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China's Yang Jiayu breaks women's 20 km race walk world record

China's Yang Jiayu on Saturday broke the women's 20km race walk world record at the national championships in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province.

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M7.2 quake hits Japan

A magnitude-7.2 earthquake jolted Japan's Miyagi prefecture at 6:09 p.m. local time on Saturday, according to theJapan Meteorological Agency.

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Ukraine imposes sanctions on former president: local media

Ukraine has imposed individual sanctions on almost 30 people, including former presidentViktor Yanukovych, local media reported on Saturday, citing Ukraine's national security and defense council.

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Portland police arrest around 100 amid new wave of protests

Federal officers charge demonstrators outside the Mark Hatfield Federal Courthouse in Portland, Oregon, U.S., March 11, 2021. /CFP The police in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon arrested a

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Four killed in plane crash in Kazakhstan

At least four people were killed on Saturday after an aircraft crashed while landing in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, according to the country's emergencies ministry.

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Vice Premier Han Zheng meets chief executives of HK, Macao SARs

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng met separately with the chief executives of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Carrie Lam and Macao SAR Ho Iat Seng on Saturda

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Turkmenistan receives Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines

A batch of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Turkmenistan on Saturday morning.Chinese Ambassador Qian Naicheng and officials from Turkmenistan were at the airport in Turkmenabat to welcome th

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One dead in Hong Kong fire

One man was killed and nine others were injured in a fire that broke out at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday in a building in Yau Ma Tai of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Re

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Zimbabwe to fetch 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines exported from China

The Zimbabwean government will send a charter plane to China to fetch the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines exported from the country, the Zimbabwean authorities said on Saturday.The COVID-19 vaccines

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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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Second shipment of China-made Sinovac vaccine arrives in Mexico

The second shipment of around 800,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac, a Beijing-based biopharmaceutical company, arrived at the Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City on S

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U.S. House approves Biden's $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill

The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed President Joe Biden's $1.9-trillion coronavirus aid bill, the first major legislative victory of his presidency.

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Lunar soil samples go on display at National Museum of China

Soil from the Moon, retrieved by China's Chang'e-5 lunar lander in 2020, was put on display at the National Museum of China in Beijing on Saturday.Soil samples collected by Chang'e-5 shown in Beijing

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Malaysia receives first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines

Malaysia on Saturday received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac.

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At least one civilian killed in Myanmar military and KIA clashes

One civilian casualty has been reported since clashes began between government forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) last Saturday, according to a CMG reporter on Tuesday.

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Damage to fan blade in Boeing 777 engine consistent with metal fatigue

A preliminary assessment showed that damage to a fan blade in a Pratt Whitney engine that failed in Saturday's United Airlines Boeing 777-200 shortly after takeoff from Denveris consistent with metal

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U.S. orders extra inspection of Boeing 777s with certain engines

U.S. aviation regulators issued an emergency directive for increased inspections of Boeing 777 jets using the same type of engine involved in a Saturday incident in Denver.The regulatory moves involv