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Prominent Afghan journalist dies of COVID-19

File Photo: An Afghan child sells face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on May 31, 2020. (Xinhua/Rahmatullah Alizadah) A prominent Afghan journalist died of C

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Chinese mainland reports 8 new imported COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported eight new imported COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,979, the National Health Commission said Monda

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Beijing reports no new COVID-19 case for seven straight days

Beijing recorded no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 case on Sunday for the seventh day in a row. The total number of cases stands at 335 since a cluster outbreak

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U.S. state of Alaska sets new daily record for COVID-19 cases

File Photo: A general view of downtown Anchorage, Alaska along the Knik Arm during the Fur Rendezvous on March 5, 2020. (Photo courtesy of VCG) There were 116 new COVI

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Iran confirms 2,186 new COVID-19 cases, 257,303 in total

Iran's confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 257,303 on Sunday after an overnight registration of 2,186 new infections, state-run IRNA news agency reported. Sima Sadat L

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16 including 12 militants killed in Afghanistan's central province

A total of 16 people including 12 militants and four policemen have been killed as clash erupted in Pato district of the relatively peaceful central Daikundi province in Afghanistan on Sunday, deputy

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5.1-magnitude quake hits north China: CENC

BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Guye District of Tangshan City in north China's Hebei Province at 6:38 a.m. Sunday Beijing Time, accordin

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5 killed in tower crane collapse in east China

Five people were killed Sunday as a tower crane collapsed at a construction site in east China's Anhui Province, local authorities said Monday. According to the provin

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Chinese mainland reports 4 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Chinese health authority said Monday that it received reports of four new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Sunday, of which one was domestically transm

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Beijing reports one new local COVID-19 case

One locally transmitted COVID-19 case was reported in Beijing on Sunday, marking the eighth consecutive day the city has seen a single-digit increase in cases. The infe

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2 killed, 8 hurt in South Carolina nightclub shooting: reports

Two people were killed and eight wounded Sunday in a shooting at a nightclub in South Carolina, according to media reports. Just before 2 a.m. (0600 GMT), two deputies of the Greenville County Sherif

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Urgent: 7 people killed in factory blast in northern India

At least seven persons were killed and four injured in an explosion at a factory in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, a local district administration official said. The mishap occurr

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China considers revising Administrative Penalty Law

China's top legislature on Sunday began reviewing a draft revision to the Administrative Penalty Law, to further improve the legal procedure for administrative penalti

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UK COVID-19 deaths hit 43,550 as another 36 patients die

Another 36 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Saturday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 43,550, the British Department of Health and Social

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China central bank vows stronger macro policy adjustment to boost COVID-19-hit economy

China's central bank on Sunday vowed stronger macro-economic policy adjustment as well as better fiscal, monetary and employment policy coordination and implementation

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Downpours continue to lash Chinese provinces

Downpours are continuing to hit several Chinese provinces. In central China's Hubei Province, days of rainfall has caused water levels in five major lakes to exceed th

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China revises law to facilitate use of patents

Chinese lawmakers on Sunday began deliberating a draft amendment to the Patent Law that facilitates the utilization of patents. The draft was submitted for a second re