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Russia COVID19: Country records 11,198 daily infections

Russia confirmed 11,198 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the lowest daily increase since Oct. 8, the country's COVID-19 response center said Thursday. /Xinhua Russia confirmed 11,

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$15 minimum wage could lead to layoffs in the U.S.

02:39 The Biden administration wants to raise the federal minimum wage which hasn’t gone up since 2009, making it difficult for many to survive.He’s proposed a rate hike in his new $1.

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Large venues in New York reopen with fans

(Scroll to the right to see more)The Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks will have their first home games with fans on Tuesday night at Barclays Center and Madison Square

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Texans help one another amid winter storm

02:04 In the aftermath of a devastating winter storm, the U.S. state of Texas continues to grapple with widespread damage to its infrastructure. Although power has been restored in mos

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Live: Chinese defense products debut at IDEX in UAE

International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX), the world's largest defense industry fair, is opening its doors to exhibitors and visitors from February 21 to 25 in Abu Dhabi, the

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Africa's COVID-19 caseload tops 3.8m mark

VCG The total number of COVID-19 infections in Africa surpassed the 3.8 million mark on Saturday, with nearly 80 percent of the cases recorded in just nine countries, according to the latest d

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How foreigners living in China see COVID-19 containment measures?

05:58 On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global health emergency. Now, more than a year later, the COVID-19 cases surpass 110 million. More than 2.4

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WHO to send over 11,000 doses of Ebola vaccine to Guinea

The World Health Organization will send more than 11,000 doses of Ebola vaccine to Guinea to help battle the outbreak. The vaccines are expected to arrive in Guinea's capitalConakry on Sunday.

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Beijing's Palace Museum holds exhibition of Ruyi scepters

01:09 The Palace Museum in Beijing is hosting an exhibition featuring some 160 sets and pieces of Ruyi, a traditional Chinese ornament representing blessings and auspic

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Extreme cold weather hits the U.S. state of Texas

(Scroll to the right to see more)Extreme cold weather has hit the U.S. state of Texas this week, leaving millions of residents out of power and water, becaus

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China's national museum holds exhibition of ancient Chinese currency

An exhibition of ancient Chinese currency has opened at the National Museum of China.More than 1,800 pieces from the museum's collection of 200,000-plus pieces of ancient Chinese currency, togethe

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Singapore GDP contracts 5.4 percent in 2020

Singapore's economy in 2020 shrank by 5.4 percent in 2020, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Monday, slightly better than forecasts of a 5.8-percent contraction.

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COVID-19: Mexico government challenged by wave of deaths

02:16 Mexico has one of the highest pandemic death tolls in the world. The Mexican government's most recent count shows that more than 173,000 people have died in the country from COVI

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Mexican social workers help homeless amid the COVID-19 pandemic

02:37 Mexico is approaching two million confirmed cases with more than 173,000 deaths and little lockdown protocols. The country continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. Civil

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Guinea sees first Ebola deaths since 2016

Eight people have tested positive for the Ebola virus in southeastern Guinea and three of them have died, according to Guinean health authorities.It marks the first resurgence of the disease in the c

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M5.2 earthquake hits off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted off the coast of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture at 16:31 local time on Sunday, with the epicenter recorded at a depth of 50 km.It came less than one day after a 7.3-ma

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Russia records 14,861 new COVID-19 infections

A visitor makes a video of an artwork during the All-Russian exhibition-fair of folk craftsmen, artists and designers "RusArtStyle" in central Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2021. /Xinhua Russia