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Cambodia sees huge drop in air passengers due to COVID-19: civil aviation spokesman

Cambodia has seen a huge drop in air passengers since January due to the impact of the COVID-19, Sin Chansereyvutha, a spokesman of the State Secretariat of Civil Avia

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Japan to declare nationwide state of emergency amid continued virus spread

Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe has decided to expand the state of emergency over the coronavirus to nationwide in an effort to curb its further spread, public broad

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Singapore's Deputy PM calls for more inclusive form of globalization

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Wednesday evening in a Facebook post that countries together can forge a more inclusive form of globalization

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Finland to lift coronavirus lockdown in region around capital

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin. /Virginia Mayo/AP Photo Finland will lift roadblocks in the region around its capital Helsinki from Wednesday, prime minister Sanna Marin said, in a first s

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Germany extends social distance restrictions to early May

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Wednesday generally extending the country's nationwide social distance restrictions which have been in force for weeks, until at least May 3. This was agr

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Lyft launches food and medical supply delivery for agencies and orgs impacted by COVID-19

Lyft today announced the launch of Essential Deliveries, a program aimed at servicing the needs of health care and government organizations and non-profits during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Launch

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The Global Guardians: I won't give up

03:51 People have been told to stop working to avoid getting infected by COVID-19, but farmers must guarantee a sufficient food supply. Nil Puig, a farmer from Barcelona who secures th

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Japan's COVID-19 infections rise to 8,640 amid spike in cases in Tokyo, Osaka

Coronavirus cases in Japan increased by 467 nationwide, including 127 new infections in Tokyo and 74 in Osaka, health ministry and local authorities said as of Wednesd

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Palestinian PM hails China's aid in fighting against COVID-19

Palestinian Health Ministry receives medical aid from China's Alibaba firm on April 14, 2020. (Xinhua Photo)Palestinian prime minister hails China's help by providing emergency medical to fight COVID-

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Renowned Chinese expert Zhong Nanshan shares ideas on COVID-19 control with foreigners

Zhong Nanshan, a renowned Chinese respiratory specialist, exchanged ideas on COVID-19 control with foreigners in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou during a Wednes

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Chinese, Russian FMs talk over phone on COVID-19 fight

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the fight against COVID-19 in a phone conversation on Tuesday. Wang noted that since the epid

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Recovered Tom Hanks and his wife donate blood for vaccine study

Actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks and his wife actress and singer Rita Wilson have donated blood as a part of a coronavirus vaccine study after they were recovered from COV

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Study links COVID-19 to stray dogs eating bat meat

The study says feral canines are the most likely animal intermediate host but some other scientists dispute the findings.

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Japan's Abe stands by decision to distribute 2 reusable, cloth masks to each household

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday said the government's plan to distribute washable cloth masks to all households in Japan was "reasonable" to help curb th

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UK Space Agency launches 2.6-mln-pound fund to fight COVID-19 outbreak

The UK Space Agency launched Tuesday a 2.6 million pounds (about 3.27 million U.S. dollars) fund to develop space-enabled technology and services in a bid to help the

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COVID-19 cases surpass 12,000 in Israel

The number of COVID-19 cases in Israel reached 12,046 after 460 new cases were reported on Tuesday, the Israeli Ministry of Health said. Seven patients died from the n

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Storms hit southeastern U.S. already coping with COVID-19 pandemic

01:19 As the U.S. struggles to control the COVID-19 pandemic, powerful storms pounded the southeast part of the country, killing more than 30 people.Several states in the region saw to