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Urgent: COVID-19 lockdown extended to May 31 in India

The existing lockdown in India to contain the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended to May 31, said an official order issued by the Ministry of Home (Internal Security) Affairs on Sunday. The fourth ph

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Urgent: Afghan President Ghani, rival Abdullah ink deal to end political deadlock

Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah who also claimed victory in the presidential election, inked an agreement on Sunday to end a political deadlock, Presiden

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China exports over 50 bln masks

China has exported a large amount of anti-epidemic supplies since March 1, including 50.9 billion masks, to support fighting against the global COVID-19 pandemic, official data showed. The country h

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Urgent: COVID-19 cases surpass 90,000-mark in India, total deaths 2,872

The total number of COVID-19 cases surpassed the 90,000 mark, reaching 90,927 in India Sunday as the death toll stood at 2,872, according to official figures released by the country's federal health

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8 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital on Chinese mainland

Eight COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospital after recovery on the Chinese mainland Saturday, the National Health Commission said Sunday. Altogether 78,227 pa

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China's Heilongjiang cleared of confirmed COVID-19 cases

Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province had been cleared of confirmed COVID-19 cases as the last patient was discharged from hospital after recovery on Saturday, the p

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UK COVID-19 death toll tops 32,000 as another 210 patients die

Another 210 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Sunday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 32,065, the Department of Health and Social Care said Mo

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China sees no new COVID-19 deaths for 26 days

China had reported no new deaths from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for 26 days in a row by Sunday, a health official said Monday. On Sunday, the number of

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At least 1 dead, several injured in Iranian naval accident -- local media

At least one person died and several others were injured in a naval exercise off the southern Iranian coast on Sunday, according to local media citing the Iranian Navy

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Iran's top commander lauds launch of Noor 1 satellite as "shift in balance of power"

An Iranian army general said on Sunday that the recent launch of Noor satellite by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is a prelude to the "shift in the balance

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BREAKING: Pence reportedly in self-quarantine after spokesperson tests positive for coronavirus

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence gestures as he attends a press conference on the COVID-19 at the White House in Washington D.C. March 10, 2020.(Xinhua/Liu Jie)WASHINGTON, May 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice P

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Fauci to attend remote Senate committee hearing on Tuesday

Top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci is among witnesses who are set to participate in a remote Senate committee hearing on the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the panel's chairman Lamar Ale

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Russian COVID-19 cases top 200,000

Russia has reported 11,012 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising its total number of infections to 209,688, its coronavirus response center said in a statement on Sunday.

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Over 1,300 battling forest fire in China's Yunnan

More than 1,300 firefighters were battling a fire that started Saturday in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said Sunday. The fire broke out at arou

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China's Jilin reports 11 new COVID-19 cases

Northeast China's Jilin Province reported 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, local health authorities said Sunday. The provincial health commission said the

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China's Hubei reports no new COVID-19 cases for 30 consecutive days

No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province Sunday, the provincial health commission said Monday

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India's COVID-19 cases cross 40,000 mark

The COVID-19 positive cases in India crossed the 40,000 mark on Sunday evening as India's federal health ministry said the total cases in the country have reached 40,2