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Lebanon's information minister resigns after Beirut blasts

Lebanon's Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad resigned on Sunday following the huge explosions that rocked capital Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 158 people and

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At least 238 injured in Beirut's protests over deadly blast

Over 230 people were injured as thousands took to streets in Lebanese capital Beirut in anti-government protests days after massive explosions.A protester hits a tear gas canister with a racket during

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Lebanon's information minister resigns following Beirut's blasts

Lebanon's Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad resigned on Sunday following the huge explosions that rocked Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 158 p

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Algeria President orders probe into forest fires

Fire had ravaged thousands of hectares of forest land in Algeria in recent days. /AFP Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday ordered an “immediate” investigation into forest fires

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'It's one of the worst things that can happen' – Qatar Airways CEO

01:15 Of all the sectors most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline industry has been of the hardest-hit.Hundreds of thousands of jobs have been cut or furloughed, with billio

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Vlog: Transformation of China's coal capital Fushun

Northeast China's Liaoning Province has been taking strengthened environmental protection measures in the mining areas. In Fushun City, tens of thousands of households

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China, Africa enhance solidarity in face of COVID-19, work toward community with shared future

China and Africa are thousands of miles apart, but they have been supporting each other like brothers. In the face of COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been promoting closer China-Af

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China's Hubei activates disaster relief emergency response

Central China's Hubei Province activated a Grade IV emergency response for natural disaster relief starting from Tuesday noon, following serious rain-triggered floodin

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China punishes thousands of officials for violating frugality rules

A total of 14,506 Chinese officials were punished in May for violating frugality rules, the top anti-graft body said on Sunday. The officials were involved in 10,091 c

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Delhi orders five-day quarantine for Covid-19 cases

Anyone infected with Covid-19 in the Indian capital Delhi must spend five days in official quarantine, authorities have said.The new quarantine rule was announced by De

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New York governor signs police reform legislation

03:04 Protesters in cities across the U.S. are calling forpolice reform even forentiredepartments to be "defunded."The country's biggest force, theNew YorkPoliceDepartment, is already

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Flash floods force thousands of people in E. Indonesia to flee homes

Thousands of people in Indonesia's province of Gorontalo were forced to go out of their homes after floodwaters, reportedly reaching a height of nearly 1.5 meters, hav

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Singapore converts exhibition center for recovering COVID-19 patients

01:28 The home of the Singapore airshow now houses thousands of beds at the Changi Exhibition Centre.The facility is meant to help handle a surge in COVID-19 cases.It can house 4,400 p

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40.6 mln Chinese rural students improve nutrition under national program

Over 40.6 million students in China's rural areas have benefited from a national program on nutrition enhancement of rural students of compulsory education since 2011,

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Austria set to reopen bars and restaurants next month

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says that if the number of coronavirus infections stays low, restaurants and cafes will be able to re-open from 15 May. /Reuters Thousands of Austrian shops reopened

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Scores injured in Nairobi after COVID-19 food donation turns chaotic

Kibera is home to thousands of poor people who depend on manual jobs for a living. Scores of people were injured in Kenya's Kibera informal settlement area on Friday after a stampede erupted a

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Israeli, Chinese companies to set up joint COVID-19 testing lab in Gaza

Israeli medical tech company AID Genomics will collaborate with Chinese biotech giant BGI Genomics to set up a coronavirus testing lab in the Palestinian city of Gaza,