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China makes solid progress in African swine fever control

China is making headway in African swine fever containment, with cases of the disease dwindling since late 2018, an official said Tuesday. No major regional outbreak of the animal disease occurred fr

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Switzerland enters second phase of easing measures as restaurants, stores back to business

Switzerland on Monday entered the second phase of relaxation measures as part of a three-phase plan to get back to normal life. In accordance with the decision of the

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China's consumer inflation expected to edge down in April

China's consumer price index (CPI) growth is expected at 3.9 percent in April, narrowing from 4.3 percent in March, Securities Daily reported on Friday. There are few

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China's consumption shows recovery during May Day holiday

China's consumption has shown a recovering trend during the five-day May Day holiday that ended Tuesday, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday. Average daily sa

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Italy maintains declining trend in active COVID-19 cases after easing lockdown

Italy on Tuesday maintained a declining trend in active COVID-19 infections and intensive care cases, one day after it eased the national lockdown, according to the la

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France's COVID-19 death toll up to 25,531, hospitalization data on downward trend

As of Tuesday, 25,531 people have died of COVID-19 in France, with 330 new fatalities registered over the past 24 hours, official figures showed. Of those infected, some 24,775 patients are hospital

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Japan extends state of emergency until May 31 for COVID-19 fight

The Japanese government on Monday officially announced its decision to extend the nationwide state of emergency for COVID-19 by nearly a month until May 31. Japanese P

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Chinese mainland's existing imported COVID-19 cases reach 35-day low

The number of existing imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the Chinese mainland was 525 as of the end of Wednesday, the lowest in 35 days, a h

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France's COVID-19 death toll tops 23,000

An aerial view of the deserted Place de l'Etoile and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, April 1, 2020. /Re

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Switzerland reports 22 pct more deaths than usual years under shadow of COVID-19

Affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the mortality number in Switzerland has increased 22 percent compared with the previous years over the four weeks between mid-March and mid-April, according t

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Chinese defense minister talks to Myanmar counterpart over phone on COVID-19 response

Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Friday spoke over phone with Myanmar's defense minister Sein Win on COVID-19 prevention and control. Wei sai

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China cuts interest rate of TMLF

China's central bank cut the interest rate of targeted medium-term lending facility (TMLF) to 2.95 percent on Friday, 20 basis points lower than the previous TMLF. The

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Thai airlines required to create space between seats for safety issues

Health officials check tourists' temperatures as they arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, March 4, 2020. /AP The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said on Tuesday th

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Belgium may have passed peak of COVID-19, says spokesman

Belgium may have passed the peak of the COVID-19 crisis, said Emmanuel Andre, an inter-federal spokesman, at a press briefing on the epidemiological situation on Monda

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African-Americans at higher risk for virus

02:35 In the U.S., African-Americans make up 13% of the population.But they are dying from the COVID-19 more often than any other group.Residents in South Carolina talked about the fac

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Chinese medicinal material price index up 0.03 pct

The Kangmei Chinese medicinal material price index, a barometer of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) material market, rose 0.03 percent to 1,293.97 points Friday.

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Wuhan returning to normal after 76-day lockdown

"Wuhan, we're coming back!" Wuhan, the city hardest hit by the #coronavirus outbreak, is returning to normal after its 76-day lockdown. #COVID19 China on Wednesday lif