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At least 34 injured in northern Iran earthquake

At least 34 people were injured after a magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolted the vicinity of the city of Ramyan in Golestan province, northern Iran, reported local media.The earthquake occurred at 21:34 G

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Urgent: Russia sends five planes to Beirut after port explosion -- media

Russia has dispatched five planes to Beirut to assist in evaluating the situation after two huge blasts rocked the Lebanese capital and left at least 73 people dead, local media reported on Wednesday

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Three dead in Germany as plane crashes into apartment building

00:43 Three people were killed when an ultralight aircraft crashed into an apartment building in western Germany.

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Voting begins in Singapore general election

Polling stations in Singapore opened at 8:00 a.m. local time on Friday for the country's general election. Some 2.65 million people are eligible to vote. Polling stations will be closed at 8:00 p.m.

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People turn to online spaces to make COVID-19 memorials

02:34 The coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has now killed nearly 140,000 people. The numbers of identified cases and deaths are ticking up every day and people are already building mem

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Voting begins in Singapore general election

Polling stations in Singapore opened at 8:00 a.m. local time on Friday for the country's general election. Some 2.65 million people are eligible to vote. Polling stations will be closed at 8:00 p.m.

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At least 24 killed in a shooting in Mexico's Irapuato

At least 24 people have been killed and seven others injured in a shooting in Irapuato, Guanajuato State, Central Mexico, according to local media reports on Wednesday.An investigation into the shoot

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24 massacred in armed attack in central Mexico

Armed assailants attacked a rehabilitation center in the central Mexican town of Irapuato, Guanajuato state, on Wednesday, killing 24 people and injuring another seven, according to local media repor

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Serve the people

People have always meant the most to the CPC which follows a people-centered approach.As showcased in the country's achievements in containing COVID-19 as well as erad

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China marks 15th anniversary of Anti-Secession Law

A symposium was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday to mark the 15th anniversary of the implementation of the Anti-Secession Law. Source(s): Xinhu

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Military helicopter makes hard landing in Russia's anadyr with casualties -- media

A Mi-8 military helicopter made an emergency landing at Anadyr airport in Russia's Far East with casualties, Russian media outlet Sputnik cited local authority to report on Tuesday. Earlier, Sputn

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Stay safe, carry on

As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes in China, people's life there is gradually going back to normal. We collected footage of how people managed to make their time count during a global pandemic in order t

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Album: Celebration with caution -- Pakistani people prepare for Eid al-Fitr amid COVID-19 outbreak

People shop for Eid al-Fitr at a local market in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on May 23, 2020.(Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)ISLAMABAD, May 24 (Xinhua) -- People shop with caution for Eid al-Fitr at local mar

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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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Report: WTO chief plans to step down before term ends in 2021

The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevedo intends to step down before his term ends in 2021, Bloomberg has reported citing four people familiar with the matter.

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Urgent: China's top legislature to open annual session on May 22

The 13th National People's Congress (NPC) will open its third annual session in Beijing on May 22. The decision was adopted Wednesday at a regular session of the NPC Standing Committee held from Apri

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Vlog: Mask factory in Egypt going all out to help keep citizens safe

More and more people in Egypt are coming to recognize that masks are essential to keeping #coronavirus at bay. Follow Xinhua correspondent Wu Danni in Cairo to see how a mask factory jointly invested