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China allocated funds to boost sports infrastructure

China has allocated this year's first batch of funds from its central budget to support the building of some public sports projects, the country's top economic planner said Monday. China allocated

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Can recovered patients' plasma help me prevent COVID-19?

Designed by Li Yueyun The plasma of recovered patients of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) has been proven effective in treating the new disease because it contains large amounts of

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Watch SpaceX launch more Starlink satellites and go for a Falcon 9 re-use record

SpaceX is launching its latest Starlink mission today, with a takeoff time of 9:22 AM EDT (6:22 AM PDT) currently scheduled to take place at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch will carry 60

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Last COVID-19 patient cured in north China's Shanxi

The last patient infected with COVID-19 in north China's Shanxi Province was discharged from hospital on Friday, bringing existing confirmed cases to zero in the provi

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Australian PM calls for coronavirus calm in speech to nation

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has used a landmark address to the nation to call for calm amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Morrison on Thursday night became the first prime minister to

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Imported cases key to China's anti-epidemic efforts: health expert

Minimizing the risks of imported COVID-19 cases has become a priority in China's epidemic control and prevention efforts, said Zhong Nanshan, a renowned Chinese respir

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China ups credit support for small businesses amid epidemic

The Chinese banking sector has beefed up financial support for small businesses to weather the COVID-19 outbreak. As of Tuesday noon, China's city commercial banks and

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German parliament plans extra 1 bln euros for anti-coronavirus measures

German parliament would provide additional budget, up to one billion euros (1.2 billion U.S. dollars), for measures against the new coronavirus, said faction leader of governing conservative union (

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Nigeria to slash 2020 budget following oil price fall

FILE PHOTO: Nigerian Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed attends the IMF and World Bank's 2019 Annual Spring Meetings, in Washington, U.S. /Reuters Nigeria's Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed announc

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Collapsed hotel in E. China an illegal building: ministry

The hotel collapse in east China's Fujian Province is a production accident as the building used for coronavirus quarantine had been illegally reconstructed several ti

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Argentina develops COVID-19 test kit

00:46 Companies in China and Argentinasay they have developed new COVID-19 tests that can detect the virus in an hour or less.According to Shanghai Daily, the National Medical Products

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France donates essential materials to help Lebanon's fight against COVID-19

The French Embassy in Lebanon on Monday donated essential materials used for the fight against COVID-19 to the Rafic Hariri University Hospital, an embassy statement sa

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Grindr sold by Chinese owner after US raised national security concerns

Chinese gaming giant Beijing Kunlun has agreed to sell popular gay dating app Grindr for about $608 million, ending a tumultuous four years under Chinese ownership.Reuters reports that the Chinese co

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Morphology of inactivated coronavirus revealed in Shenzhen

By obtaining biological samples from clinical cases of novel coronavirus patients, the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen and Southern University of Science and Technology have worked together an

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East China province subsidizes loans to epidemic-hit film industry

East China's Jiangsu Province launched a fund to subsidize loans to film projects affected by the novel coronavirus epidemic, according to the local authorities. The f

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All Tokyo 2020 new venues completed on schedule

All eight permanent venues for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games have been completed, organizers announced on Friday. The Tokyo Aquatics Centre, the last new venue to be completed, has been fin

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Virgin Media breach left 900,000 customer details unsecured for 10 months

The company says it has shut down the database but admits it was accessed "on at least one occasion".