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47 news COVID-19 cases confirmed in UK, bringing total infected number to 163

Britain has confirmed 47 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the country's total number of infections to 163, according to the country's health authorities. The latest figure includes 147 cases

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Chinese province bolsters support for epidemic-hit aged care sector

East China's Jiangsu Province released a slew of measures Thursday, including rent reduction and financial support, to help the aged care service industry weather the

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Iraq reports first death from COVID-19

The 70-year-old man who was confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 on Wednesday in the northeastern Iraqi province of Sulaimaniyah has died, a local health source said

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Beijing to shore up bookstores impacted by COVID-19 outbreak

The Beijing municipal government has issued a raft of measures to shore up bookstores impacted by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The measures were t

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Two new COVID-19 cases detected in India

Two new positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected in India, one in New Delhi and the other in southern state of Telangana, an official in the Ministry of Health said on Monday. While the person

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Iran's president proposes trilateral Tehran summit over Syria

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that Iran is ready to host a meeting with the participation of the president's of Iran, Turkey and Russia over the ongoin

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Jimmy Lai, two others arrested by HK police, to appear before court

Hong Kong police said at a press briefing on Friday that three Hong Kong residents were arrested for unauthorized assembly and are scheduled to appear before court on

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Nigeria post highest quarterly GDP growth in Q4 since recession

Nigeria’s economic growth rose to an annual rate of 2.55% in the three months to the end of December, its highest quarterly growth since a 2016 recession, the statistics office said on Monday.The

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No need to close France/Italy borders over coronavirus - French minister

French junior transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said on Monday that he saw no need to close down transport borders between France and Italy, despite the spread

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Dow plunges 900 points at open

U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Monday. All three major indexes plunged more than 3 percent shortly after the opening bell, with the Dow shedding more 979 points, or 3.4 percent. The SP 500 an

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Afghanistan reports its first confirmed novel coronavirus case

Afghanistan reported its first confirmed novel coronavirus case on Monday, the country's health ministry announced.Ferozuddin Feroz, the minister of public health, told a press conference in Kabul on

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Kuwait reports first 3 COVID-19 cases

Kuwait's Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday the first three cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reporte

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3 suspected coronavirus cases detected in Afghanistan's western Herat

HERAT, Afghanistan, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Three suspected cases of coronavirus have been detected in the western Herat province, provincial governor Abdul Qayum Rahimi said Sunday. The infected persons

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Iraq closes border with Iran for 3 days over coronavirus: report

Iraq closed its ground borders with Iran for three days on Thursday after the detection of coronavirus illness, named COVID-19, in Iran, official IRNA news agency repo

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China says Wall Street Journal's behavior is unprofessional

Wall Street Journal's decision to publish an article with a racist title to maliciously attack China violated professional ethics of a media organization, said Chinese

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Japanese economy shrinks annualized 6.3 pct in October-December quarter: report

Japan's economy shrank an annualized real 6.3 percent in the October-December quarter, the government said in a report on Monday. The Cabinet Office said the contraction in inflation-adjusted gross

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China reports 2,048 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, 105 new deaths

BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese health authority Monday said it received reports of 2,048 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 105 deaths on Sun