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Senate bill seeks to ban Chinese app TikTok from government work phones

On Thursday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced legislation to further restrict the use of the popular viral video app TikTok on government devices.The bill seeks to expand exis

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Bond delay is sign of COVID-19 pressure on film industries

02:45 The entertainment industry is just one of the many sectors under threat from the COVID-19 outbreak. China, which is the world's second-largest film market, has witnessed the clos

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Iran warns foreign media against causing "distress" over COVID-19

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that some foreign media reports over the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country are aimed at creating distress among pe

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China warns against aerosol transmission of coronavirus

China warned against transmission of the novel coronavirus via aerosol or contact due to environmental pollution caused by the excrement and urine of patients. The sta

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Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection warns of clustered outbreaks of COVID-19

An official of Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) emphasized on Monday that the public should keep social distance to reduce the spread of the COVID-19, as

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Expert warns against excessive disinfection amid epidemic

Excessive disinfection should be avoided in China's ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic, as the effect of disinfection should be prioritized, a health

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Locust swarms reported in 9 African countries, Persian Gulf: UN

Locust swarms are spreading throughout east Africa into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Persian Gulf, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia,

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Hezbollah warns of huge negative impact of U.S. Mideast peace plan on Lebanon

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah warned on Sunday that the U.S. Middle East peace plan, known as the Deal of the Century, will have a huge negative impact on Lebanon,

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Xenophobia harms global fight against coronavirus: Chinese amb to U.S.

Screenshot from CBS Face the Nation. Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai warns xenophobia will harm the joint effort between China and the United States to fight the coronavirus. He ma

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Hong Kong reports 3 more novel coronavirus cases, warns of possible family outbreak

Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported on Sunday three additional confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, including two patients believed to b

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Iran's senior commander warns U.S. against new attack on Iran

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces on Wednesday warned that any new offensive by the United States will draw Iran's "stronger, more crushing, and broader" resp

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Iranian president warns U.S. interests "in danger" following commander's assassination

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Tuesday that U.S. interests in the region are "in danger" following the assassination of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.

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U.S. warns of potential cyber attacks from Iran amid heightened tensions

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a bulletin on Saturday, telling Americans to be prepared for "cyber disruptions, suspicious emails, and network d

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German FM warns of further escalation of tensions in Middle East

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday warned of further escalation of tensions in the Middle East after the United States killed Iranian Major General Qassem So