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Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 32,722

FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia's Minister of Health Lia Tadesse is seen inside a medical ward under preparation to treat COVID-19 patients at St. Peter's hospital on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Aussie-Chinese study links lower humidity with higher rates of COVID-19

A joint Australian-Chinese study released on Tuesday has linked lower humidity with higher rates of COVID-19 transmission. Drier air across several different regions of Sydney has been consistentl

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Update: At least 8 killed, 28 injured in blast at Mogadishu hotel

Doctors and nurses at Medina hospital are sending wounded to the ward after a blast at Mogadishu's Elite hotel, Somalia, Aug. 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Hassan Bashi) At least eight people, including three su

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French PM warns COVID-19 infection rate headed in wrong direction

Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday that France's coronavirus infection rate was headed in the wrong direction and that a collective response was necessary if it was to avoid losing contro

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Another U.S. diplomat tests positive for COVID-19 in Cambodia

Cambodia confirmed on Tuesday that one more U.S. diplomat tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected U.S. diplomats in the country to four. A

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Ethiopia's COVID-19 cases top 10,000

FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia's Minister of Health Lia Tadesse is seen inside a medical ward under preparation to treat COVID-19 patients at St. Peter's hospital on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Germany readies stricter lockdowns to ward off second COVID-19 wave

A shopping street in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Monday, 20 April./AP Germany's federal and regional governments on Thursday agreed on stricter lockdown measures in a bid to contain local outbreak

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Germany could take further public stakes in companies: Minister

Lufthansa planes parked at Berlin Brandenburg Airport airport. /VCG Photo Germany will take further stakes in companies threatened by the coronavirus crisis, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier sa

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A tale of two cities as Leicester lockdown divides communities

02:14 As pubs, restaurants and other non-essential businesses across England are allowed to reopen after over three months in lockdown, the city of Leicester is the exception.The centr

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Japan's Dentsu evacuates headquarters' staff in Tokyo after receiving bomb threat: source

Japan's largest advertising agency Dentsu Group Corp. on Friday evacuated personnel from its Tokyo headquarters after receiving a bomb threat, a source close to the ma

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NHS to treat severe COVID-19 patients with Ebola drug to boost recovery

The antiviral drug remdesivir was originally developed to treat Ebola.

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Greece reopens island ferries, cafes in tourism restart

Greece restarted regular ferry services to its islands on Monday with cafes and restaurants also back open for business as the country accelerated efforts to salvage its tourism season.Travel to t

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"Two sessions" Vlog: How hotels take measures to ward off coronavirus?

National lawmakers from across China are gathering in Beijing for the annual parliamentary session. Follow Xinhua's Xiong Zhengyan to find out what epidemic prevention

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Trump 'considering' travel ban after Brazil suffers deadliest coronavirus day on record

President Donald Trump said he is considering imposing a travel ban on Brazil, following the South American country’s deadliest day on record as a result of the coronav

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Story of Fighting COVID-19: Cambodia's scarecrows ease the mind

03:54 In Siem Reap, capital of northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province, people make scarecrows, known as Ting Mong, to protect themselves against COVID-19. They are generally made of s

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India's ex-PM Manmohan Singh admitted in hospital after chest pain

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was admitted at Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he complained of chest pain, reported the

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Five players in Spain's top two divisions test positive for coronavirus

A researcher analyzes samples collected from COVID-19 patients at the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) in Barcelona, Spain, May 4, 2020. (Photo by Francisco Avia/Xinhua)Five