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Beijing postpones international film festival

The 10th Beijing International Film Festival will be postponed until further notice, the festival's organizing committee announced on Sunday. The annual festival, sche

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Measures being implemented to care for medics across China: official

Measures rolled out by the central authorities to strengthen the protection of medical workers in the fight against COVID-19 are being implemented across China, a heal

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Urgent: 3 people killed in Kabul shooting attack

Three people, including a member of provincial council from the eastern Logar province, were killed and one person was injured in a shooting attack in the Afghan capit

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Just in: Italy closes theatres, cinemas, museums across the country amid COVID-19 outbreak: media

People walk past Roma Termini railway station in Rome, Italy, on March 6, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua) ROME, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Italy closes theaters, cinemas, museums across the countr

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Urgent: Italy announces coronavirus quarantine on Lombardy, northern provinces

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Sunday a quarantine on the entire Lombardy region and a number of northern provinces as the coronavirus continued to spread throughout the country.

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1,661 recovered COVID-19 patients discharged on Chinese mainland March 7

A total of 1,661 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital after recovery Saturday on the Chinese mainland, the National Healt

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China's Hubei reports 41 new confirmed coronavirus cases

Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 41 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 27 deaths on Saturday, the provinci

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Severe flooding hits São Paulo, Brazil

00:37 The city of Guaruja, Brazil in São Paulo state, has been hit hardest by torrential rains and flooding.A storm hit southeastern Brazil on Tuesday, causing flooding and landslides.

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Zhejiang lowers coronavirus emergency response

East China's Zhejiang Province has downgraded its emergency response towards the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Zhejiang lowered the local emergency response f

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202 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection reported on Chinese mainland

Chinese health authority said Monday it received reports of 202 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 42 deaths on Sunday on the Chinese mainland. All

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Dominican Republic confirms 1st case of COVID-19

The Dominican Republic has registered its first case of the novel coronavirus disease or COVID-19, Public Health Minister Rafael Sanchez Cardenas announced on Sunday. The official said that the confi

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Buttigieg to end U.S. presidential campaign -- media

Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is ending his presidential campaign, reported U.S. media outlets on Sunday. Buttigieg, a 38-year-old Democrat, is expe

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Single-digit new COVID-19 cases reported outside Hubei

The Chinese mainland reported six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday outside Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak, according to the National Health Com

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China's Hubei reports 196 new confirmed coronavirus cases

Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 196 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 42 new deaths on Sunday, the provi

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2,837 recovered COVID-19 patients discharged on Chinese mainland March 1

A total of 44,462 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Sunday, Chinese health authority

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Hubei receives over 1.86 billion USD of donations amid epidemic

Central China's Hubei Province, where the novel coronavirus outbreak was most severe, has received over 13 billion yuan (around 1.86 billion U.S. dollars) of donations

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Paris half marathon canceled amid COVID-19 fears

The Paris half marathon, which was scheduled for Sunday, has been canceled over the fears of the COVID-19 virus, France's Minister of Health Olivier Veran announced on Saturday afternoon. The decisi