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Xi orders continued efforts to fight drugs

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to continue the tough anti-drug stance and the people's battle against drugs in a bid to make new progress in drug

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Public schools face funding shortage amid pandemic

02:20 Publicschools in the U.S. are facing a tough challenge: how to upgrade their hygiene procedures so they can reopen in the COVID-era, asfunding cuts loom on the horizon.Check outT

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Syrian president sacks prime minister

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday sacked his government's prime minister Emad Khamis, the state news agency SANA reported. Assad named Hussain Arnous as the

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HK permanent residents to receive 10,000 HKD cash handout from gov't

Eligible Hong Kong permanent residents can register for the government's cash handout of 10,000 HK dollars (about 1,290 U.S. dollars) from June 21 and will receive the

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Xi's discourses on fighting formalities for formalities' sake, bureaucratism published

A compilation of discourses of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on taking tough action against the practice of fo

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Rainbow over New Zealand's capital Wellington

A rainbow is seen over Wellington, capital of New Zealand as a cold wave hits the country and temperature plummets on May 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Lei) WELLINGTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A rainbow is hangin

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UK PM unveils "conditional plan" for next-phase response to COVID-19 pandemic

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, May 6, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)The British government is establishing a new COVID-19 alert system run by a

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Iran urges U.S. to lift sanctions amid COVID-19 fight

The United States should lift the "unlawful" sanctions against Iran to prove that it is sincere in offering help in the battle against the novel coronavirus, Iranian P

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President Farmajo confident Somalia will beat COVID-19

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has expressed confidence that is country will defeat the COVID-19 pandemic."I firmly believe our nation shall overcome uncertainties at critical times su

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Lebanon reduces reference rate to ease borrowing burden of private sector

Association of Banks in Lebanon announced on Wednesday that the Beirut Reference Rate (BRR) was reduced to 5.75 percent for the U.S. dollar and to 7.75 percent for the

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Burundi confirms two new COVID-19 cases

Burundi has confirmed two new COVID-19, bringing the country's total tally to five.The East African country is one of 52 African states that have recorded COVID-19 cases. The continent has reporte

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Expats in Mexico choose to stay amid COVID-19

02:00 As COVID-19 puts an end to travel plans around the world, many were left stranded as they were forced to return to their home countries.In Mexico, the same is still happening, as

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EU agrees to suspend its strict spending rules

02:31 The European Union's finance ministers have agreed to suspend their tough rules covering countries running deficits, because of the impact of COVID-19 on member states' economies

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China ramps up efforts to help small businesses tide over tough time

China rolled out a raft of measures on Sunday to provisionally defer loan payments for small businesses to tide them over the difficulties amid the epidemic, according

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Community efforts are the key to fight against Wuhan novel coronavirus

With a registered population of over nine million residents and five million migrants, Wuhan City, the center of the pneumonia outbreak is facing a tough challenge.Chinese health authorities said

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Canadian prosecutors present arguments in Huawei's Meng Wanzhou case

02:31 Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing is into a third day. Canadian government lawyers presented their arguments to the court. But one legal expert, who has been watching the hearin

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Hainan to maintain tight restrictions on property purchases: official

Authorities in Hainan will maintain tight restrictions on property purchasing within the entire territory of the southern island province, an official said. Rumors hav