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Louisiana and Texas feel the impact as Hurricane Delta approaches

Parts of Louisiana and Texas are starting to feel the impact of Hurricane Delta as it approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast. Now a category 2 storm, it’s expected to hit areas

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Air France to resume Beijing-Paris passenger flights

Air France will resume passenger flight services on the Beijing-Paris air route starting from Aug. 20, according to the airline. Air France will become the first European airline to resume passeng

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Gun ownership increases in Brazil under President Bolsonaro

02:32 Gun ownership has soared in Brazil since President Jair Bolsonaro came to office a couple of years ago.It's now a lot easier for Brazilians to acquire their weapons since the gov

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NASA launches Mars rover to seek signs of ancient life

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance lifted off at 7:50 a.m. EDT (1150 GMT) Thursday from a space launch complex in the U.S. state of Florida, starting its mission to search

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China sets Jan. 10 for national police day

China will mark the Chinese people's police day on January 10 starting 2021, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday. The decision was approved by the Communist P

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Beijing to lower COVID-19 emergency response

Beijing will lower its emergency response to COVID-19 from level II to III starting Monday, Chen Bei, deputy secretary-general of the Beijing municipal government, ann

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China's Jiangxi upgrades flood emergency response

East China's Jiangxi Province on Friday upgraded its emergency response for flood control from level III to level II, as millions have been affected since Monday. As o

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Heavy rain affects over 420,000 in east China's Anhui

Heavy rain has affected over 420,000 people in east China's Anhui Province, as local authorities launched the level II emergency response, the second-highest, for floo

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Senegalese president lifts state of emergency

Senegalese President Makcy Sall said Monday night that, starting from 11 p.m. Tuesday, the state of emergency and the related curfew will be lifted across the country. Due to the high risk of COVID-1

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China bans pork imports by German meat supplier over COVID-19 concerns

China's customs authorities have banned pork imports from German meat supplier Toennies Lebensmittel GmbH CompanyKG starting June 17 due to coronavirus concerns.A total of 657 people have tested p

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Beijing ups COVID-19 emergency response, strengthens prevention, control

Beijing reported 31 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and six new asymptomatic cases on Tuesday, the municipal health commission said Wednesday.The

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Beijing further lowers COVID-19 emergency response

Beijing will lower its emergency response to the novel coronavirus epidemic from the second level to the third one starting Saturday, a local official announced Friday

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China adjusts plans for international passenger flights

China's civil aviation regulator on Thursday adjusted policies for international passenger flights, allowing more foreign carriers to resume flights to China on a once

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Robots become essential in fight against COVID-19

02:37 As China's Two Sessions draws to a close, one heavily discussed topic is China's huge investment in technology.As the world faces the challenge of COVID-19, that investment is st

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Asia Album: Noodle factory reopens in E. Pakistan amid COVID-19 outbreak during Ramadan

ISLAMABAD, May 17 (Xinhua) -- A local dry noodle factory in eastern Pakistan's Lahore has resumed operation amid the OCVID-19 outbreak to meet the demand for many Pakistani people buy dry noodles for

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China's Hubei reports no new COVID-19 cases for 32 consecutive days

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

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Beijing reports no new COVID-19 cases for 19 consecutive days

Beijing had seen no newly confirmed locally-transmitted or imported COVID-19 cases for 19 consecutive days as of Monday, according to a municipal government official Tu