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HKSAR gov't official criticizes RTHK program as breaching one-China principle

An official of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday criticized a local public broadcaster's program as breaching the one-China pri

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Country music star Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus

Joe Diffie, a Grammy award-winning country music singer who had several chart-topping hits in the 1990s, has died of coronavirus. He was 61. Diffie's death was announce

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Uganda to issue post COVID-19 quarantine certificates

Airport officials screening and sanitizing passengers at Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport in efforts to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Uganda currently has no case of COVID-19. /PHOTO: Ugand

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Egypt's COVID-19 cases surpass 150

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattal el-Sisi ordered schools and universities to shut down in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19. COVID-19 cases in Egypt have hit 150, according to Egyptian Mi

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U.S. airport crowding stirs coronavirus fears

02:03 U.S. airports have been beset with long lines of people rushing to return home from Europe.In Chicago, more than 3,000 people were stuck for hours inside O'Hare airport Saturday.

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Rwanda urges vigilance over COVID-19

The Rwandan government on Friday urged its citizens to be vigilant in the face of the global spread of COVID-19, warning people to avoid handshakes and close body contact such as hugging. "Rwanda has

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Cameroon reports first case of COVID-19

Cameroon's Ministry of Public Health confirmed on Friday the country's first case of COVID-19. The patient is a French national of 58 years old, who arrived in Yaounde on Feb. 24, according to a stat

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Cambodian PM encourages people to avoid shaking hands to prevent COVID-19 infection

PHNOM PENH, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Wednesday encouraged people to avoid shaking hands in order to help prevent the COVID-19 infection. Instead of shakin

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Shanghai COVID-19 control effective amid work resumption: official

The anti-epidemic efforts taken by Shanghai have proved effective as the city saw decreasing number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection in recent days, a

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Chinese envoy urges int'l community to remain vigilant against resurgence of global terrorism

A Chinese UN envoy on Friday called on the international community to remain vigilant against the resurgence of global terrorism, as the counterterrorism situation is

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Long-term trend of China's stock market remains unchanged with limited impact from epidemic outbreak

China's securities regulator said the novel coronavirus outbreak has limited impact on China's stock market and the long-term trend of the market remains unchanged. Th

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Long-term trend of China's stock market remains same despite epidemic

China's securities regulator said the novel coronavirus outbreak has limited impact on China's stock market and the long-term trend of the market remains unchanged.The opening of stock market trad

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APD | 323 Indians leave from Wuhan

By APD writer Rishika ChauhanNew Delhi, Feb. 2, (APD) - On Sunday morning an Air India flight carrying 323 Indian nationals and seven Maldivians, reached Delhi airport

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Foreign racehorse trainer stays in Wuhan despite epidemic

02:01 Despite foreign embassies offering to transport their citizens out of Wuhan in central China amid the coronavirus outbreak, some foreign residents have decided to stay. Rui Sever

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Philippines raises alert level to 3 over Taal volcano eruption, suspends flights

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has raised the alert level to 3 over Taal Volcano after it rumbled back to life and spewed a column of ash one kilometer into the

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U.S. issues travel alert for Israel, Palestine over "heightened tension" in Middle East

The U.S. government issued a travel advisory on Monday, urging its citizens to stay alert while traveling in Israel and Palestine. The U.S. embassy in Israel noted in a release that "heightened tens