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Gunman kills at least 18 in Nova Scotia

02:23 The death toll has risen to 18, in Canada's deadliest mass shooting.The gunman, disguised as a Royal Canadian Mountie, shot people and set their homes on fire in rural Nova Scoti

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Mainland lashes DPP's political maneuvering over HK affairs

A Chinese mainland spokesperson Tuesday slammed Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for political maneuvering over Hong Kong affairs. Zhu Fenglian, a spokesper

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Syrian air defenses respond to Israeli missile attack on Palmyra

The Syrian air defenses on Monday evening responded to an Israeli missile attack on the country's central city of Palmyra, the state TV reported. A number of missiles

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At least 13 people killed in Canada shooting

At least 13 people were killed and several others were wounded in a shooting spree in Portapique in Canada's Nova Scotia province on Sunday, police said.Canadian Prime

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Spain's coronavirus deaths top 20,000

The Spanish Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed that over 20,000 people in the country have lost their lives because of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The daily information

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Digital divide challenges children with limited internet access

02:04 As stay-at-home orders for some U.S. states remains in place, it is putting a spotlight on the country's digital divide.With schools closed across the country, access to the inte

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Chinese vice premier holds phone talk with EU official over COVID-19, policy coordination

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held a telephone conversation on Friday night with Valdis Dombrovskis, executive vice president of the European Commission. During their phone talk, Liu, also a member of

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Putin, Macron discuss anti-coronavirus measures by phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron informed each other over the phone on Friday of measures being taken in their countries aimed at minimizing the negative

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44th session of the World Heritage Committee postponed due to COVID-19

The 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, initially scheduled for June 29 to July 9, has been postponed as the coronavirus pandemic continues. UNESCO, the organ

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U.S. farm workers are on the job without some labor rights

03:08 Farm workers are among the essential workers who continue their work to keep the food business flowing despite strict lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are tak

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China stresses differentiated epidemic control measures at community level

China has released a guideline on community-based prevention and control against the COVID-19 epidemic, ordering targeted and precise measures according to the specifi

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Senior official calls for stronger legal guarantee for public health

Wang Chen, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official and head of the China Law Society, on Thursday called on legal workers to better fulfill their responsibili

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Fighting misinformation globally

02:17 The WHO are facing another growing battle: the spread of coronavirus mis-information. The organization is teaming up with one social media giant to help inform the world with the

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Military medics leave Wuhan after completing aid mission

With the approval of Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, military medics who were dispatched to Hubei Province to assist with the treatment of COV

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Farewell to the desert

Shepherd Imin Metkurban's family has called the banks of the Keriya River home for hundreds of years. As desertification threatens this outpost in the heart of China's

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Saudi Arabia registers 493 new COVID-19 cases

Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday the registration of 493 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 5,862. The Spokesperson of the Health Ministry Mohammed Al

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2020 Masters Golf Tournament delayed until November

02:07 COVID-19 has dealt a harsh blow to sporting events around the world.The Masters Golf Tournament was supposed to take place this month -- but is now postponed until November.It's