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Multi-colored rape flowers repaint China's countryside

Many travel guides describe China's spring as a picturesque and pleasant season when much of the countryside is carpeted in yellow rape flowers. This natural beauty reaches its peak from late Marc

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School begins for Xinjiang students in final year

Monday marks the first day of offline schooling of the new semester for some 510,000 students in their final year of senior, junior high schools and vocational schools

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APD | Apple closes all outlets outside mainland China

By APD writer AliceThe US tech giant Apple has shut down all of its retail stores worldwide, exept those in mainland China until March 27 to prevent the spread of the c

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Kenya announces drastic measures to contain COVID-19 with 2 new cases

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced the stringiest measures to help contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus after two new cases were confirmed on Sunday. Kenyatta who addressed a

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China to improve protection for children in need amid virus outbreak

China will further improve protection for children whose parents or guardians are not around amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. County-level governments across the c

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Virus-era voting: France holds local elections despite fears

France is holding nationwide elections Sunday to choose all of its mayors and other local leaders despite a crackdown on public gatherings because of the new virus.Voti

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UK is advising against all travel to the US amid the coronavirus pandemic

The U.K. government is advising citizens and residents against all travel to the U.S. in response to the coronavirus pandemic.In a brief statement, the U.K. Foreign Office said it is “advising a

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China's Xinjiang allocates 2.4 billion yuan for epidemic control

Northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has allocated a total of 2.4 billion yuan (about 338 million U.S. dollars) for efforts to contain the spread of t

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A beauty with the chisel

Yuchi Jingde and Qin Qiong are two generals of the Tang Dynasty whose bravery later caused them to be incorporated into Chinese folk religion as door gods. [Photo/China Daily] Woodblock printin

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Drumbeat of bad coronavirus news starts to hit U.S. auto dealers

VCG A relentless barrage of bad news surrounding the coronavirus epidemic has begun to affect customer visits to some U.S. auto dealers, and even businesses that have thrived so far believe a

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Online code collaboration tool Glitch votes to unionize

Employees of online software collaboration tool Glitch today announced their intentions to unionize. The news was made official by the Communications Workers of America Union, the largest media and co

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Airbnb extends no-charge cancellation policy due to coronavirus

Airbnb has announced updates to its policies that provide reservation cancellations without charge for stays booked in specific areas, as a result of the current state of the global coronavirus pande

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Roundup: Containment area set up in New York state as U.S. COVID-19 cases tops 1,600

A growing number of cities, counties, and entities across the United States pushed out more stringent measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 on Thursday following President Donald Trump's addres

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COVID-19 cases in Egypt rise to 67: ministry

The Egyptian Health Ministry announced on Wednesday seven new cases of COVID-19, raising the number of infected cases in the country to 67. Meanwhile, seven of the 27 whose tests have turned from pos

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U.S. institutes 30-day travel ban on Europe, taps SBA and tax deferrals to stimulate the economy

In a Wednesday evening address from the Oval Office President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would issue a thirty day travel ban for travel from the European Union while tapping the Small Busine

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Poland closes schools, cultural institutions over COVID-19

The Polish government announced Wednesday the closure for two weeks of all educational institutions, schools, theatres, cinemas and other cultural institutions in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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European Parliament moves to majority teleworking in response to COVID-19

The European Parliament is instructing managers to prepare for all but a minority of staff to work remotely for 70% of the week as of next Monday — dialling up its response to Covid-19, the dis