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Brazil sets new record for daily COVID-19 infections

Brazil registered 26,417 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day surge so far, raising the tally to 438,238, authorities said Thursday. A total

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41 million unemployed in U.S., GDP growth down 5%

About 2.1 million Americans filed new unemployment claims in the last week, the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The latest U.S. jobless numbers bring the total unemployed since mid-March to

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First 2 COVID-19 cases announced in southern Libya

The Libyan National Center for Disease Control on Tuesday announced two new COVID-19 cases in southern Libya, bringing the total number in the North African country to 77. The two new coronaviru

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Chinese prosecutors enhance efficiency in handling letters from public

Chinese procuratorates have enhanced efficiency in handling letters from the public, a work report of the Supreme People's Procuratorate showed Monday. For the 491,829

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German shop owners head back to work warily

04:59 Coronavirus has become a distinct feature of people's everyday life for the past few months. While some countries are still facing setbacks when it comes to lifting their restric

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China's Jilin reports one new COVID-19 case

One new confirmed COVID-19 case was reported in northeast China's Jilin Province on Saturday, the provincial health commission said Sunday. The commission said the dom

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Spanish PM gives all-clear for football to resume on June 8

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday gave a date for the return of professional football to Spain. In a televised speech, Sanchez explained that the Liga Santander (first division) a

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Daily COVID-19 deaths in Spain fall below 100 for first time in pandemic

The daily number of new deaths from the coronavirus fell below 100 in Spain for the first time since the pandemic caused the government to impose a State of Alarm in the country on March 15. Accordi

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Chinese health official urges targeted, effective measures to avert epidemic rebounds

More targeted and effective measures should be carried out to step up the screening, isolation and hospitalization of COVID-19 patients amid efforts to avert rebounds

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Reopening in European countries brings about "encouraging" results: report

European countries which started reopening earlier have registered lower average growth rates in new COVID-19 cases, presenting "encouraging data" and "hope" to Portugal, Portuguese Lusa News Agen

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Chinese mainland reports five new COVID-19 cases, two imported

The Chinese mainland reported three new domestic COVID-19 cases and two new imported ones on Saturday, according to China's National Health Commission (NHC). No new dea

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Faces of Unemployment: Disney World worker on furlough in Florida

02:33 Disneyfurloughed 100,000 theme park and hotel workersworldwide in mid-​April.Estefania is a Disney World worker in Florida. For the last three weeks, she has had no income. Her u

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Netanyahu Notifies Israeli President of Formation of Government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu notified President Reuven Rivlin that he had formed a government, the presidential office said on Wednesday."A letter from Ben

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Global trade down 3 percent in Q1 2020: UN agency

Global trade down 3 percent in Q1: UN agencyWorld merchandise trade is seen down three percent in the first quarter of 2020 from the last three months of 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Uni

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Africa's COVID-19 death toll surges to 2,074 with 54,027 confirmed cases: Africa CDC

The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent reached 2,074 as the number of confirmed cases hit 54,027 as of Friday, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Preventio

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2 new COVID-19 infections recorded in Syria

Two new COVID-19 infections were recorded in Syria on Friday, bringing the total number in the country to 47, the health ministry said in a statement. Meanwhile, Syria

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Schools to reopen to over 84,000 junior three students in Beijing

Over 84,200 students in their final year of junior high school in Beijing will resume class starting from Monday, May 11 as the COVID-19 epidemic is under control, the