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White House coronavirus task force warns of possible 'USA variant'

There would be a more transmissible variant of the coronavirus that evolved in the United States and is fueling spread of the virus, according to the White House coronavirus task force.The new strain

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China approves conditional listing of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine

China's National Medical Products Administration on Wednesday has approved Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine, the State Council's interagency task force said on Thursday.Chi

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Landing site in China ready for Chang'e-5's return with lunar sample

The search and retrieval team of the Chang'e-5 mission conducts a simulation exercise to get the returner. The returner of China's Chang'e-5 probe, carrying the preciou

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China's Chang'e-5 completes lunar surface sampling and sealing

China's Chang'e-5 probe finished the task of gathering and sealing samples from the Moon's surface at 22:00 BJT on Wednesday, according to the China National Space Admi

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Scott Atlas resigns as special adviser to Trump on coronavirus

Dr. Scott Atlas has resigned as special adviser to President Donald Trump on the coronavirus, according to a White House official, after a controversial four months at the White House in which he cla

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Joe Biden announces his COVID advisory panel

02:06 The projected winner of the U.S. presidential election, Joe Biden prepares to enter the White House as the next president of the United States, with his own COVID-19 task force a

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Iran refutes U.S. announcement of seizing Iranian oil tankers as "lie"

The U.S. announcement of seizing four Iranian oil tankers is a "lie," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday."Neither the ships nor the flag was Iranian. The wh

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Taiwan military helicopter crash kills two

A military helicopter crashed at an airbase in Hsinchu in northern Taiwan on Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot and co-pilot, a military source said. The helicopter

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China promptly shared information at early stage of epidemic: epidemiologist

China promptly shared information on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the early stage of the epidemic, a chief epidemiologist of the Chinese Center for Dise

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China's top legislature proposes to adjust agenda of standing committee session

The chairpersons' meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, proposed on Sunday to adjust the agenda of th

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China's legislature to hold session in May

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, will convene its 18th session on May 18 in Beijing, according to a statem

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Russia reports over 10,000 coronavirus cases for 9 consecutive days

Russia confirmed 11,656 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 221,344, the country's coronavirus task force said on Monday.Nine more fatalities from t

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Theaters, gyms to partially reopen in China

Theaters, gyms, libraries, museums and galleries among other indoor venues can admit consumers and visitors by reservation, according to new guidelines issued by the S

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Japan’s Abe extends state of emergency to May 31

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he had decided to extend the country’s national state of emergency to May 31.Abe will consider lifting the state of eme

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China's rural collective property rights system pilot reform to cover all agricultural counties

The pilot reform of the rural collective property rights system aims to cover all agriculture-related counties this year, an official report said. To promote the refor

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Chinese aircraft carrier formation conducts regular training

File photo of the aircraft carrier Liaoning (Xinhua/Ju Zhenhua) BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The task group of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning has recently sailed to

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COVID-19 tally rises to 367 in Russia, with 61 new cases reported

Russia has registered 61 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily increase so far, raising the total number to 367, official data showed on Sunday. Among the total new cases