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France's COVID-19 death toll tops 23,000

An aerial view of the deserted Place de l'Etoile and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, April 1, 2020. /Re

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Controversial "fracking" has little environmental impact: Australian study

Researchers from Australia's peak scientific body have found that hydraulic fracturing can have little to no environmental impact. Hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, is the process whe

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Chinese mainland reports three new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Chinese health authority said Monday that it received reports of three new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Sunday, of which two were imported. The oth

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China's industrial profits drop 36.7% in Q1

Profits of China's major industrial firms dropped 36.7 percent year on year in first three months of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data from the National Bureau of S

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Chinese mainland reports three new COVID-19 cases, 25 asymptomatic

Three new confirmed COVID-19 cases were registered on the Chinese mainland on Sunday, including two imported and one domestic, according to China's National Health Comm

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China has more than 470 mln e-content readers: white paper

The number of e-content readers had reached 470 million in China by 2019, according to a white paper released this week. The white paper was based on a survey of more than 20 major e-content prov

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California provides free meals to seniors amid COVID-19 pandemic

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state launched a program to provide daily free meals to qualifying seniors. The "Restaurants Deliver: Home Meals for Seniors" is coordina

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Chinese military medical team arrives in Pakistan to help fight COVID-19

A Chinese military medical expert team on Friday arrived here to join Pakistan's efforts to battle the current COVID-19 pandemic in the South Asian country. The 10-mem

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China's Heilongjiang reports 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

China's Heilongjiang Province Thursday reported three new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and no new imported confirmed cases, the provincial health commi

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China's Heilongjiang reports 4 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

China's Heilongjiang Province Wednesday reported three new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and one new imported confirmed case, the provincial health comm

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COVID-19 in Peru: thousands of jobless face hunger amid crisis

01:24 As Peru's coronavirus lockdown surpasses a month, thousands working in Peru's informal economy have been forced to leave their homes in search of food and work.Community kitchens

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Beijing's Chaoyang District classified as COVID-19 'high-risk' area

A view of the Chaoyang District in Beijing, China. /VCGBeijing's Chaoyang District has been classified as a high-risk area for the COVID-19 pandemic after the recent oc

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China prosecutes 263 suspects for sheltering gang crime in Q1

A total of 263 suspects were prosecuted for being "protective umbrellas" for gang crimes from January to March, according to statistics released by the Supreme People'

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China's industrial capacity utilization rate at 67.3 pct in Q1

China's industrial capacity utilization rate stood at 67.3 percent in the first quarter of 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Friday. The figure was dow

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Spain extends COVID-19 lockdown through May 9

Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, warned the country was 'far from victory' in its fight against the coronavirus. /Mariscal/POOL/AFP Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced an

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COVID-19 tests delayed by contamination at U.S. CDC lab: report

A delay by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in quickly making COVID-19 test kits available was the result of "a glaring scientific breakdown" at the CDC's central lab, The Wa

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Chinese mainland reports 26 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Chinese health authority said Friday that it received reports of 26 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland Thursday, of which 15 were imported. The other 11 new