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COVID-19 Global Roundup: Testing the limits of healthcare systems

Editor's note: This is the 31st article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Here is the previous one. 04:07 The coronavirus is spreading fast across the world, with no sign of relie

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Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 1000 GMT, April 2

The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins

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Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunity

Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters also see the upheaval from the pandemic as an opportunity to win o

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Chinese experts share COVID-19 treating experience with Israeli doctors

During a video conference, organized by China Global Television Network (CGTN), Chinese doctors spoke to their Israeli colleagues and answered questions about the viru

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China arranges planes to fly citizens back, help with global pandemic fight

China has taken a series of measures to protect the health of Chinese living or studying abroad while stemming potential import of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID

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Analysis: Why is COVID-19 deadlier in Italy than elsewhere?

Medical personnel work in the ICU of Istituto Clinico Casalpalocco, in Rome, Italy, March 25, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua) More than one in ten coronavirus cases in the world are in Italy,

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Responsible media outlets should provide their audience with the truth

A journalist is preparing for a live report in front of the New York Stock Exchange, March 24, 2020. /VCG Editor's Note: This article is an edited version of "Fox's Fake News Contagion", which

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UN climate talks in Glasgow postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19

Britain said on Wednesday that it will postpone until next year the UN climate talks (COP26) set to take place in Glasgow in November this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a governm

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Analysis: Why is COVID-19 deadlier in Italy than elsewhere?

Medical personnel work in the ICU of Istituto Clinico Casalpalocco, in Rome, Italy, March 25, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua) More than one in ten coronavirus cases in the world are in Italy,

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UK to ramp up coronavirus testing amid growing criticism

The British government said on Wednesday it would ramp up coronavirus testing amid widespread criticism that it was carrying out far too few, as ministers suggested that shortages of chemicals wer

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News Analysis: Italy's high coronavirus mortality rate related to incomplete measurements, analysts say

ROME, April 2 (Xinhua) -- As the worldwide coronavirus outbreak enters a new month, official statistics show that the pandemic is deadlier in Italy than in any other country. Some analysts believe th

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UK's lack of widespread COVID-19 testing leads to chemicals row

02:42 The UK government has promised again to increase the testing of citizens for COVID-19 after it failed consistently to reach its target of 10,000 per day.Criticism of the governme

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Global coronavirus death toll tops 40,000, cases pass 800,000: WHO

GENEVA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 pandemic has killed 40,598 people worldwide as of 10:00 CET Wednesday, as a total of 823,626 infections were reported by over 200 countries and regions, show

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Global COVID-19 cases to reach one mln in next few days, death tally to hit 50,000: WHO chief

In the next few days, the world will see confirmed COVID-19 cases reach one million and death tally climb to 50,000, the chief of World Health Organization (WHO) noted on Wednesday. "As we enter t

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WarnerMedia’s new boss is former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar

Hulu co-founder and former chief executive Jason Kilar has been named the new chief executive of WarnerMedia .It’s the latest executive reshuffling at the ATT-owned media giant, which saw its p

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Mass testing, empty ICUs: Germany scores early against virus

Late last year — long before most people had heard of the new coronavirus now sweeping the globe — scientists in Germany sprang into action to develop a test for the vi

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China's Commercial Press launches language-learning app

Screenshots of the Hanfen app, which is launched by the Commercial Press. /Hanfen App The Commercial Press, the first modern publishing organization in China, launched smartphone application "