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China mulls new law to strengthen data security

China's top legislature on Sunday began reviewing a draft law on data security, designed to establish basic systems for protection and management of data security. The

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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 10 mln -- Johns Hopkins University

Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 10 million on Sunday, reaching 10,001,527 as of 0933 GMT, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at

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China's annual legal profession qualification exam outline to be published

The outline of China's unified qualification exam for legal professionals in 2020 will be published soon, the Ministry of Justice said Sunday. This year's exam will in

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China mulls new amendment to criminal law

File Photo: Photo shows the Great Hall of the People. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou) Chinese lawmakers Sunday started deliberating a new draft amendment to the country's Crimin

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Draft revision to minors protection law gets 2nd reading

A draft revision to the Law on the Protection of Minors was submitted to China's top legislature for a second reading on Sunday. The draft stipulates, among others, th

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China drafts law on protecting reputation of heroes, martyrs

People who insult or slander heroes and martyrs may receive criminal sanctions, according to draft Amendment XI to China’s Criminal Law.The draft decision was submitted

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New section of high-speed railway to open in China

A new section of high-speed railway route connecting Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, and Huzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province is scheduled to start

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Africa's COVID-19 cases exceed 306,000-mark: Africa CDC

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 306,567 as of Monday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CD

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China's Hebei reports 2 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

North China's Hebei Province reported two new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the provincial health commission said Monday. All of the two

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases at a PepsiCo snack factory in Beijing

Confirmed COVID-19 cases were found in a PepsiCo snack production factory in Daxing District, Beijing, the food company said on Sunday.In a statement on its official Weibo account, COVID-19 cases

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Urgent: Stabbing in southern England declared terrorist incident

Britain's Counter Terrorism Policing confirmed Sunday that the stabbing incident that happened in Reading on Saturday night "has now been declared a terrorist incident." At least three people were ki

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Huawei to be allowed to build new R&D facility in UK

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is expected to receive planning permission this week to build a 400-million-pound (494.24-million U.S. dollars) research and development

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Urgent: 5 killed in Taliban attack on police station in N. Afghanistan

Three police officers and two Taliban militants were killed and 16 people wounded in a Taliban attack on a district police station in Afghanistan's northern province of Baghlan Saturday night, a loca

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COVID-19 cases surpass 400,000, deaths cross 13,000-mark in India

The number of COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 400,000 mark on Sunday, reaching 410,461, as the total deaths due to the virus crossed the 13,000-mark, reaching 13

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China adopts revised armed police force law

China's top legislature on Saturday voted to adopt a draft revision to the Law on the People's Armed Police Force. Legislators approved the revision at the legislative

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China completes genetic sequence of virus of COVID-19 new infection

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday completed the genetic sequence of the virus that led to a new infection cluster in Beijing by testing more than 1,000 samples; th

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Beijing reports 36 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Beijing reported 36 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and six new asymptomatic cases on Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday. By Sun