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Pakistan's fight against COVID-19: A success story?

People wear protective masks while watching a movie at a cinema in Peshawar, Pakistan, August 10, 2020. /Reuters Picture a developing country facing a mix of social, political and economic tro

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Kickstarting economies minus COVID-19 plan, will be a disaster: Tedros

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks at the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. /Xinhua

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Countries should continue with safety measures: WHO

The World Health Organization urged countries Monday to continue implementing safety measures to control the spread of the coronavirus, such as limiting public gatherin

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Why the U.S. has no national health system

People wait to receive COVID-19 test at a temporary test site at Sunset Park in New York, U.S., August 13, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Joel Wendland-Liu is an associate professor of the integ

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Roundup: Successful agro-industrial connection with China key to Argentina's economy, say experts

Image taken on June 26, 2015 shows wine bottles of Malbec Reserve 2005 in the wine-cellar of the Tierras Altas Winery, in Maipu city, Mendoza province, Argentina. (Xinh

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Seoul in peril over virus spread, new cases at over 5-month high

Public officials disinfect the roadway to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in front of the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, August 18, 2020. /AP South Korea's daily new c

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News Analysis: What helps Rwanda suppress COVID-19 early?

A worker disinfects walls at a church in Kigali, capital of Rwanda, July 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Cyril Ndegeya)Rwanda was recognized by the chief of the World Health Organiza

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Laxity in COVID-19 preventive measures may further spread virus in South Sudan: official

Health officials in South Sudan on Monday warned that non-adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures could derail efforts to fight the virus and fuel the spread of the pandemic in the east Africa

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Roundup: ECLAC highlights China as Argentina's top trade partner amid pandemic

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Thursday spotlighted China as an important trade partner for countries in the region, such as Argentina. Argen

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Mask compulsory in outdoor places in many French cities as COVID-19 cases surge

The French authorities have ordered people to wear face masks in outdoor public places in many major cities as the COVID-19 spread faster and the admission to intensiv

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Britain delays easing of lockdown as virus spread speeds up

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson put some of the country’s next steps out of lockdown on hold Friday with just a few hours’ notice, saying the number of new coronav

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UK postpones lockdown easing amid growing concerns over coronavirus prevalence

British government announced on Friday that the easing of some restrictive measures will not take place as scheduled, as coronavirus infection numbers are creeping up. "At every point I have said o

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COVID-19 Global Roundup: South Africa's soaring caseload

These days, maps depicting Africa's coronavirus caseload highlight the southern tip of the continent. South Africa, despite initially faring well as the pandemic reached its soil earlier this year, i

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Erdogan attends first prayers at Hagia Sophia since mosque conversion

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led Muslim prayers at Istanbul's Hagia Sophia on Friday. /Mustafa Kamaci/Turkish Presidential Press Service/AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at

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Live COVID-19 updates: Mask-wearing mandatory in France's public places

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - PARIS -- The French government's order to make mask-wearing mandatory came int

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Ugandan president urges citizens to continue fighting COVID-19

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged his countrymen to continue fighting COVID-19, noting that the virus remains dangerous. The disease is one of the biggest challenges to the human race, Mus

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Exports to China to help spur post-pandemic economic recovery, says Argentine president

Agricultural exports to China and other countries will help Argentina's economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, according to Argentine Pres