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Italy reopens museums, extends curfew nationwide

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has signed a new decree with fresh COVID-19 containment measures, the prime minister's office said in a statement on Friday.According to the new decree, galle

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Beijing's Gingko trees glimmer inside the Forbidden City

The ginkgo trees in Beijing, China turned golden yellow in November, glimmering on watchtowers inside the Forbidden City. /VCGThe best time to appreciate and capture th

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Tunisia imposes nighttime curfew in efforts to curb COVID-19 spread

FILE PHOTO: Passengers are scanned as they pass through an airport. /VCG Image The Tunisian government on Thursday imposed a nationwide night-time curfew, banned inter-region travel and also c

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Driving change: London scheme prioritizes bikes and pedestrians

02:32 Cyclists and pedestrians are being given priority on one of the busiest traffic routes in central London – due to a new transport scheme in the wake of COVID-19.The City of Londo

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Uber pushes into on-demand public transit with its first SaaS partnership

Uber will manage an on-demand service for Marin County in the San Francisco Bay area with a software as a service product as part of ride-hailing company’s broader strategy to push into public

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Philippines expands lockdown to include entire Luzon island to contain COVID-19

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday placed the entire Luzon island in the Philippines under the "enhanced community quarantine" to curb the spread of COVID-19. "I am placing the mainl

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Beijing subway to pilot reservation system to control passenger flow

Two subway stations in Beijing will begin piloting a reservation system on Friday to avoid the congregation of passengers amid the coronavirus outbreak. From 6:30 a.m.

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Shanghai adjusts trading hours for crude oil, rubber futures

The Shanghai International Energy Exchange on Sunday announced to temporarily suspend the nighttime trading of crude oil futures and natural rubber futures for the pre