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Influenza killed at least 10,000 this season in the U.S.

A man battles the flu at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Georgia, U.S. /AP Photo In the 2019-2020 season so far, there have been at least19 million cases of flu, 180,000 hospitaliz

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Brazilian mining accident a year on

02:52 A little over a year ago a mining dam collapsed in Brazil leaving hundreds of people dead and widespread environmental damage. The Corrego do Feijão iron mine belongs to mining g

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Australia's capital braces as hot, windy conditions fuel bushfires

Soaring temperatures and strong winds stoked unpredictable bushfires near Australia’s capital city on Saturday, closing a major highway and prompting warnings for some

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Chinese internet companies vs. coronavirus: What have they been doing?

China is famous for its borderline-unrealistic application of internet technologies. When the country is hit by a large-scale infectious disease like the novel coronavirus, what have internet compani

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Policymakers fret over risk to global growth from coronavirus outbreak

The rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak in China is emerging as a potentially major new risk to the global economy and leaving policymakers around the world, still grappling with the impact of

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Challenges in fighting the coronavirus

03:26 Editor's Note: The number of coronavirus cases keeps rising. The WHO said in its Wednesday's situation report that the risk was "very high in China, high at the regional level an

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Iraq mulls larger NATO role as Trump looks for 'face-saving' troops pullout

Iraq is considering a larger role for NATO while reducing its security dependence of the U.S.-led coalition amid reports that President Donald Trump is desperately look

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French police battle firefighters during protest in Paris

03:29 French police have clashed with firefighters protesting in Paris against their working conditions and demanding more pay.Thousands of firefighters attended the protest in the Fre

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Iraq, a theater of confrontation between Iran and U.S.

Editor's note:Guy Burton is an adjunct professor at Vesalius College, Brussels. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Observers of politics in Iraq can

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The novel coronavirus and the flu - the differences and similarities

The novel coronavirus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has now spread to 12 countries, has much in common with seasonal flu. They are both viral infections, share similar symptoms a

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Catholic clergy abuse victim leads drive to shakeup establishment politics in Chile

A Chilean sexual abuse victim who took on the Catholic Church has announced plans to form a new political party, one of several that have emerged since protests rocked

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Transparency is the 'cure' for coronavirus, says Tsinghua expert

03:24 China is racing to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, as the number of confirmed cases rises in major cities. The outbreak came amid China

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UN Security Council urges ceasefire in Libya after Berlin summit

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R) and UN Envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame attend a news conference after a summit on Libya at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2020. /AP Photo

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Ren Zhengfei at Davos: U.S. will further limit Huawei, but that's fine

Founder of China's telecom equipment giant Huawei, Ren Zhengfei, told Davos that he suspects the U.S. to take more actions against the company while Huawei continues to survive."We got the experie

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Australian PM rules out net-zero emissions target if jobs put at risk

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ruled out pursuing a net-zero emissions target if doing so would jeopardize jobs. Morrison on Monday announced that the government will undertake a revie

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Three U.S. airports to screen passengers from China for deadly virus

Passengers from Central China’s Wuhan city will be screened in three major U.S. airports, in response to a viral pneumonia outbreak which has claimed two lives, and about four dozen people have be

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Fires, floods threaten Aussie critters at iconic zoo

Just last week deadly bushfires bore down on the Australian Reptile Park, but on Friday, it was widespread flooding caused by a sudden downpour which threatened the zoo's residents. After a summer o