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Women's World Cup 2021: England to begin title defence against Aussies

England will begin the defence of their Women's World Cup title against T20 World Cup champions Australia in Auckland on Sunday, 7 February 2021.Hosts New Zealand open

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Afghan President Ghani signs decree to release Taliban prisoners

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani (C) takes an oath during the inauguration in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 9, 2020. /Reuters The Afghan government will gradually release 5,000 Taliban prison

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China willing to support African countries' fight against COVID-19

China, while shoring up its own epidemic fight, stands ready to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with African countries and support and help them to the best of i

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Miami Open 'moving forward' after Indian Wells axed due to COVID-19

Indian Wells has been cancelled but the tournament in Miami is still on. /VCG Organizers of the Miami Open said Monday the tournament was still set to go ahead, a day after the ATP/WTA Indian

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Iran frees 70,000 prisoners amid epidemic, some Mideastern countries impose bans on foreign flights

Iran on Monday announced the release of 70,000 prisoners in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19, while some countries in the Middle East imposed bans on foreign flights or travels as they tighte

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Cases of COVID-19 in Palestine rise to 20

Palestine on Monday announced that the number of Palestinians infected with the novel coronavirus has raised to 20 cases. "After a new case was confirmed in the city of

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Urgent: Nigeria announces 2nd case of COVID-19

Nigeria's Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire on Monday announced a second confirmed case of COVID-19 in the West African nation. The victim had contacted an Italian national who brought coronavirus to

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A Senegalese expert calls for deeper technical cooperation with China to fight against COVID-19

A Senegalese medical expert told Xinhua that Senegal needs to strengthen technical cooperation with countries like China to support the west African country after the confirmation of its first COVID

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Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 72 in Australia

The total number of the COVID-19 cases in Australia reached 72 as of Saturday evening with six new patients tested positive in the state of New South Wales (NSW). Mean

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Apply to be a TC Top Pick at Disrupt SF 2020

If you’re an early-stage startup founder with a big vision and even bigger dreams, join us and more than 10,000 other like-minded startuppers at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2020 on September 14-1

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Starbucks bans personal cups over new coronavirus

Reusable cups are in vogue for reducing waste, but they are no longer welcome at Starbucks cafes over fears of the coronavirus, the coffee chain announced."We are pausi

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Russia-Turkey truce holds in Syria despite minor violations

Opposition activists and a war monitor reported a complete absence of Russian and Syrian government warplanes in the skies of Idlib and relative calm in the area Friday

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Urgent: 5.0-magnitude quake hits 45km N of Gueiria, Venezuela -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 45km N of Gueiria, Venezuela at 0244 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 91.16 km, was initially determined to

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Palestine announces 7 COVID-19 cases

The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Thursday declared that seven Palestinians have been infected with COVID-19 in the West Bank. A total of seven among 20 examined tested positive with COVID-19, PA He

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40 suspected COVID-19 cases found out to be negative in Ghana: minister

As many as 40 suspected COVID-19 cases have been tested in Ghana and the results are negative, minster for health Kwaku Agyeman-Manu said. The minister said the country had strengthened its preventio

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Palestinian health ministry takes measures against novel coronavirus in Bethlehem

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that it had decided to take urgent precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus in the West Bank city

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Coronavirus testing kit shortage: Chinese developer eyes global market

03:38 As the novel coronavirus spreads globally, pharmaceutical companies are in a race to develop rapid diagnostic kits that can accurately detect the infection.With the infection spr