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African scientists call for robust surveillance to boost COVID fight

People line up to receive the COVID-19 vaccines at a clinic in Blantyre, Malawi, on March. 26, 2021. /Xinhua The next phase of the fight against the COVID-19 in Africa should place emphasis on

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COVID-19 vaccination site for Chinese nationals launched in Dubai

More than 500,000 Chinese nationals in more than 120 countries have benefited from the "Spring Sprout" vaccine program. /CFP A regional COVID-19 vaccination site has been launched in Dubai for

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Ethiopia is making the wrong choices in its relations with the U.S.

The Jimma Industrial park in Jima, Ethiopia, December 8, 2018. /Xinhua Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford u

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Sporting moments of the week (May 17-23)

A helicopter searches for runners after a 100km cross-country mountain marathon was hit by extreme weather, including hail, freezing rain and gale-force winds, leaving 21 runners dead, in Baiy

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What went wrong during the cross-country marathon race in Gansu?

01:03 Twenty-first runners taking part in the 100-kilometer cross-country mountain marathon race on Saturday in Baiyin City, northwest China's Gansu Province have been

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PBOC: Two-way fluctuations of yuan will become norm in the future

Headquarters of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) in Beijing, China, May 21, 2021. /CFPTwo-way fluctuations, either appreciation or depreciation, of China's currency re

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Malawi gov't salutes peacekeeper killed in DRC as body arrives home

FILE PHOTO: Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera. /AFP Malawi government on Saturday welcomed the body of a soldier who was killed in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the

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Xi's condolences conveyed to family of "father of hybrid rice"

File photo taken on Aug. 19, 2013 shows Yuan Longping inspecting the trial plantation of hybrid rice at Guanyang County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Chinese scientist Yuan Lon

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Eateries in Kuwait open doors for diners after COVID closure

Workers of a restaurant prepare foods for customers at the old Al-Mubarakiya market in Kuwait City, Kuwait, May 23, 2021. /Xinhua Restaurants and cafes in Kuwait swung its doors wide open on S

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Benin's Talon takes oath of office as president for second term

FILE PHOTO: Patrice Talon was sworn in as Benin's president on Sunday in the political capital Porto-Novo for a second term in office. /Benin Presidency Patrice Talon was sworn in as Benin's p

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Locals returning home as Niragongo lava flow stops in DR Congo

The lava flow stopped on the outskirts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) eastern city of Goma, following the eruption of the nearby Mount Nyiragongo volcano, DRC's authorities con

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Reform of badminton scoring system fails to pass in BWF

Selena Piek (L2) of the Netherlands competes in the mixed doubles match with her compatriot Robin Tabeling (L1) against Mark Lamsfuss (R2) and Isabel Herttrich (R1) of Germany in the European Bad

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China stresses UNSC's call for 'comprehensive peace' in Gaza

China, which holds the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for May, on Saturday highlighted the UNSC members' call for urgent and complete restoration of calm in Gaza.Zh

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Yang Jiechi to hold China-Russia strategic security consultation

At the invitation of Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev as well as the governments of Slovenia and Croatia, Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of

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China mourns death of Yuan Longping, 'father of hybrid rice'

Messages of condolences and tributes started pouring in following the death of Yuan Longping, China's "father of hybrid rice," on Saturday at the age of 91.Qu Dongyu, d

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Kenya's COVID infections exceed 168,000 as death toll hits 3,049

Kenya's number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday rose by 573 to 168,108 following the analysis of 5,798 samples for the disease within a day. /Xinhua Kenya's number of confirmed COVID-19

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3 million children targeted in polio vaccination in Kenya

The Kenya government has launched polio vaccination campaign that targets over 3 million children in 13 high-risk counties. /Xinhua The Kenya government has launched polio vaccination campaign