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SpaceX to make history in first astronaut launch

(Photo by SpaceX) (Scroll left and right to learn more)Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to launch the first crewed spaceflight by a private company on Wednesday, May 27.NAS

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South Sudan VP and his wife test positive for COVID-19

South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny have both tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement from the government office that was released Monday.The pr

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Iran's president orders mass production of indigenous COVID-19 test kits

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called for boosting production of homemade test kits for the diagnosis of the novel coronavirus, Tasnim news agency reporte

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China greenlights 1 new IPO on sci-tech innovation board

China's securities regulator has given the nod to the registration of initial public offerings (IPOs) of one company on the science and technology innovation board. Sh

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China endeavors to ensure safe classes resumption amid COVID-19

Ensuring safety should be the prerequisite for classes resumption across China as the COVID-19 epidemic situation has been eased, an official with the Ministry of Educa

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Spanish mayor resigns after drunk driving, breaking lockdown rules

Photo taken on March 18, 2020 shows a cathedral in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Joan Gosa/Xinhua) The mayor of the Spanish city of Badalona resigned on Wednesday after he was found breaking the lockd

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Chinese premier says China firmly supports Poland's fight against COVID-19

China firmly supports Poland's fight against COVID-19 and stands ready to share experience and facilitate Poland's purchase and transport of Chinese medical supplies through commercial channels, Chin

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Iranian president urges efforts to make COVID-19 vaccine

TEHRAN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called on the health institutions of the country to step up efforts to produce novel coronavirus vaccine. Rouhani said that h

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COVID-19 fatalities in Algeria surge to 235, infections hit 1,666

As many as 30 death cases were confirmed on Thursday from COVID-19 in Algeria, in addition to 94 new infection cases, according to Head of COVID-19 Detection and Follow-up Commission Djamel Fourar

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British PM remains in charge of government -- Downing Street

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in charge of the government after being hospitalized due to persistent coronavirus symptoms, Downing Street said Monday. H

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China responses to issue of test kit

Hua Chunying, spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said on Monday in a press conference that China is very sincere to help other countries. And uncomm

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Chinese firm's medical supplies arrive in Portugal

A batch of medical supplies delivered by China's Fosun Group, including 1 million face masks and 200,000 test kits, arrived in Lisbon from China on Monday, according to a press release by the co

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Iran's top general praises China for medical support over COVID-19

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Hossein Baqeri on Monday praised China for providing Iran with medical assistance in the battle against COVID-19. The outbre

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Mauritius confirms first COVID-19 death

Mauritius has confirmed its first death related to COVID-19, the country's health minister Kailesh Jagutpal said Saturday. According to the minister, the patient was a male with Mauritian-Belgian cit

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DPRK fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea from North Pyongan province on Saturday local time, Yonhap n

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Coronavirus testing to be ramped up to 25,000 a day: UK PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that health authorities in Britain are planning to carry out more testing of the novel coronavirus by increasing it to 25,000 a day. During the

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China's first batch of anti-epidemic aid arrives in Serbia

The first batch of donated COVID-19 nucleic acid test kits from China arrived in Belgrade over the weekend.Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister Brnabic each expressed thanks to China