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Powerful earthquake hits off the Greek island of Crete

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.China Earthquake Networks Center recorded the magnitude at 6.5.So far, there is no report

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Urgent: Russia tallies record 9,623 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs

Russia has reported a new daily record of 9,623 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 124,054 as of Saturday, the country's coronavirus response center

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43 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

A total of 43 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals Friday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Comm

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Belarus receives more anti-COVID-19 supplies from China

A cargo plane carrying over 50 tons of medical supplies from China arrived in Belarus on Sunday, which will help the country fight COVID-19, the health ministry said. The supplies collected by Belar

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PLA sends materials to help Cambodian military battle COVID-19

At the request of the Cambodian military and with the approval of the Central Military Commission, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Saturday sent urgently

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Germany reports 2,055 daily cases of COVID-19 infection

Germany reported 2,055 new infections of COVID-19, with total cases reaching 152,438, according to data from disease control agency Robert Koch Institute Saturday morning. A total of 5,500 deaths

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2 Taliban commanders among 17 killed in W. Afghanistan

Security forces backed by fighting planes have killed 17 militants including two commanders and wounded 13 others in Shahrak district of Afghanistan's western Ghor province, said an army statement re

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6.3-magnitude quake jolts off Papua New Guinea

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted 132 km west of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which occurred at 0253

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89 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

Eighty-nine patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals Friday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Commis

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33 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- A total of 33 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals Saturday on the Chinese mainland, accord

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Another 888 COVID-19 patients die in UK hospitals

Another 888 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in hospitals in Britain as of Friday afternoon, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths to 15,464, the Department of Hea

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COVID-19 death toll jumps to 9,875 in UK

The death toll of those hospitalized in Britain who tested positive for the novel coronavirus reached 9,875 as of Friday afternoon, the Department of Health and Social Care said Saturday. As of Satur

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Afghan forces overrun Taliban bastion, evict militants from district in Jawzjan province

Afghan forces overrun Taliban bastion in Kham Ab district of northern Jawzjan province, bringing to end the two years rule of the militants there on Saturday, provincial government spokesman Marouf A

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Urgent: Global daily new COVID-19 cases surpass 100,000 for first time -- Johns Hopkins University

Global daily new COVID-19 cases surpassed 100,000 for the first time on Saturday, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE).

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213 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

A total of 213 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospitals Saturday on the Chinese mainland, according to the National Health Co

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UK names new Labour leader

Keir Starmer was on Saturday named the new leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, replacing Jeremy Corbyn. In a video posted on his Twitter account, Starmer said it is the "honor and privilege

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Coronavirus infections top 20,000 in Switzerland

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Switzerland surged to 20,278 as of Saturday morning, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) reported on its website. The Alpine country has seen