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Chinese premier stresses resuming work, ensuring supply amid epidemic

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed further efforts to resume work and ensure supply of medical and daily necessities amid the country's all-out battle against the

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BRICS expresses support for China in fight against novel coronavirus outbreak

Russia on Tuesday issued a BRICS chairmanship statement to express support for China's efforts to fight against the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic on behalf of the BRICS countries. "The BRICS

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New confirmed coronavirus infections drop by nearly half in China: spokesperson

The number of daily new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection fell from a peak of 3,887 on Feb. 4 to 2,015 on Tuesday, with a decrease of 48.2 percent, ac

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China sees rising recovery rate of COVID-19 patients

The proportion of patients who recovered from the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in China had increased to 10.6 percent on Tuesday from the lowest 1.3 percent

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China sees 48.2% drop in daily confirmed coronavirus cases since Feb.4

The number of daily new confirmed novel coronavirus cases in China has seen a 48.2 percent decrease between February 4 and 11, an official of the National Health Commission (NHC) said at a press conf

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China calls for suspending offline training amid coronavirus outbreak

China's Ministry of Education (MOE) on Tuesday called for extracurricular training organizations to suspend offline training to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus

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China's Hubei reports 1,638 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection

Central China's Hubei Province, center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 1,638 new confirmed cases and 94 new deaths on Tuesday, local health authorities sai

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China reports 2,015 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, 97 new deaths

Chinese health authorities Wednesday said it received reports of 2,015 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 97 deaths on Tuesday from 31 provincial-l

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Chinese hospitals discharge 4,740 recovered patients of coronavirus infection

A total of 4,740 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Tuesday, Chinese health authorities announ

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UN Security Council extends ban on illicit oil exports from Libya

The Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution to extend the ban on the illicit export of petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, till April 30, 2021. Resolution 2509 wo

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Chinese envoy calls on int'l community to respect leadership of Sudanese gov't on Darfur issue

UN Security Council and the international community should respect the leadership of the Sudanese government on the Darfur issue, a Chinese envoy said on Tuesday. The situation in Darfur remains gen

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U.S. entrepreneur Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race

U.S. entrepreneur Andrew Yang, who pushed for a universal basic income of 1,000 U.S. dollars per month for every American adult, dropped out of presidential race on Tuesday, according to local media

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Trump taps Aldona Wos for U.S. ambassador to Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday named Aldona Wos to be new U.S. ambassador to Canada. The nomination came months after Kelly Craft, the previous envoy to Canada, was reassigned to take the po

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8 killed after multi-storey building collapses in Pakistan's Punjab

At least eight people were killed and five others injured on Tuesday after a multi-storey building collapsed in Muzaffargarh district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab prov

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WHO gives official name for novel coronavirus

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday gave the official name for the latest novel coronavirus as being Covid-19, which stands for coronavirus disease starting in 2019. According to the WHO,

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Hubei's virus-battered Huanggang adds more designated hospitals

The city of Huanggang, one of the hardest-hit cities in the epidemic-stricken Hubei Province, has added 17 designated hospitals and established a particular treatment

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UK PM Johnson to reshuffle senior ministerial positions on Thursday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reshuffle his cabinet of senior ministers on Thursday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Tuesday.The ministeria