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Severe tropical cyclone Harold slams Fiji

Severe tropical cyclone Harold has been striking most parts of Fiji since Tuesday night, causing extensive damage and flooding across the island nation. In Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island, destructi

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Hong Kong fintech startup Neat raises $11 million Series A to give small companies more banking services

Neat, a Hong Kong-based fintech startup, announced today that it has raised a $11 million Series A to help small businesses do cross-border banking. The round was led by Pacific Century Group, with pa

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Canada to press U.S. further on medical supplies, Trudeau says

Canada will keep up efforts to persuade the United States not to block the export of medical supplies to fight the coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tu

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China's Wuhan now has only 181 critical COVID-19 cases

Wuhan, the Chinese city hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, had only 181 critically ill patients on Monday, dropping from a peak of over 9,000 cases, a Chinese healt

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Chinese experts host training courses on treating COVID-19 in Laos

The Chinese anti-epidemic medical expert team has hosted a training course, covering 10 sectors when treating COVID-19 cases, to relevant Lao health ministry officials

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Canadian YouTuber hits out at Western media bias

15:07 Gweilo60 is a YouTube channel that shares the life experiences of foreigners in China.In this video, Kirk Apesland, who runs the channel, and a Canadian who has lived in both Can

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What U.S. is trying to hide by firing the captain of USS Roosevelt

Captain Brett Crozier, former commanding officer of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, December 19, 2019. /Reuters Editor's note: The following article is taken from the Ch

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44 African countries ban mass gatherings, close public spaces amid COVID-19 pandemic: AU

About 44 African countries have already banned mass gatherings, closed public spaces and educational institutions due to concerns related to the spread of COVID-19 pan

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China sends medical expert team to Philippines

A team of 12 medical experts departed from Fuzhou, east China's Fujian Province, for the Philippines Sunday morning to aid the archipelagic country to fight the COVID-

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At least 19 killed in shootout between rival gangs in Mexico

At least 19 people were killed and one wounded in a confrontation between alleged criminal groups in Mexico's northern state of Chihuahua, authorities said Saturday. T

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Commentary: China's COVID-19 aid is humanitarian, not geopolitical

As the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy toll globally, China has provided much-needed medical supplies and treatment experience to help many countr

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4,000-bed coronavirus field hospital opens in London

The temporary hospital opens in east London, April 3, 2020. /AFP UK's Prince Charles opened a new 4,000-bed temporary hospital in a conference centre in east London on Friday, the first of sev

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Gunmen attack 2 Afghan presidential guards in Kabul, killing one: official

Unidentified armed men attacked two Afghan Presidential Protective Service (PPS) members, killing one and wounding another on western outskirts of capital Kabul on Fri

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5G mast set on fire after 'baseless’ conspiracy theory link to coronavirus

Several videos claiming to show 5G towers on fire were posted to a page on Facebook, which encouraged copycat attacks.

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Xinjiang reopens ancient Buddhist grottoes to tourists

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has recently reopened a tourist attraction of ancient Buddhist grottoes to the public, and visitors are allowed to b

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Nepal, India join hands to manage stranded nationals across border amid COVID-19 lockdown

Nepal and India have entered into cooperation to manage the stranded Nepalis at different border points amid the nationwide lockdown in both countries to fight COVID-19 pandemic. Nepal enforced a

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Germany reports rise in coronavirus cases to 67,366

Germany reported a total of 67,366 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, up by 5,453 from a day earlier, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Wednesday. Up to 732 deaths from the virus were reported Wednes