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Urgent: China publishes white paper on fight against COVID-19

China on Sunday issued a white paper on the country's battle against COVID-19. The white paper, titled "Fighting COVID-19: China in Action," was issued by the State Council Information Office.

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Cuba warns citizens of cooking gas shortage and blames U.S. sanctions

02:31 The Cuban government has issued a warning to citizens.The country is experiencing a shortage of cooking gas — the result of U.S. sanctions.CGTN's Luis Chirino reports from Havana

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Volcano erupts in southwestern Japan: JMA

MountKirishimaonthesouthwesternJapanesemainislandofKyushueruptedonThursday,accordingtotheJapanMeteorologicalAgency(JMA).Accordingtotheweatheragency'spreliminary

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Chinese PLA Navy to conduct live-fire drill in Taiwan Strait on April 18

ChinesePeople'sLiberationArmy(PLA)Navywillconductalive-firedrillinthewatersoftheTaiwanStraitonApril18,People'sDailyreportedcitinganavigationwarningissuedbyFujia

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German court extends remand of ex-Catalan leader

AGermancourtonMondayextendedtheremandofSpain'sformerCatalanleaderCarlesPuigdemont,localmediaDWreported.AcourtinNeumunsterinthestateofSchleswig-Holsteinissuedade

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More Chinese firms seeking bond financing overseas

ChineseenterpriseshaveissuedaboutUS$180billioninoverseasdebtsince2017,ariseof70percentfromlastyear,settingahistoricalrecordhigh,theEconomicInformationDailyrepor

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Chinese authorities to take lead in using new energy vehicles

Arevisedregulationonofficialvehicleusehasbeenissued,askingCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)andgovernmentalagenciestotaketheleadinusingnewenergyvehicles.Theregulation,i

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Private school in Lebanon regrets showing Israel on a map

AprivateFrenchschoolinLebanonhasissuedanapologyfollowingcomplaintsfromtheparentsofafourthgraderthatamapingeographyclassshowsIsrael—andnotPalestine—asthecountry'

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Pakistani court issues arrest warrants for former PM Sharif

TheaccountabilitycourtissuedarrestwarrantsforPakistan'sformerPrimeMinisterNawazSharifonThursday,rejectinghispleaforexemptionfromhearing."Theaccountabilitycourti

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Hong Kong issues top storm warning as Hato approaches

HongKongonWednesdayissuedTyphoonsignalNo.10,thehighestinitsstormwarningsystem,asthecitybracedforthearrivalofTyphoonHato.ThewarningwasissuedbytheWeatherObservato

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Govt mulls unified forecast of smog levels

Are you ever at a loss as to what to do when you frequently see smog level predictions contradict each other in different official forecasts? It will not be the case any more in the near future.

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Air pollution disrupts everyday life in northern China

Severe smog in northern China worsened late Monday, disrupting the lives of hundreds of millions of people.

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China issues guidelines on implementing 13th 5-year plan

​The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council have issued guidelines on the implementation of the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) for economic and social development.

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Earthquakes rock Okinawa, Hokkaido prefectures in Japan

​An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck off the coast of Japan's Okinawa Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

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China is an important force for maintaining peace, stability in South China Sea: white paper

China is an important force for maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea, said a white paper issued on Wednesday.

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DPRK warns to take "physical measures" to cope with THAAD deployment

​The military of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) issued a warning Monday that it would take "physical measures" to cope with U.S. deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in South Korea.

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Australia storm leaves one dead and homes in danger

One person is confirmed dead after massive storms flooded rivers, uprooted trees and tore into beaches along Australia's east coast.