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3 airport officers at U.S. San Jose test positive for COVID-19

Three Transportation Security Administration officers at U.S. city of San Jose's Mineta International Airport have tested positive for COVID-19, the agency said in a statement late Tuesday. Accordin

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Some New York schools are closing due to COVID-19 outbreak

01:17 Most ofschools were closed in the New York and New Jersey area in response to thecoronavirusoutbreakinthe U.S.Classes at Columbia University in the New York were suspended on Mon

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Putin says he may run for president in 2024 if approved

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he may participate in the 2024 presidential race if the country's Constitutional Court approves it. At a plenary ses

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China unveils new measures to keep foreign trade, investment stable

China will take new measures to keep the foreign trade and investment stable, and help the enterprises tide over difficulties to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus

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China reveals new measures to stablize foreign trade and investment

VCGChina said new measures are to be taken to stabilize foreign trade and overseas investment in the country, as it is restarting the economy which was hit by the novel

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Vienna's Wiener Staatsoper closes over coronavirus fears

The Wiener Staatsoper in Vienna has canceled all of its remaining performances in March due to the coronavirus, the world-famous opera house announced on Tuesday.It's t

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Poland's army commander tests positive for coronavirus: MoD

General Jaroslaw Mika, the general commander of Poland's armed forces, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on Twitter Tuesday. The general's aides h

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Number of COVID-19 cases tops 1,000 in U.S.: Johns Hopkins University

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States have topped 1,000 by 11:30 p.m. EST Tuesday (0330 GMT on Wednesday), reaching 1001 with 28 deaths, according to Center for Systems Science and E

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 568, death toll at 31

Japan's health ministry and local governments said that the number of COVID-19 infections increased by one on Tuesday to stand at a total of 568 infected people in Jap

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Chinese mainland excluding Hubei reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, all but one imported

The Chinese mainland reported 11 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Tuesday outside Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak, down

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Italy reports 977 more COVID-19 cases, exceeding 10,000

Checking the temperature of a driver coming from Italy at the Brenner Pass border between Italy and Austria, March 10, 2020. /Reuters Italy reported 977 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tue

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German parliament plans extra 1 bln euros for anti-coronavirus measures

German parliament would provide additional budget, up to one billion euros (1.2 billion U.S. dollars), for measures against the new coronavirus, said faction leader of governing conservative union (

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Taiwan compatriots stranded in Hubei head home

A citizen runs in front of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, on Oct. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)They are the second batch of Taiwan compatri

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Kenyan expert hails China's bold interventions to curb spread of COVID-19

China's robust interventions that have contributed to the reduction of COVID-19 cases in the country should be emulated across the globe, a Kenyan infectious disease expert said on Tuesday. Rodney A

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Slovenia closing border with Italy, coronavirus cases rise to 34

The novel coronavirus continued to spread in locked-down Italy on Tuesday, with authorities confirming that 8,514 people have tested positive and 631 have died since the epidemic first emerged in no

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Beijing reports six imported COVID-19 cases

A sanitation worker crosses a street in the early morning in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)Beijing reported six new imported cases of

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Advancing political process only practical way to resolve Syrian issue: Chinese diplomat

Facts have proved once again that peace and tranquility are the most fundamental guarantees for human rights, and advancing the political process is the only practical