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APD | Department of Foreign Affairs, set to repatriate Filipinos in Wuhan

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA – The Philippine Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is prepared to repatriate Filipinos in Wuhan city and the

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China suspends art grading exams amid novel coronavirus outbreak

China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism released a notification Monday requiring all on-site exams for art grading should be suspended nationwide amid novel coronaviru

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Iran condemns U.S. "mistreatment" of Iranian travelers at U.S. airports

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Saturday condemned U.S. authorities for what he called "mistreating" Iranian nationals at the border posts upon ent

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Shanghai Disney Resort temporarily closes to prevent coronavirus

Shanghai Disney Resort announced temporary closure on Friday, in response to China's prevention and control of a novel coronavirus outbreak. According to the announcem

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EU to support Lebanon's new cabinet if reform implemented: official

The European Union (EU) is committed to helping Lebanon if the country implements serious structural reforms, Ralph Tarraf, ambassador of EU to Lebanon, said Thursday. "We

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Xi, Macron exchange greetings over phone ahead of Chinese new year

Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron exchanged greetings in a phone conversation on Wednesday ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Macron wished Xi and the Chinese people

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Capella Space reveals new satellite design for real-time control of high-resolution Earth imaging

Satellite and Earth observation startup Capella Space has unveiled a new design for its satellite technology, which improves upon its existing testbed hardware platform to deliver high-resolution ima

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Xi meets Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi had a cordial and friendly talk at Myanmar's presidential palace on Friday. The two leaders

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China reports 2nd death from Wuhan pneumonia virus

A second patient infected with the new type of coronavirus, which has caused the recent pneumonia outbreak in the central China city of Wuhan, has been confirmed dead,

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Trump sends birthday message to Kim Jong Un through S.Korea: media

U.S. President Donald Trump sent a birthday message to Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), through South Korea, Yonhap news ag

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Ukraine plane crash initial report points to technical problem

An initial report of the Ukraine plane crashed in Tehran was released by the investigating team on Wednesday, disclosing details of the incident, revealed Iran's state television. The initial evaluat

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Alphabet-backed primary care startup One Medical files to go public

One Medical, a San Francisco-based primary care startup with tech-infused, concierge services filed for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission today.Internal medicine doctor Tom Lee founde

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Hong Kong activates serious response level for infectious disease

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday activated the serious response level for novel infectious disease as more pneumoni

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Hong Kong activates serious response level for infectious disease

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Saturday activated the serious response level for novel infectious disease as more pneumonia