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Ashraf Ghani wins Afghanistan's presidential elections: election commission

Afghanistan's election commission on Tuesday announced incumbent President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani as the winner of Sept. 28 presidential polls. His rival and chief executive of his National Unity Gove

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Xi says China willing to strengthen health cooperation with France

China is willing to strengthen practical cooperation with France in the health sector so as to jointly safeguard regional and global public health security, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a pho

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Xi says China's battle against COVID-19 making visible progress

China's measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic are achieving visible progress as the battle has reached a crucial time, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a phone conversation with B

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Guangdong to invest 500 mln yuan in research to combat epidemic

China's Guangdong Province will invest at least 500 million yuan (about 71.4 million U.S. dollars) in research projects to support the fight against the novel coronavi

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Beijing discharges 8 people after recovery from virus infection

Authorities in Beijing have discharged eight people from hospital after they recovered from novel coronavirus infections. Beijing reported six new confirmed cases of n

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Xi extends congratulations to new Croatian President Zoran Milanovic

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Zoran Milanovic on his assumption as Croatia's new president. In his message, Xi said that Croatia and China enjoy strong poli

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Facial recognition thermometer installed in buses in south China

Buses in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, have been installed with thermometers with facial recognition for faster and more precise detection, l

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Hong Kong to allocate 3.6 bln USD for fight against epidemic

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will propose to allocate around 28 billion Hong Kong dollars (3.6 billion U.S. dollars) for the figh

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New COVID-19 cases, deaths in China drop to encouraging thresholds: health official

The daily number of newly confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported across China Monday dropped to under 2,000 for the first time, Mi Feng,

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China ramps up efforts to develop vaccine for coronavirus

China's state-owned pharmaceutical enterprise Sinopharm Group is not only working on developing a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, but has also stepped up efforts to produce chloroquine phosphat

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Expert: Coronavirus spike unlikely amid Spring Festival return travels

CGTN Photo The possibility of a spike in new coronavirus cases caused by people returning to big cities after the extended Spring Festival holiday is unlikely, said Chinese respiratory expert

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Chinese hospitals discharge 12,552 recovered patients of coronavirus infection

A total of 12,552 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Monday, Chinese health authority said Tues

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China's Hubei reports 1,807 new coronavirus cases

Hubei Province, center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 1,807 new confirmed cases and 93 new deaths Monday, according to the provincial health commission Tu

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New infections of novel coronavirus drop for 14th consecutive day outside Hubei

China's daily new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus pneumonia outside Hubei, the epicenter province of the outbreak, have dropped for 14 consecutive days, accor

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases increase to 51 in Hong Kong

The number of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) cases in Hong Kong has increased to 51 as of Tuesday afternoon, after a new case was confirmed, Hong Kong's Centre

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China's mask production capacity utilization rate reaches 94 pct: official

China's mask production capacity utilization rate reached 94 percent as of Tuesday with more enterprises that had suspended operations due to the novel coronavirus out

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China's banks offer 350-bln-yuan credit support for epidemic control

China's banks had provided over 349 billion yuan (about 50.06 billion U.S. dollars) of credit support as of Tuesday noon to help companies restore production amid the fight against the novel coronavi