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Amazing moments of the week (March 9-15)

Team USA celebrate their 3-1 victory over Japan to win the SheBelieves Cup, an invitational women's soccer tournament, while wearing their jerseys inside out to hide the U.S. Soccer logo, a pr

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Macao reports one imported COVID-19 case

The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center of China's Macao Special Administrative Region government reported Sunday evening a newly confirmed COVID-19 cas

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 52 in Pakistan

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 52 on Sunday, with 19 new cases reported, said officials. A total of 17 new infected cases have been r

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Iran's COVID-19 cases soar to near 14,000 amid raging epidemic, with death toll reaching 724

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Iran on Sunday rose to 13,938, of whom 724 have died, as the epidemic continued to rage in the hardest-hit country in the Middle East. The number of COVID-1

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Algeria confirms 4th death case over COVID-19

Algerian women wearing protective masks are pictured in front of El-Kettar hospital's special unit to treat cases of novel coronavirus in the capital Algiers on February 26, 2020. /AFP Algeria

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Roundup: UK scientists urge "more restrictive measures" as confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 1,372

An almost empty shelf is seen at a supermarket in London, Britain on March 15, 2020. (Xinhua) In an open letter, over 400 scientists called on the government to further strengthen its social distanci

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Taiwan adds 6 COVID-19 cases

The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taiwan has increased by six to 59, according to the island's epidemic monitoring agency Sunday. All o

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WHO lauds Iran's anti-coronavirus fight as death toll surges past 600

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday hailed Iranian government's efforts to combat the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, which has claimed the lives of 611 people in the Islamic republic. D

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France declares highest epidemic alert at national level

Photo taken on March 13, 2020 shows an empty departure hall at Terminal 2E of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy, near Paris, France.(Photo by Jack Chan/Xinhua) The French government declare

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Scandal-hit French skating elects president in chaotic vote

Nathalie Pechalat (L) and Fabian Bourzat of France during the ISU Figure Skating World Championship in Nice, France, March 29, 2012. /VCG Former ice dance champion Nathalie Pechalat was elect

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Scandal-hit French skating elects president in chaotic vote

Nathalie Pechalat (L) and Fabian Bourzat of France during the ISU Figure Skating World Championship in Nice, France, March 29, 2012. /VCG Former ice dance champion Nathalie Pechalat was elect

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NASA’s Orion spacecraft completes testing ahead of Artemis 1 Moon mission

NASA has completed the testing process meant to simulate performance in in-space conditions for its Orion crew spacecraft, developed by Lockheed Martin and designed to carry crew on the agency’

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Equatorial Guinea reports first case of COVID-19: official

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Equatorial Guinea confirmed on Saturday the country's first case of COVID-19. It is an 42-year-old Equatoguinean woman who arrived on Friday in Malabo fro

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Who created the global refugee crisis?

A woman feeds her child at Vial refugee camp of Chios, Greece, on December 23, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Iram Khan is a Pakistan-based commentator on international and commercial affairs. T

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India reports 83 COVID-19 cases with 2 deaths

The number of COVID-19 cases in India Saturday rose to 83, India's federal health ministry officials said. "Total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across India is 83

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Italy sees its biggest daily increase in coronavirus deaths, again

The death toll from coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 250 in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily increase ever recorded by any country, as the worst-affected Lombardy region asked for a complete sh

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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