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French football league suspended "until further notice"

French top-flight Ligue 1 and second-division Ligue 2 will be suspended "until further notice," the LFP, governing body of French elite football leagues, said in a statement on Friday. "Following an

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China issues report on human rights violations in U.S.

China on Friday issued a report on the human rights violations in the United States. Titled "The Record of Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2019," the report said the facts detailed in

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China to fast-track work resumption across industrial chain

China will take multi-pronged steps to resume work and production across the complete industrial chain at a faster pace amid the battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to the Min

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UN chief urges govt's worldwide to immediately 'scale up' virus fight

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks to during an interview in Lahore, Pakistan, February 18, 2020. /AP Italian lawmaker Maria Teresa Baladini wears a face mask and gloves during

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UN chief calls for action as WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for action on the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, after the World Health Organization declared the disease a pandemic. "Today's decl

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European Commission to propose 25-bln-euro initiative to fight COVID-19

Tourists visit the Milan Cathedral in Milan, Italy, on March 10, 2020. The novel coronavirus continued to spread in locked-down Italy on Tuesday, with authorities confirming that 8,514 people have t

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Shanghai enhances in-home senior care amid epidemic

Shanghai has enhanced medical care services for disadvantaged groups in communities citywide during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a press conference Tuesday. Ove

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Robot collects throat swabs, protects medical staff from infection

An intelligent robot that can collect throat swabs has been put into clinic trial to protect medical staff from viral infection.The latest version of the diagnostic and treatment guidelines for th

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What are the differences between flu and COVID-19?

The novel coronavirus is "a unique virus with unique characteristics," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on March 3. However, it does share some differences and similarities wit

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Vice premier stresses community-level epidemic prevention, control

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Thursday urged efforts at the community level in containing the COVID-19 epidemic and ensuring the supply of people's daily necessi

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Int'l community assists in coronavirus battle in Iran: foreign ministry

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the international community has contributed their assistance to minimize the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, Tasnim

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EU provides Sudan with €30 million in humanitarian funding

According to the European Union, more than 9 million people in Sudan are in need of humanitarian assistance. The European Union (EU) has provided €30 million in humanitarian funding to go towa

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China to help countries with weaker health systems amid outbreak

China will help and support countries with weaker health systems to strengthen their ability to prevent and control the novel coronavirus, and maintain regional and glo

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Japan unveils novel coronavirus medical guidance

Japan's health ministry on Monday released guidance for medical consultations or treatment for people who may have contracted the novel coronavirus, trying to give these people an idea of when to se

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Dolphins form social circles based on similar reproductive status: Study

Social circles and mothers' groups play an important role in the lives of southern Australian bottlenose dolphins, according to an Australian study published by Flinders University on Monday. Resear

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Dolphins form social circles based on similar reproductive status: Study

Social circles and mothers' groups play an important role in the lives of southern Australian bottlenose dolphins, according to an Australian study published by Flinders University on Monday. Resear

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239 mln people in sub-Saharan Africa suffering from hunger, malnutrition: FAO

Around 239 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are suffering from hunger and malnutrition, a senior official of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Saturday. "239 m