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U.S. real estate market booms during COVID-19 pandemic

03:09 In the United States, single family homes, condos and even pre-construction units are flying off the market.The real estate industry is experiencing a boomit’snot seen since the

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Over 257,000 Rwandans have received COVID-19 vaccine: Health Ministry

Rwanda rolled out its mass vaccination drive earlier this month focusing on healthcare workers, essential service providers and the elderly. /Photo courtesy: Rwanda Health Ministry – Twitter.

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China reports surge in mobile phone shipments in February

China's mobile phone shipments soars 240.9 percent year on year to 21.76 million units in February, according to China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT). /CFP China'

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No lockdown planned for Paris as severe COVID-19 cases hit three-month high

France is not planning to put the Paris region into lockdown even though the number of people with COVID-19 in intensive care is at its highest since November, public h

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Millions are without safe drinking water in Texas

03:03 As millions of households regain power in their homes following the historic winter storm, many are still lacking water in hundreds of neighborhoods acrossthe state of Texas.Wate

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China issues guidelines on banks' online lending businesses

A woman walks pass the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission building in Beijing, China, October 25, 2018. /CFP China issued finalized guidelines on the internet loan business of c

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Passenger car sales in China post robust growth in January

Newly manufactured cars are seen at the automobile terminal in the port of Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, July 9, 2018. /Reuters Sales of passenger cars in China last month saw a sharp rise

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China's mobile phone shipments nearly double in January

China's mobile phone shipments soared 92.8 percent year-on-year to 40.12 million units last month. /CFP China's mobile phone shipments soared 92.8 percent year on year to 40.12 million units l

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Morocco registers 1,266 new COVID-19 cases, 455,055 in total

VCG Morocco announced on Wednesday 1,266 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the North African country since March 2 of 2020 to 455,055.The number of recoveries in Morocco increased to 429

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Senegal's COVID-19 cases surpass 20,000

VCG Senegal's COVID-19 cases surpassed the 20,000 mark with 192 new confirmed cases detected in the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry announced.According to the briefing of the Sene

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5,660 tonnes of medical supplies shipped from Wuhan to Europe in 2020

The first China-Europe freight train departs from Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province to Belgrade, capital of the Republic of Serbia, May 9, 2020. /CFPChina-Europe

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The AU, UN reiterate commitment to Sudan as joint mission ends

A UNAMID police officer interacts with women at a water point in Nifasha camp for internally displaced persons, north Darfur. /VCG The United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of t

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350 km/h high-speed freight train launched in N China

00:49 A brand new 350 km/h high-speed freight electric multiple units (EMU) train, independently developed by China, rolled off the assembly line on Wednesday in Tangsh

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Moroccan navy rescues 127 migrants in Mediterranean

VCG Image The Moroccan navy rescued on Saturday 127 Spain-bound migrants in the Mediterranean, official news agency MAP reported.The migrants, including 14 women and two minors, are mostly fro

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Saudi-led coalition redeploys warring Yemeni forces in southern region

A newly-recruited soldier is seen at the main port of Aden, Yemen, on November 16, 2019. /Xinhua For the third consecutive day, military officials of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition continued o

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Record number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the U.S.

U.S. hospitals are seeing record-high numbers of COVID-patients- 104,600 in the past week according to the COVID Tracking Project. Many hospitals are running out o

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Azerbaijan army moves into second district handed back by Armenia

Azerbaijan said Wednesday its forces had entered the second of three districts to be handed back by Armenia as part of a deal that ended weeks of fighting over the regi