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Asia Album: Cherry blossoms bring in spring season of Kathmandu

A bee sucks nectar from flowering cherry blossoms in a garden in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 23, 2020. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua) KATHMANDU, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Get the first taste of spring of Nepa

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Milan fashion week goes on despite virus proximity

A model walks the runway during the Elisabetta Franchi fashion show as part of Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2020-2021 in Milan, Italy, February 22, 2020. /VCG It was business as usual Satur

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Italian COVID-19 cases mount amid lockdown and sporting cancellations

02:02 The Venice Carnival has been cut short and football matches postponed as Italian officials race to contain Europe's worst outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus.While the UK announ

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Italy clamps down on travel after virus deaths, as cases rise

Two deaths from the new coronavirus sparked fears throughout northern Italy on Saturday, as about 50,000 people were poised for a weeks-long lockdown imposed by authorities trying to halt a further i

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases increase to 69 in Hong Kong

A 96-year-old woman was diagnosed with novel coronavirus infection, bringing the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hong Kong to 69 as of 8:00 p.m. local time on

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Dozens of Italian villages shut down after COVID-19 kills two

02:37 The evacuation of 19 people to Italy and 32 people to the United Kingdom from the Diamond Princess cruise liner in Japan was marked by tension as Europe deals with an increase in

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Ukraine's anti-COVID-19 riot is due to fake news and media-driven fear

Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Naohiko Hatta/Getty Images Editor's note:Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article

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Ukraine's anti-COVID-19 riot is due to fake news and media-driven fear

Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Naohiko Hatta/Getty Images Editor's note:Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article

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Number of COVID-19 infections soars to 204 in South Korea

South Korea Friday afternoon reported 48 more cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 204.The number almost tripled in three days in South

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Tunisian migrants take on Salvini for 'drug dealer' slur

01:04 When hard right Italian politician Matteo Salvini comes knocking on your door, cameras in tow, what do you do?For Tunisian migrants in Italy the answer is: Take the fight to him

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Who is to blame when driverless cars crash?

What does the law say? Responsibility when fully automated vehicles crash is largely venturing into unchartered territory as the technology is still being developed and the law is trying to keep pace

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S. Korea reports 1st virus death; 2.5M urged to stay home

South Korea reported its first death from the new virus on Thursday while the mayor of a southeastern city urged its 2.5 million people to stay inside as infections lin

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PBOC's moderate cuts reveal policy focus on liquidity management

A woman walks by the People's Bank of China in Beijing, China on March 11, 2019./ VCG Editor's Note: Jimmy Zhu is chief strategist at Fullerton Research. The article reflects the author's opin

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Tibetan areas in Sichuan declared out of poverty

A Tibetan woman herds yaks in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan. /VCG Southwest China's Sichuan Province has declared that all its areas inhabited by the Tibetans – two prefec

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2 passengers from virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship die in Japan

Two Japanese passengers from the novel coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama have died after being infected with the virus, government offici

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Taiwan confirms one COVID-19 case with infection source unidentified

Another case of novel coronavirus infection was confirmed in Taiwan Wednesday, raising the total number of COVID-19 cases to 24, according to the island's epidemic mon

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First baby born through new egg-freezing technique

The French infant, named Jules, was born to woman who was left infertile by chemotherapy for breast cancer.