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Russia may see spike in COVID-19 cases during May holidays - official

Russia has recorded over 80,000 COVID-19 cases and 199 deaths. /CGTN A top health official in Russia fears the country could experience a spike in COVID-19 cases if people defy lockdown measur

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Indonesia to ban air, sea travel until early June: officials

Many other countries around the world have also imposed travel bans in a bid to curb the spread of the COVID-19. /VCG Indonesia will temporarily ban domestic and international air and sea trav

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Lagarde projects EU GDP may fall by up to 15% due to COVID-19

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, has announced new stimulus package measures to help take control of COVID-19 as it spreads across the eurozone. /AFP The European Cen

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Kenya reports eight new COVID-19 cases

Kenya has recorded eight new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country's total number of confirmed cases to 270.The new figure was announced by Dr Mercy Mwangangi, the Chief Administrative Secretary in

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Story of Fighting COVID-19: From expo hall to field hospital in Madrid

04:33 Institución Ferial de Madrid (IFEMA), or Madrid convention center, has now been transformed into a field hospital to treat coronavirus patients. Two exhibition halls are already

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Cambodia sees huge drop in air passengers due to COVID-19: civil aviation spokesman

Cambodia has seen a huge drop in air passengers since January due to the impact of the COVID-19, Sin Chansereyvutha, a spokesman of the State Secretariat of Civil Avia

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San Francisco Opera cancels summer season amid COVID-19 concerns

The San Francisco Opera announced Tuesday that its 2020 summer season, scheduled to take place June 7-July 3, has been canceled amid COVID-19 concerns. The company sai

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Safe travel urged amid China's reopening of tourist attractions

China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has urged prevention against fires and floods to ensure the safety of tourists. Local culture and tourism authorities are requi

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Portugal's land border with Spain remains closed until May 15: minister

Portuguese Minister of Internal Administration Eduardo Cabrita announced on Monday that its land borders with Spain will remain closed at least until May 15. "In coordination with the Government o

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Artists in isolation brighten Berlin's streets with balcony art

The Art showcased on balconies across Berlin came in different shapes and sizes. /Reuters Some got inventive like this household, who hung a swing off their balcony. /Reuters Thi

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India extends visas of all stranded foreigners till April 30

NEW DELHI, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Indian government has extended visas of all foreigners stranded in the country, due to the travel restrictions in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak, till April 30

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Some residents try to flee the pandemic in New York

02:44 With New York City becoming the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S., some city dwellers are looking to get out of town.Travel companies are seeing a surge in demand fo

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Scores injured in Nairobi after COVID-19 food donation turns chaotic

Kibera is home to thousands of poor people who depend on manual jobs for a living. Scores of people were injured in Kenya's Kibera informal settlement area on Friday after a stampede erupted a

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Reopened Wuhan sees 620,000 public transport passengers on first day

Over 624,300 passengers used the city's public transport from midnight to 5 p.m. Wednesday, including 184,000 on buses, 336,300 on subways, and 104,000 taking taxis. WUHAN, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The n

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LinkedIn plans no COVID-related layoffs until the end of the fiscal year

LinkedIn has no plans to make COVID-related layoffs until at least June 2020, the professional network has confirmed to TechCrunch. This announcements comes after Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s pledge

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New Zealand plans for future of tourism after COVID-19 pandemic

The New Zealand government, industry and business are working together to develop a plan for how tourism will operate in a post-COVID-19 world, Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis said on Wednesday. "A pos

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U.S. adds Russian white supremacist group to terrorist blacklist

The U.S. State Department announced Monday that it has designated Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) and its three leaders as specially designated global terrorists, the