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China to ensure employment, increase incomes for people in need

China will beef up targeted support to people in poverty by creating more jobs and smoothing channels of farm produce sales to offset the impact of the COVID-19 epidemi

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Britons should wear cloth face coverings in public, health experts say

More than 20 public health specialists and academics sign an open letter to ministers calling for the measure to be recommended.

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Coronavirus Watch: Turkey becomes hardest-hit country in Mideast; Iran warns of another peak in fall

A health worker checks a man's temperature at a market at Ulus Hali, in Ankara, capital of Turkey, on April 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Mustafa Kaya)--Turkey becomes hardest-hit country in Mideast with over 82,

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Trump unveils three-stage process for states to end coronavirus shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump proposed guidelines on Thursday under which U.S. state governors could act to revive the U.S. economy from its coronavirus shutdown in a sta

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InHerSight’s new app personalizes job matches to women’s career goals

Nearly 60% of the over 700,000 jobs lost in the first wave of pandemic layoffs were jobs held by women, according to data from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. But women in search of a

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Impossible Foods rolls out to nearly 1,000 new grocery stores and supermarkets

Starting tomorrow, 777 supermarkets in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Nevada will begin stocking the Impossible Foods plant-based meat substitute.Fueling the increased distribution and a push

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Iran to further ease restrictions as COVID-19 spread slows down

Iranian health officials announced on Monday that the pace of infection with COVID-19 in Iran has slowed down over the past days. Iraj Harirchi, Iranian Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Educa

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WHO to publish updated advice on lifting COVID-19 containment measures

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that it will soon publish updated strategic advice to support countries and regions in making decisions on when they can lift the current social an

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WHO warns against lifting restrictions too soon amid slowing COVID-19 infections in Europe

As some of the European countries hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are starting to see signs of slowing in infections, the World Health Organization (WHO) sounded a stern warning on Friday a

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China releases guideline on advancing work resumption amid epidemic control

China will advance resumption of work and production on the premise of effective epidemic containment in an active and orderly manner, according to a guideline release

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Contact tracing – on which Singapore's COVID-19 strategy rests

On Friday, April 3, Singapore went ahead and announced its strictest measures to date – asking most workplaces to operate remotely, home-based learning for schools and educational institutions, an

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Singapore unveils $3.5 billion in economic spending to combat virus

People wear face masks during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore, April 3, 2020. /Reuters Singapore announced 5.1 billion Singapore dollars (3.55 billion U.S. dollars)

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Turkey to curb some troop movement in Syria as coronavirus cases jump

Workers spray disinfectant at the Grand Bazaar to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Istanbul, Turkey /Reuters Turkey said on Sunday it would minimize its troop movements in operation zone

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Chinese investor plots coup at UK chip designer Imagination

MPs have alerted the PM to concerns that the British chip designer will have its assets relocated to China, Sky News learns.

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Google data shows how people's movements have changed since outbreak

The only area of movement that increased was in residential parts, indicating people are staying at home during the virus crisis.

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China warns against epidemic rebound with rising risks of imported cases

The Chinese health authority on Friday demanded continued prevention efforts in communities, workplaces and households to guard against an epidemic rebound as the country faces rising risks of

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Back to Hogwarts: J.K. Rowling launches 'Harry Potter at Home' hub for kids in lockdown

The global spread of COVID-19 has affected life in all parts of the world to varying degrees. Each day as the number of cases continues to rise, governments around the