Aden

A view of Aden, Yemen, November 5, 2019. /Xinhua Yemen's southern separatists on Sunday broke a peace deal with the country's internationally recognized government and claimed sole control of

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16 killed in offensive launched by Houthis against pro-gov't forces in southern Yemen: source

Yemen's Houthi rebel fighters launched early on Saturday an all-out military offensive against pro-government forces in several sites in the country's southern provinc

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WFP warns COVID-19 could double global hunger

The COVID-19 pandemic could almost double the number of people suffering acute food insecurity to more than a quarter of a billion by the end of this year, the United Nations World Food Program

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Global COVID-19 Roundup: Poor countries face famine and unrest risks

Editor's note: This is the 44th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is the previous one. Sacks of wheat flour at a World Food Programme distribution center in Sanaa, Yemen. /Reute

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Saudi-led coalition accuses Houthi militia of violating cease-fire

The Saudi-led coalition involved in the civil war in Yemen on Tuesday accused the Houthi militia of violating the cease-fire, Al Akhbariya TV reported. The coalition r

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Keep critical food supply chains operating to save lives: UN

Participants get back to work in Ninewa governorate, planting olive trees which had been destroyed during the conflict./WFP A new study on food insecurity by an alliance of UN, governmental, a

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Apple expands App Store, Music, iCloud and other services to dozens of additional markets

Apple said today it is launching its services App Store, Apple Podcasts, iCloud, and Apple Music to dozens of additional markets in Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Middle East among others in what

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Middle East braces for bleak Ramadan as virus threat lingers

Ramadan is considered an auspicious period to travel to Mecca to perform the year-round umrah pilgrimage, which Saudi authorities suspended last month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. /AFP From c