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Fake news on coronavirus from abroad intended to panic Russians: Putin

Putin called for timely, comprehensive and reliable information to counter fake news. MOSCOW, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Most fake news about the spread of the novel coronavir

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11 under investigation over prison coronavirus outbreak in east China

Eleven people in east China's Shandong Province have been put under investigation after a coronavirus outbreak in Rencheng prison in the city of Jining. According to t

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Hubei officials punished over release of coronavirus-infected inmate

Several officials in coronavirus-hit Hubei Province in central China have been removed from their post or put under investigation after a women's prison released an in

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Turkish drone attack kills 19 Syrian gov't soldiers: monitor

At least 19 members of Syrian government forces were killed on Sunday by Turkish drone attacks in Idlib province in northwestern Syria, a war monitor reported. The Tur

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BMW recalls 7,157 motorbikes in China

BMW (China) Automotive Trading Ltd. recalled 7,157 imported motorbikes from the Chinese market on Saturday, according to the country's top quality watchdog. The recall involved certain C400GT, C400X

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Syrian army shoots down Turkish drone in Idlib

The Syrian army shot down a Turkish drone in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, state news agency SANA reported. The army gunned down the drone in the town of Dadikh in the southeastern

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Turkey captures town in Syria's Idlib after 2 failed attempts

The Turkish forces and Turkey-backed rebels on Monday managed to capture a town in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, after two previous failed attempts, a war

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Iran calls FATF blacklisting "politically-motivated" move

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Friday that the new move by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to keep Iran on its blacklist is a "politic

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Turkish forces bring 2,000 military vehicles into northern Syria

The Turkish forces have brought in 2,000 military vehicles into northern Syria over the past 12 days, a war monitor reported on Saturday. The Turkish army has been bri

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Car bomb goes off in Turkey-controlled town in northern Syria

A car bomb went off in a Turkey-controlled town in northern Syria on Thursday, the latest in a string of explosions targeting Turkey-held areas in Syria, a war monitor

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Russia fines Twitter, Facebook on localization of users' databases

The Facebook and Twitter app icons are seen on a smartphone in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Yuan Xinfang) Russian legislation requires Internet service providers to store and process pers

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China beefs up support for medical waste disposal to curb virus spread

China's environmental watchdog has mobilized efforts to strengthen the medical waste disposal capacity in central China's Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel co

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Samsung denies media report on heir's suspected drug abuse

Samsung Electronics on Thursday denied a local media report on the suspected drug abuse by Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, according to the statement f

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Coronavirus-hit city near Wuhan sacks derelict officials

Enshi in China's coronavirus-stricken province of Hubei punished eight government officials over incompetent control of the epidemic. Two township-level Party chiefs h

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U.S. Fed Chair Powell calls on Congress to cut budget deficit

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday called on Congress to reduce the federal budget deficit, which is expected to exceed 1 trillion U.S. dollars this year. "Putting the federal budge

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White House budget proposal aims to close deficit in 15 years

The White House on Monday unveiled a budget proposal for next fiscal year that would cut major domestic programs, claiming that solid economic growth would support substantial deficit reduction and

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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi slams White House's budget proposal

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday harshly criticized the White House's budget proposal for next fiscal year, saying that it's "a complete reversal" of the promises Preside