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M5.5 earthquake jolts Taiwan: CENC

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake jolted coastal waters off Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 8:52 p.m. Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The epicenter, with a depth of 50 k

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5.5-magnitude quake hits Taiwan: CENC

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted coastal waters of Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 8:52 p.m. Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The

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Urgent: 5.5-magnitude quake jolts Greece's Crete island

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Crete island in southern Greece on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported. The tremor's epicenter was located in the sea area off th

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seven injured after car plows into sidewalk in Berlin

At least seven people were injured, including three seriously, on Sunday after a man drove into a group of people in Germany's capital here. The driver plowed the black SUV into the Hardenbergplatz i

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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 16 million -- Johns Hopkins University

Global COVID-19 cases have surpassed 16 million on Sunday, the most recent statistics of the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University showed. The global count reached

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Beijing to offer 1.5 million coupons to spur consumption

Beijing will offer 1.5 million coupons in an effort to spur consumption that is recovering from the COVID-19 epidemic, the Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau said Satur

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Civil affairs ministry resumes complaint reception service as epidemic wanes

The Ministry of Civil Affairs on Tuesday resumed its in-person complaint reception service, which had been suspended since Jan. 30 due to epidemic control. The move wa

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Theme song of 6th Asian Beach Games released in Sanya

The theme song of the 6th Asian Beach Games was officially released in Sanya, China, on Sunday. Zheng Hai, the lyricist of the theme song, said that the song quoted the English slogan of the Games

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Chinese mainland reports 22 new COVID-19 cases, 17 of them in Xinjiang

The Chinese health authority said Monday that it received reports of 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Sunday, of which 17 were domestically tra

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Beijing reports no new COVID-19 cases for 14 straight days

Beijing recorded no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday for the 14th day in a row. The total number of cases since a cluster outbreak was discovered a

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Kuwait ruler had successful surgery, state news agency says

Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah underwent successful surgery on Sunday morning, his office said, after having been admitted to hospital o

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Greek PM calls for deal on COVID stimulus, says EU cannot appear weak

Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday he hoped the third day of EU leaders’ summit will manage to overcome differences and agree on a mass economic st

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EU leaders extend summit as rifts over key plan remain

A special summit grouping heads of state and government of the European Union (EU) member states on Saturday failed to reach consensus on its multiannual budget and an ambitious recovery plan designed

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Beijing to lower COVID-19 emergency response

Beijing will lower its emergency response to COVID-19 from level II to III starting Monday, Chen Bei, deputy secretary-general of the Beijing municipal government, ann

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Urgent: U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 140,000 -- Johns Hopkins University

U.S. COVID-19 deaths have surpassed the 140,000 mark to reach 140,103 as of 8:50 p.m. local time on Saturday (0050 GMT on Sunday), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns

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China's largest freshwater lake sees its water level rise to a record high

Armed policemen carry sandbags for dyke reinforcement in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 12, 2020. (Photo by Cao Xianxun/Xinhua)POYANG, July 13 (Xinh

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Urgent: At least 16 police, civilians killed during overnight clashes in N. Afghanistan

At least 12 police and four civilians were killed during Taliban insurgents' attacks in Afghanistan's two northern provinces during Sunday night, authorities said Monday, adding that 11 insurgents al