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Turkey Vows More Action Against Damascus After Downing of Syrian Helicopter

Tensions in northern Syria are escalating as Turkish and Syrian forces continue to clash in Idlib province – the last stronghold of jihadists in the war-torn country.Th

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Just in: WHO gives official name for novel coronavirus

GENEVA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization on Tuesday gave the official name for the latest novel coronavirus as being Covid-19, which stands for coronavirus disease starting in 2019.

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Chinese spokesperson refutes U.S. accusation of cyber theft of trade secrets

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tuesday said the Chinese government and military and their relevant personnel had never engaged in cyber theft of trade secrets. Spokesperson Geng Shuang made

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106 coronavirus patients discharged from hospital in Wenzhou

The eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou on Tuesday discharged seven more patients infected with the novel coronavirus from hospital, local authorities said. A total of 106

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China appreciates Pakistan's support to battle against coronavirus: FM

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed appreciation for the Pakistani Senate's resolution that showed full solidarity and support to China's battle with the

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China's biggest lender issues 43 bln yuan of loans amid epidemic

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the country's biggest lender, said Tuesday that it has issued over 43 billion yuan (about 6.14 billion U.S. dollars) of lo

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Daily new infection number outside Hubei declines for a week: official

The new number of coronavirus cases in China apart from Hubei Province has seen a steady decline since February 3, said He Qinghua, an official with the National Health Commission at a press confe

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China reports 2,478 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, 108 new deaths

Chinese health authorities Tuesday said it received reports of 2,478 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 108 deaths on Monday from 31 provincial-lev

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Wuhan strives to finish testing of all suspected cases of novel coronavirus infection

Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, aims to finish testing all suspected cases of novel coronavirus infection in the city by Tuesday, Ma Guoqiang,

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Second Turkey avalanche kills 33 rescuers

33 rescuers were killed and 53 others injured on Wednesday after an avalanche hit eastern Turkey's Van province. An avalanche slammed the rescuers who were searching for victims of another avalanche

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China is responsible, transparent in epidemic management: Costa Rican minister

China has been handling a novel coronavirus outbreak in a "responsible" and "transparent" manner, Costa Rican Health Minister Daniel Salas has said. The Chinese authorities "have been quite responsib

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Online doctor consultation platform for novel coronavirus receives 118,000 visits

An online doctor consultation platform for combating the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had received 118,000 visits by the end of Tuesday, according to the Beijing Even

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Possible transmission modes of coronavirus yet to be confirmed: Chinese experts

More evidence is needed to confirm whether other routes of novel coronavirus transmission exist other than the respiratory droplets and contact transmission, Chinese m

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U.S. retailer Macy's says to close 125 stores, lay off 2,000 workers

Leading U.S. department store chain Macy's on Tuesday announced a plan to close 125 stores over the next three years and lay off about 2,000 employees. The 125 stores, about a fifth of its total, cur

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Palestinian president, Iran FM hold rare phone call over U.S. Mideast peace plan

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday discussed with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif the latest developments over the newly unveiled U.S. peace

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Sudan's Sovereign Council reaffirms principled position in favor of Palestinian cause

Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan reaffirmed on Tuesday Sudan's principled position in favor of the Palestinian cause and the right of its p

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London's Soho evacuated again as another piece of WWII bomb found

00:53 Police evacuated an area of Soho in central London on Tuesday – the second time in two days – after another piece of an unexploded Second World War bomb was found.