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Nigerian official says China's measures combating COVID-19 be emulated

China has been successful in reducing its COVID-19 cases by mobilizing the whole country in response to the novel coronavirus, a top Nigerian official said here late Thursday. Chikwe Ihekweazu, dire

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Tanzanian president urges citizens to be on high alert over COVID-19 pandemic

Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday urged his fellow citizens to be on high alert over the COVID-19 outbreak after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a pandemic. Magufuli

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CPC issues regulation on full, strict Party governance

The General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has released a regulation to ensure full and strict governance over the Party. As an importa

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Chinese Premier Li calls for targeted approach to contain coronavirus

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for a region-specific, multi-level targeted approach to epidemic prevention and control on Thursday as he presided over a meeting on a

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Iran's president urges reduction of trips to avoid COVID-19 spread

TEHRAN, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday said that people should minimize all their trips to help government to contain the COVID-19 epidemic, official IRNA news

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Senior official stresses all-out efforts to win battle against poverty

Hu Chunhua, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called for greater resolution and efforts to press on with the figh

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China unveils new measures to keep foreign trade, investment stable

China will take new measures to keep the foreign trade and investment stable, and help the enterprises tide over difficulties to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus

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7 more COVID-19 cases reported in Canada

The Canadian province of British Columbia confirmed seven new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total to 39 in the province. The seven cases included two people who work at a care center in the

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Iran urges lifting "inhuman" U.S. sanctions amid raging coronavirus epidemic

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Tuesday called for international efforts to lift the "inhuman" U.S. sanctions on Iran amid the raging COVID-19 epidemic. Lar

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U.S. regulators urge banks to meet financial needs of people affected by COVID-19

A trader shoots the closing numbers on screens by cellphone at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, the United States, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)U.S. federal and state financial reg

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Ten new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Finland

Ten new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Finland on Monday, bringing the total infection cases of the country to 33. Seven new cases were reported by Finnish National Institute for Health and We

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Coronavirus cases rise to 203 in Sweden

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sweden rose to 203 and over half them are in the capital Stockholm, the Public Health Agency said on Sunday. A majority of those diagnosed in Sweden have eit

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Denmark to hold Eurovision selection party in empty arena due to coronavirus fears

Denmark will choose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest without an audience and top division football matches will be played behind closed doors after Danish auth

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Five injured after man blows himself up near U.S. embassy in Tunis

At least one man riding a motorcycle blew himself up in front of the U.S. embassy in Tunisia's capital, Tunis, on Friday, leaving at least five police officers injured, local media reported.The embas

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Bhutan imposes temporary travel ban after COVID-19 detection

Following detection of the first COVID-19 case in Bhutan on Friday, the government has imposed a two-week restriction on all incoming tourists. Two airlines in the cou

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NPC calls for precise legislation at local level to curb epidemic

The Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) on Thursday called for local legislations that fit the actual

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Treatment of COVID-19 shows continuous effectiveness in China: official

Treatment of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has continuously shown effectiveness in China as more patients are discharged from hospital after recovery, a hea