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Comoros starts COVID-19 vaccination campaign

Comoros kicked off its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday, with President Azali Assoumani the first to be inoculated with a jab of China's Sinopharm vaccine.

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M6.0 earthquake hits off Indonesia: CENC

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake with a depth of 70 kilometers hit off Java Island, Indonesia on Saturday, according to China Earthquake Networks Center.No casualties have been reported.

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Alibaba Group fined $2.78 billion for abusing market domination

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has slapped a fine of 18.23 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) on Alibaba Group for indulging in a monopolistic act of abusing its dominant market

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Myanmar's NLD committee announces abolition of 2008 constitution

The central executive committeeof Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) on Saturday announced the abolition of the country's 2008 constitution.

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Argentine president tests positive for COVID-19

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez was confirmed on Saturday to have caught the new coronavirus after his PCR test turned out to be positive.Prior to the PCR test, Fernandez entered self-isolation

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Seven AstraZeneca recipients died in UK after developing blood clots

The UK medical regulator said Saturday that out of 30 people who developed blood clots after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine by March 24, seven have died, local media reported, citing the Me

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Hungarian authorities issues GMP certificate to Sinopharm vaccine

China National Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (Sinopharm) announced on Saturday that its COVID-19 vaccine has acquired the certificate of Good Manufacturing Practice (G

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Brazil gets more active ingredients for COVID-19 vaccine from China

Two more batches of active ingredients provided by China to make the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Brazil on Saturday, which will be used to produce 12.2 million shots of vaccine.The initial shipment o

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China sanctions U.S., Canada individuals, entity

China's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it has decided to impose sanctions against relevant individuals and entity from the U.S. and Canada.

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Shots fired at U.S. cultural center in Myanmar but no injuries

Gunshots were fired at the U.S. cultural center in Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon on Saturday but caused no injuries, an U.S. embassy spokesperson said."We can confirm that shots were fired at the

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Xi extends condolences to Egyptian president over train collision

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday sent a message of condolence to his Egyptian counterpartAbdel-Fattah al-Sisiover a train collision which killed at least 32 and

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China administers over 97.47 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

China has administered over 97.47 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as of March 26, according to the National Health Commission on Saturday.

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President Xi Jinping delivers speech to Colombian people via video

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday delivered a speech to the Colombian people via videoat Colombian President Ivan Duque's invitation.The third batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China arrived in

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Gas plant blasts in northern Venezuela, denounced as terrorist attack

A huge blast occurred at a gas plant in northern Venezuela and no casualties were reported, according to local media Saturday.Venezuelan authorities denounced the explosion as a terrorist attack late

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Anti-lockdown demonstrators gather in London

Click arrows to view gallery Protesters gathered near Hyde Park in London Saturday to protest against the latest lockdown measures amid the spread of COVID-19. Thousands of de

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Seventy million COVID-19 vaccinations administered in China: NHC

A total of 70 million COVID-19 vaccinations had been administered in China as of March 20, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.

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Tokyo Olympics to be held without overseas spectators: report

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics said on Saturday that the games will be staged without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic, NHK reported.