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More U.S. states mull easing COVID-19 restrictions

A person wearing a mask walks through Chinatown in New York, U.S., February 13, 2020. /Reuters More U.S. states are preparing to ease COVID-19 lockdown restrictions despite warnings from publi

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Dow jumps nearly 700 points after U.S. extends social distancing policies

U.S. stocks finished Monday's session noticeably higher with the Dow up nearly 700 points after the country extended measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average

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Cambodian PM considers to put country in state of emergency over COVID-19 spread

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Wednesday that he is considering to put the country in a state of emergency after a spike of COVID-19 cases. "I'

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WHO chief urges world to "double down" as COVID-19 declared pandemic

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged all countries to "double down" rather than give up on efforts to fight COVID-19 as his organization declared it a pandemic. "Let me

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China issues warning for desert locusts

China's forestry and grassland authority on Monday urged efforts to prevent the spread of desert locusts as the destructive migratory pests may enter the country from

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Chinese researchers use satellite data to monitor desert locusts

Chinese researchers have used satellite data and meteorological data to monitor desert locusts and offer early warnings, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (C

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Officials punished for reports of "minus infections" of virus

Several officials have received punishment for reporting "minus infections" of the novel coronavirus in the city of Jingmen in central China's Hubei Province. The Hube

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Coronavirus-hit city near Wuhan sacks derelict officials

Enshi in China's coronavirus-stricken province of Hubei punished eight government officials over incompetent control of the epidemic. Two township-level Party chiefs h

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Landslide kills at least 16 in Eritrean gold mine

A landslide in a gold mine killed at least 16 people in southwestern Eritrea, state media outlet Eri-TV reported on Friday. News of the landslide, which occurred on Jan. 18, came out almost two weeks

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Huawei threatens UK sovereignty, Pompeo warns

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned the UK that it risks undermining its sovereignty if it allows Huawei to become part of its 5G network.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected a

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29 officials punished for underreported fatal explosion in China

A total of 29 officials have been punished as the death toll in a factory blast was intentionally underreported in central China's Hunan Province, local authorities sa

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Filipinos turn volcano's ash into bricks

A man sweeps volcanic ash from his house near Taal volcano at Talisay, Batangas province, southern Philippines, January 17, 2020. /AP Photo The Taal volcano began spewing massive clouds of ash

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Military evacuates fire-hit Australian town

The Australian military has begun the seaborne evacuation of hundreds of people trapped in a fire-ringed southeastern town, as the country braced for more catastrophic

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Plain-packaging push for tobacco products in China

As Beijing marked the first anniversary of China's toughest anti-smoking measures, experts called for stronger regulations to safeguard the population. Wang Xiaodong reports.