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Pompeo's buck-passing won't help the U.S. battle against COVID-19

A screen shot of Mike Pompeo being interviewed on Fox News, Friday, March 6, 2020. pompeo Note: The following article is taken from the Chinese-language opinion column "The Real Point."As the

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At least 27 killed in assembly shooting attack in Afghan capital

At least 27 people were killed and 29 others wounded in a shooting attack that hit an assembly in the western side of Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, dispersing sho

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ICC paves way for prosecution of U.S. forces, Taliban

In a historic ruling, the International Criminal Court has opened the door to potential war crimes charges against members of the United States Armed Forces, the Taliban and other combatants in Af

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Europe's winter temperatures 'by far' warmest ever recorded

The EU's official weather service said temperatures this winter were the highest on record. /Emmanuele Contini/NurPhoto via Getty Images Temperatures across Europe this winter have spiked to t

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Delhi gov't shuts schools, suspends biometric attendance to check COVID-19 spread

The Delhi government on Thursday ordered to shut all primary schools, both government owned and private, till March-end amid the COVID-19 scare particularly in the Ind

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Ukrainian parliament set to accept PM's resignation

Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday is set to accept the resignation of the nation's prime minister and reshuffle the Cabinet after six months on the job.Members of Presi

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Reduced mortality rate of COVID-19 patients remains pressing task

Reducing the mortality rate of COVID-19 patients remains a pressing task, said a central government team guiding the epidemic control work in Hubei Wednesday. More efforts should be devoted to curin

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Greece announces 9th confirmed case of novel coronavirus

Greece's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday the 9th confirmed novel coronavirus case in the country. The patient is a Greek national who had recently travelled fro

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Turkey rescues 220 illegal immigrants off Aegean coast in 2 days

The Turkish coast guard rescued at least 220 illegal immigrants in separate incidents off Turkey's Aegean coast during the last two days, the force announced on its we

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Poland confirms first COVID-19 case

Poland's Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country on Wednesday. A man in the western town of Zielona Gora tested positive for the novel coronavir

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Cure rates of COVID-19 patients in China climb for 19th consecutive day

The proportion of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 in the virus-hit city of Wuhan, other places in Hubei Province, and other provincial-level regions in China

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Is Greece flouting refugee law by suspending new asylum claims?

The Greek authorities have suspended new asylum claims for a month amid chaotic scenes on its land border with Turkey, as refugees attempt to cross to the European Union. The United Nations claims ar

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Putin wants constitutional ban on Russia handing land to foreign powers

President Vladimir Putin wants to amend the constitution to make it illegal for Russia to give away any part of its territory to a foreign power, a proposal likely to i

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Suspected coronavirus patients could face detainment under South Australian laws

South Australians diagnosed with coronavirus could be detained for failing to comply with mandatory quarantine under new laws. The South Australia (SA) government on Monday night announced a raft of

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China to steadily boost railway construction

China's top economic planner has pledged more efforts to steadily promote railway construction, stressing prioritizing the progress of key projects. Efforts will be ma

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Western media's selective Xinjiang coverage is pampering terrorists: scholar

Xinjiang has been a focus of Western media in recent years, but some of their irresponsible coverage is pampering terrorists and thus detrimental to the stability and development there, a scholar to

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Taliban rejects taking part in Afghan talks until prisoners freed

Afghanistan's Taliban delegation arrive for the agreement signing between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar, February 29, 2020. /AP Taliban militants will not take part in intra-Afgha