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Chinese mainland records 890 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland recorded 890 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 843 attributed to local transmissions and 47 from overseas, data from the National Health Com

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UN General Assembly resolution demands end of U.S. embargo on Cuba

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution to demand an end to the decades-old U.S. embargo on Cuba.The resolution was adopted with 185 v

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Pound hits record low against U.S. dollar on growing recession fears

The British pound plunged to a record low against the dollar on Monday as traders grow increasingly fearful of a deep UK recession after new finance minister Kwasi Kwar

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The UK's Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96

Queen Elizabeth II of the UK had died aged 96, at her summer residence in Scotland. The longest serving monarch of recent times was placed under medical supervision by

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Chinese mainland records 280 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland recorded 280 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 241 attributed to local transmissions and 39 from overseas, data from the National Health

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China adds foreign banks to its emissions-cutting policy lending tool

China's central bank has added two foreign banks to its carbon emission reduction supporting tool to assist with the country's green push and further open up the financ

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Yemen's warring parties extend truce by two months: UN

Yemen's warring parties on Tuesday agreed to extend a four-month long truce by a further two months, just hours before the current deal lapsed."I am pleased to announc

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China's industrial profits rebound 0.8% in June

Profits of China's major industrial enterprises rebounded by 0.8 percent year on year in June, after declining over the previous two months due to COVID-19 curbs, accor

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AU urges establishment of Public Health Emergency Operations Centres

The African Union (AU) has called on all Member States to make a commitment to establish and strengthen functional Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (PHEOCs) t

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UK government approves Chelsea takeover by Boehly group

The UK government has approved the sale of Premier League football club Chelsea to a consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly.It came a day after th

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Macron names Elisabeth Borne as new French Prime Minister

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday named Elisabeth Borne as the new Prime Minister, making her only the second woman to hold the position in the country's histo

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UN chief 'alarmed' by Taliban's order for women to cover faces in public

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Saturday he's alarmed after the Taliban ordered Afghan women to cover their faces in public and leave home only in cases of n

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Shanghai postpones national college, high school entrance exams by a month

China's Shanghai has postponed the national college entrance exam, known as Gaokao, by a month to July 7-9 due to the COVID-19 situation in the city, officials told a p

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Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 5 years in prison

A Myanmar court on Wednesday sentenced former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in prison after finding her guilty of taking a bribe.The judge in the capital Naypyi

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Shanghai to launch new measures against COVID-19

Shanghai will start a series of measures on Friday to cut off COVID-19 transmission chains as soon as possible, local authorities said.Tiered community control measures

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UK MPs back probe into whether Boris Johnson lied to parliament

British MPs on Thursday agreed to put Prime Minister Boris Johnson under investigation to determine whether he lied to parliament over lockdown-breaking parties at his

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British PM Johnson says he will seek re-election

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that he will seek re-election and cannot think of any circumstances under which he would resign.Johnson flew to I