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French police evacuates banks of River Seine ahead of curfew

French police on Sunday evacuated hundreds of people along the banks of the Seine River before a curfew started on 6 p.m. The country registered 21,825 new COVID-19 cases, and 130 more fatalities on

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 3.95 mln: Africa CDC

VCG The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 3,955,148 as of Sunday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.The Africa CDC, the specialized

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Key quotes of Wang Yi on China's foreign policy, external relations

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a press conference on Sunday on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress and

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Chinese FM Wang Yi meets the press on foreign policy, relations

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is holding a virtual press conference on Sunday on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 13th National People'

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Chinese FM Wang Yi to meet the press on foreign policy, relations

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold a press conference on Sunday on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congres

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32 remain in custody for 'conspiring to subvert state power' in HK

A total of 32 defendants charged with national security crimes were denied bail and remained in custody at the end of a four-day hearing in Hong Kong on Thursday.Hong K

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UN envoy says 38 protesters were killed in Myanmar Wednesday

Click arrows to view gallery A UN envoy is reporting 38 protesters killed in Myanmar Wednesday by security forces across several cities. It is the highest daily

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UN envoy reports record-high 38 protesters killed in Myanmar

Myanmar military with shields move forward during a protest in Yangon, Myanmar, March 2, 2021. /AP A United Nations envoy is reporting that 38 protesters were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday by

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Philippines starts COVID-19 vaccination

Philippines on Monday started its COVID-19 vaccination roll-out, with the first shot going to Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi, using China's Sinovac vaccine.The vaccine

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Bitcoin extends retreat from record high to hit lowest in 20 days

The world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, Bitcoin./Getty Images Bitcoin fell to its lowest since Feb. 8 in thin trade on Sunday, down 3.7% from Friday's close as the pullback from a r

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Iranian nuclear energy chief warns IAEA against anti-Iran resolutions

Ali-Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)said on Sunday that Tehran will give a proper response to any anti-Iran resolution adopted by theInternational Atomic Energy Age

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317 Nigerian school girls freed: Report

317 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria by gunmen have been released on Sunday, according to local media reports. A deserted classroom at the Government Girls Secondary School, the day after the abdu

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Hungarian PM inoculated with Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday announced on his official Facebook page that he had been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firmSinopharm. Hu

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Japan lifts COVID-19 state of emergency early in 6 prefectures

Japan on Sunday officially lifted the state of emergency declared in six prefectures, including Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka over the coronavirus pandemic ahead of its scheduled end d

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Russia launches its first Arctic monitoring satellite

Russia on Sunday successfully launched its first Arktika-M satellite for monitoring the climate in the Arctic, RIA Novosti news agency reported.

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Macao receives 2nd batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines

The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR)on Sunday received its second batch of COVID-19 vaccines, comprising of 400,000 doses, developed by Sinopharm.

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Iran receives first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines

Iran on Sunday received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines developed by China's Sinopharm, according to local media.