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Africa's COVID-19 death toll hits 1,303, as confirmed cases rise to 27,852

The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent reached 1,303 as the number of confirmed cases hit 27,852 as of Friday, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevent

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France to pave way for Ligue 1 resumption by players' medical checkup

French Ligue 1 players are required to undergo "full medical checkups" for returning clubs the week starting May 11, paving the way of restarting top flight in June pending government clearance, t

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COVID-19 death toll tops 1,000 in Ireland

A further 222 people had died of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours in Ireland, bringing the country's death toll to 1,014, according to figures released on Friday by the Irish Department of Health.

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Chinese mainland reports 12 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases

Chinese health authority said Saturday that it received reports of 12 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland for Friday, of which 11 were imported. The other o

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Trump signs a $484 billion bill to cushion employers amid COVID-19

FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion bill Friday to aid employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic./REUTERS. President Donald Trump signed a $484 bi

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Commissioner's office of Chinese foreign ministry in HK refutes European Parliament members' letter for distorting truth

HONG KONG, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday expressed opposition to an open letter

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China refutes U.S. accusation over transparency in handling COVID-19

A Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Friday refuted U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's questioning of China's transparency in handling the COVID-19 epidemic, saying hi

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Ambassador urges China, Britain to resist noise, disruptions

Chinese Ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming on Thursday called on his country and Britain to resist "noises and disruptions" and add positive energy into the two countr

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China's supreme court vows to redress job discrimination against Hubei workers

The Supreme People's Court (SPC) has reiterated efforts to resolutely correct job discrimination in accordance with the law, stressing the discrimination against labor

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Barcelona marks St George's Day with twist amid coronavirus lockdown

St George's Day usually sees the streets of Barcelona filled with parades of people exchanging books and flowers with their loved ones. But this year, it was marked with a twist amid the coronavirus

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Turkey's COVID-19 cases surpass 100,000; Iran's tally tops 87,000 amid continued slowdown

Turkey's COVID-19 cases crossed a major threshold on Thursday as it surpassed 100,000, while the number of confirmed cases in Iran hit 87,026 amid a continued slowdown. Turkey, the new epicenter

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Egypt sets daily record with 232 new COVID-19 cases

Egypt's daily tally of COVID-19 infections set a new record with 232 cases on Thursday, raising the total to 3,891, the Egyptian Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, 11 patients died from the novel coro

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UK launches major long-term study to track spread of COVID-19 in general population

Britain is carrying out a large-scale coronavirus infection and antibody test study involving up to 300,000 people to track the spread of COVID-19 in the general population, the Department for Healt

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4.4 million more U.S. workers file for unemployment

File photo of a job fair in Golden, Colorado. /Reuters Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending April 18, making total layoffs since virus hit to 26 mil

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518 new COVID-19 cases registered in UAE, 8,756 in total

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday announced 518 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 8,756. UAE's Ministry of Health and P

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Feature: Russian businessman joins anti-virus fight in China border city

Andrei Azarnov, a Russian businessman, chose to stay in Suifenhe, at the China-Russia border in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, and joined the fight against COVID-19. Four years ago, Azarno

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Germany reports over 148,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19

The rate of new infections with COVID-19 in Germany continued below peak times as the number of confirmed cases increased by 2,352 within one day to 148,046, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announce