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CNC Talk: Xi's Shaanxi trip focuses on poverty alleviation, green development

During an inspection tour in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee,

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Top aide of Nigerian president dies from COVID-19

Mallam Abba Kyari, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's chief of staff, has died while receiving treatment for COVID-19, a presidential statement confirmed early Saturday. Kyari, who was in his 70s

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Vietnam suspends all coaches, buses, taxis to cope with COVID-19

Vietnam has enforced a restriction on all coaches, buses and taxis nationwide from Wednesday in a bid to tackle the COVID-19 epidemic, Vietnam News Agency reported Wedn

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Spain sees record high single-day deaths from coronavirus

Spain registered another record number of deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours between midday on Friday and midday on Saturday, the Spanish Ministry for Health, Consumer Affairs and Socia

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Taiwan confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 48

One more novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case was confirmed Wednesday morning, raising the total number in Taiwan to 48, according to the island's epidemic monito

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Lying not to make America 'great again'

02:58 Mike Pompeo, the U.S. secretary of state and former CIA director, who lashes out at China whenever he can, does nothing else than lying and cheating. He recently made a three-nat

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Thousands on Grand Princess held off Cali. coast for virus testing

01:22 The Grand Princess cruise ship is being held off the coast of California after several passengers started to show coronavirus symptoms.California Governor Gavin Newsom has declar

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Indonesia confirms first cases of novel coronavirus

People with surgical masks look on at station Tanah Abang, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 13, 2020./Reuters Two Indonesians have tested pos

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Ireland closes school having close contact with first COVID-19 patient

A secondary school in the eastern part of Ireland will be closed for 14 days after the school is found to have close contact with the first confirmed COVID-19 case in the country, announced the Depa

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 14 in Austria

Four more people have tested positive for COVID-19 here, taking the total number of the novel coronavirus cases in Austria to 14, announced the Ministry of Interior at the daily press conference on S

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Taiwan confirms two more COVID-19 cases

The total number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection cases in Taiwan has increased by two to 34, according to the island's epidemic monitoring agency Fri

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sweden rises to seven

Five new cases of COVID-19 infection have been confirmed in Sweden, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to seven, the country's Public Health Agency announced

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IS supporter admits plotting to bomb London's St Paul's Cathedral: report

An Islamic State (IS) supporter has pleaded guilty of plotting to bomb London's landmark St Paul's Cathedral and a hotel, local media reported Friday. According to the

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China suspends group tours amid novel coronavirus outbreak

China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued a circular requiring the suspension of travel products nationwide in an effort to reduce passenger flows amid the no

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Xi arrives in Nay Pyi Taw for state visit to Myanmar

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday for a state visit to Myanmar. It is Xi's first overseas trip this year, and the first visit to the Asian

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President Xi Jinping leaves for state visit to Myanmar

Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing Friday for a state visit to Myanmar.Xi's two-day visit on January 17 and 18 comes at the invitation of Myanmar's President U W

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Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn denies family's role in planning escape from Japan

Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn announced on Thursday that he planned his escape from Japan to Lebanon by himself, a local media outlet reported. "Media reports about