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Iran warns foreign media against causing "distress" over COVID-19

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that some foreign media reports over the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country are aimed at creating distress among pe

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Iranian business sector seeks gov't assistance amid COVID-19 concerns

Iranian business representatives have urged the Iranian government to adopt supportive measures to protect businesses against financial losses posed by the novel coron

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Belt&Road financial institutions urged to support fight against COVID-19

The Belt and Road financial institutions should contribute to the global fight against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and help maintain steady economic growth. T

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Chinese envoy urges UN General Assembly to put development issues on top of agenda

A Chinese envoy on Monday urged the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to put development issues on top of its agenda, while noting that the inter-governmental nature of the UNGA should not be w

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President Buhari calls for calm amid COVID-19 outbreak

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. /Getty Images. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the West African country's citizens to remain calm amid the COVID-19 outbreak.The president's

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Turkey's Erdogan to visit Russia on Thursday amid Syria tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their joint news conference in Sochi, Russia, October 22, 2019. /Reuters Turkish President

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China resumes construction of key water conservation projects

The construction of China's major water conservation projects has been resumed amid the fight against the novel coronavirus, the Ministry of Water Resources said Monda

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Iran urges Turkey to avoid targeting "advisory" positions in Idlib

Iran's Advisory Center (IAC) in Syria on Sunday condemned the Turkish troops' recent artillery attacks on the IAC's positions in Syria's Idlib province, Tehran Times d

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COVID-19: Seoul govt to sue Shincheonji founder

The Seoul city government said on Sunday that it will sue Lee Man-hee, the founder of Shincheonji Church, and the 12 leaders of the sect's branches for violation of the law of infectious disease p

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Iran confirms 593 cases of COVID-19: official

An official at Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said on Saturday that 593 people in the country have been infected with COVID-19. Kianush Jahanpur, hea

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Iran announces semi-lockdown on Qom over coronavirus outbreak

The Iranian authorities announced on Saturday that they will ban the people suspected of novel coronavirus infection in Qom from moving out of the city. Special equipm

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China's schools will remain closed until epidemic basically under control: ministry

Primary and middle schools in different regions shall not reopen until the epidemic is basically under control, according to China's Ministry of Education. It also mad

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Vice premier stresses stable foreign trade and investment, daily necessities supply amid epidemic

Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua called for all-out efforts to keep the foreign trade and investment stable and ensure the supply of daily necessities to mitigate the i

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Security Council demands armed groups in CAR cease hostilities

The members of the UN Security Council on Thursday condemned violations of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation and violence perpetrated by armed groups throughout the Central African

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Eradicating terrorist forces necessary for ending conflict in Syria: Chinese envoy

A Chinese envoy on Thursday underscored that the eradication of terrorist forces is a necessary requirement to end the conflict in Syria. Speaking at a Security Counci

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Senior official stresses accomplishing poverty relief tasks despite epidemic outbreak

Hu Chunhua, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called for efforts to win the country's battle against poverty whil

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China strengthens supervision of epidemic-related law enforcement

China has strengthened the supervision of law enforcement related to the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic to further improve the epidemic prevention wor