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India approves Oxford-AstraZeneca, Bharat Biotech's vaccines

India's drugs regulator on Sunday officially approved the emergency use of Covishield, Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, as well as Bharat Biotech's Covaxin.

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Antitrust probe into Alibaba Group concludes

The antitrust probe into Alibaba Group has concluded, said Zhejiang Provincial Administration for Market Regulation on Sunday.China's State Administration for Market Regulation on December 24 init

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M5.3 earthquake hits east Turkey

A magnitude-5.3 earthquake hit eastern Turkey's Elazig City at 9:37 a.m. on Sunday at a depth of 15 kilometers, according to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority.

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Beijing-Xiongan intercity railway starts operation

The Beijing-Xiongan intercity railway officially began operating on Sunday morning. The journey will take about 50 minutes from Beijing West Railway station to Xiongan

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Beijing-Xiongan intercity railway to start operation on Sunday

The Beijing-Xiongan intercity railway will go into operation on Sunday, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. The railway is a key project in the coordinated

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Moderna rollout and vaccinations begin in U.S.

The second authorized COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. developed by Moderna Inc. and the National Institutes of Health left distribution centers Sunday. Front line workers have be

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Disaster action film 'The Rescue' continues to lead Chinese box office

Chinese disaster action blockbuster The Rescue continued to top the Chinese box office chart with a daily box office of 62.7 million yuan (about 9.57 million U.S. dollars) on Sunday, according to data

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Ezra F. Vogel, prominent U.S. expert on China, dies aged 90

Ezra Feivel Vogel, a prominent expert on Asian studies and a social sciences professor at Harvard University, died aged 90 at a hospital in the U.S. state of Massachusetts on Sunday, the Fairbank Cen

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6.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Japan near Hachinohe

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Sunday rocked the region near Hachinohe, Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said.Reports indicate that the quake was detected around 9:00AM pacific time, with an epicente

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Nepali president dissolves parliament, elections next year

Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved parliament on Sunday, according to a presidential statement.General elections will be held in two phases, on April 30 and May 10, said the statement.

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At least 8 killed in Kabul blast, parliament member injured

At least eight people were killed, and 15 others injured as a blast rocked Police District 5 in Afghanistan's capital on Sunday, local media reported citing Kabul police.Afghan Parliament member, Kha

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Shenzhen recruits first civil servants from HK, Macao SAR

A picture of Shenzhen City, South China's Guangdong ProvinceThe 2020 civil servant recruitment tests for Shenzhen City, South China's Guangdong Province, took place on

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At least one dead, seven rescued after boat sinks in Yangtze River

At least one person has died and seven others rescued on Monday after a boat sank in the Yangtze River, according to Shanghai's maritime safety administration.The boat

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Africa CDC: Over 2mln COVID-19 people have recovered in Africa

The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in the African continent reached 55,989 as of Sunday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. /Xinhua The death toll

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Italy has the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in Europe

Italy overtook the U.K. as the European country with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's government as it seeks to prevent a flare-up of t

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First batch of COVID-19 vaccine ships from Pfizer plant

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine began leaving the company's Michigan factory on Sunday, ready to be injected into the arms of millions of the most vulnerable Americans as the global death toll t

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Chang'e-5 orbiter-returner makes 2nd orbital maneuver

The orbiter-returner combination of China's Chang'e-5 probe on Sunday completed its second moon-Earth transfer injection maneuver and entered the moon-Earth transfer orbit, according to the China Nat