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Commentary: Reopened megacity Wuhan signals optimism in global post-virus future

After being put into lockdown for almost 11 weeks, Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, is finally reconnected with the rest of the world on Wednesday. Though the city ne

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A Photo Trilogy: Fight against COVID-19 in China

The city of Wuhan, once the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, reopened outbound traffic on April 8 as the epidemic situation in China is moving ste

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Xi and his unremitting call for global health cooperation

Over the past seven years, Chinese President Xi Jinping has on various occasions stressed the importance of global health cooperation, expressed China's support for international health organization

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A Photo Trilogy: Fight against COVID-19 in China (Part 2)

The city of Wuhan, once the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, is to reopen outbound traffic on April 8 as the epidemic situation in China is moving

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Between life and death: Stories from a Wuhan ICU

30:58 Someone once wrote: "We live in the space between one breath and the next."For critical COVID-19 patients, that next breath may never come.Standing in the ICU wards, I couldn't h

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A Photo Trilogy: Fight against COVID-19 in China (Part 1)

The city of Wuhan, once the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, is to reopen outbound traffic on April 8 as the epidemic situation in China is moving

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Does Middle East COVID-19 response risk long-term economic pain?

Editor's note: Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based in London. He studied history and history of art at the University of Kent, Canterbury, specializing in Russian history and international p

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Queen Elizabeth II calls for endurance, sacrifice and cooperation

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain and

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Japanese football chief leaves hospital after COVID-19 treatment

Kozo Tashima, president of the Japan Football Association (JFA). /VCG Kozo Tashima, president of the Japan Football Association (JFA), left hospital on Thursday after treatment for COVID-19.Th

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The perils of blanketing COVID-19 in Africa

Kenyan health workers dressed in protective suits walk after disinfecting the residence, Kenya March 14, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note: Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a former visiting fellow at the

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Reports on Chinese medical supplies miss the point

10:19 The world witnessed a grim milestone this week, as the number of global confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed one million. As the pandemic spreads, so does dire demand for personal

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Protecting American lives should come before politics

Screenshot of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in an interview with CNN, April 1, 2020. Editor's note: The following article is taken from the Chinese-language opinion column "The Real Point."Ch

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Past, present and air pollution lead coronavirus debate on mask use

During the 1918 influenza pandemic in the U.S., mandatory social distancing and cheap white gauze masks controlled the spiraling death rate in the country.Nearly 102 years later, when the country

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Interview: U.S. ignores int'l law by signing Taiwan-related act into law, says expert

The United States is ignoring the international law by signing the so-called "Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019" i

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Iran's coronavirus death toll tops 3,000; Turkey's total COVID-19 cases surpass 15,000

Iran on Wednesday reported 138 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the death toll to 3,036. Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Turkey surpassed 15,000. A tot

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Europe Coronavirus Updates

-- Italy registers 110,574 coronavirus cases, death toll rising to 13,155; -- Spain's COVID-19 cases pass 100,000, deaths top 9,000; -- Number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Britain reaches 29,474

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Spain's COVID-19 cases pass 100,000, deaths top 9,000

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Spain rose by 7,719 to 102,136 on Wednesday, according to the Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Servi