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S. Africa says U.S. decision to suspend funding for WHO "regrettable"

South Africa on Thursday expressed concern over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO).The South African governme

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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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China's 1st Europe-bound new postal service train opens new logistics channel: Lithuanian official

The arrival of the first train of a new postal rail service to Europe here opened up a new reliable and efficient logistics channel between Lithuania and China, according to the Lithuanian Minister o

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Carrie Lam refutes accusation over central government's comments on HKSAR LegCo

Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Tuesday refuted the accusation that the comments by the central government and its liaison office in the HK

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France's coronavirus deaths reach 14,393, ICU cases continue to decrease

As of Sunday, the number of people who have died from the coronavirus in France totalled 14,393, representing a one-day increase of 561, down from Saturday's 643, while serious cases decreased f

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Mexican president says U.S. to help Mexico meet required oil production cuts

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to help Mexico comply with cuts to oil production require

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Residents stranded in Morocco for pandemic return to Hong Kong

Twenty-six Hong Kong residents stranded in Morocco due to the COVID-19 outbreak have returned to Hong Kong thanks to a chartered flight arranged by the Chinese Embassy

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Update: Turkey reports 4,747 new COVID-19 cases, totaling 47,029

Turkey's total confirmed cases of COVID-19 climbed to 47,029, with 4,747 new patients reported in the last 24 hours, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Friday. The death toll from the nov

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France's daily COVID-19 fatalities close to 1,000 as ICU admissions fall for second day

As of Friday the novel coronavirus has claimed 13,197 deaths in French hospitals and retirement homes, an increase of 987 from a day earlier while the number of critically-ill patients declined fo

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Turkey reports 4,747 new COVID-19 cases, totaling 47,029

Turkey's total confirmed cases of COVID-19 climbed to 47,029, with 4,747 new patients reported in the last 24 hours, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Friday

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3D printed ‘bionic corals’ mimic a reef’s powers of photosynthesis

The mass die-off of coral reefs due is a catastrophe of global proportions, but the sheer scale of their success as organisms has lessons for science. Case in point: these 3D-printed “bionic cor

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Foreign party leaders praise significance of China's anti-epidemic achievements (2)

Political party leaders from around the world have recently spoken positively of China's remarkable achievements in its anti-epidemic fight in messages sent to the Int

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Boris Johnson waved thanks to NHS staff as he was moved out of intensive care

Boris Johnson waved his thanks to NHS staff as he was being moved out of intensive care, it has emerged - while his father said the prime minister "almost took one for

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Chinese mainland tells DPP to stop playing political tricks

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday denounced the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan for playing political tricks by concocting rumors, urg

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Germany's Merkel says coronavirus restrictions sufficient for now

The further tightening of restrictions on daily life in Germany is not necessary at present, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday after a cabinet meeting dedicated to the ongoing co

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Fed's Powell: U.S. economic rebound 'can be robust'

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to reporters after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in an emergency move designed to shield the world's largest economy from the impact of

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Slovenian city receives donations from Chinese partner

Maribor, Slovenia's second largest city, received 10,000 face masks from Hangzhou, its twin city in eastern China, according to the city's COVID-19 information website on Wednesday. The masks, which