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Water lilies fill the air with sweet fragrance in E China

Water lilies filled the air with a sweet fragrance in Yinghuayuan Garden in Huai'an City, east China's Jiangsu Province on July 31, 2021.The blooming period of water li

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Buddhists celebrate Visakah Puja

Click arrows to view gallery Buddhists throughout the world are celebrating Visakah Puja Wednesday. The full-moon day in May marks the birth, enlightenment and death of

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IMF sees a stronger starting point for the 2021-22 global forecast

The logo of IMF is pictured at IMF headquarters on October 17, 2019 in Washington, D.C., the U.S. /VCG The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees a stronger starting point for the 2021-22 glob

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Fenjiezhou Island: An islet bordering north and south Hainan

Fenjiezhou Island in Lingshui Li Autonomous County is a landmark and a climate boundary of north and south Hainan. As the southmost island province of China, the climat

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China's Mars probe to reach Mars orbit on Feb.10

The distance between Mars and Earth varies periodically from about 50 million kilometers to over 400 million kilometers. /CFP The probe of China's first Mars mission Tianwen-1 is due to enter

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China's Mars probe travels over 400 million km

The probe of China's first Mars mission Tianwen-1 had traveled more than 400 million kilometers by Sunday morning and is expected to enter Mars orbit next month, accord

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Uganda says hypertension underlying condition in most COVID-19 deaths

FILE PHOTO: A health worker dressed in a protective suit as a preventive measure collects swab samples from a truck driver to be tested for coronavirus at the Elegu border point. /Getty Images

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October closes $300 million in new funds for its SME lending marketplace

French fintech startup October has raised some fresh capital to invest in small and medium companies on its lending platform. Overall, the company has gathered $300 million (€258 million) from variou

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India remains at risk of COVID-19 "explosion": WHO warns

Michael Ryan, the Executive Director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Program. Even though the COVID-19 outbreak has not “exploded” in India, the country remains at risk

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COVID-19 patients have a long hospital stay in the U.S.: study

A study conducted by the University of California, Berkeley shows that U.S. COVID-19 patients' probabilities of ICU admission, long hospital stay, and mortality were identified to be high.The find

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WHO, other UN agencies call for more prevention and control measures in prisons

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday joined a group of UN officials in urging all countries to enhance prevention and control measures in resp

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Expert: 5-15% recovered COVID-19 patients tested positive in China

Preliminary data shows the overall incidence of recovered COVID-19 patients who tested positive after discharged from hospital in China is between five and 15 percent, Wang Guiqiang, director of t

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France confirms 1,126 cases of infection, 19 deaths

France has confirmed 1,126 cases of coronavirus infection and 19 patients have died of the virus as of 15:00 local time Sunday, the Health Ministry announced on its website without giving details. T