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On high alert of COVID-19, Myanmar to restrict public events until late April

Myanmar government Friday announced the restriction of mass gatherings and public events including the traditional Thingyan water festival until the end of April, acco

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Xi talks with UN chief, calling for urgent int'l action against COVID-19

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over phone, urging the international community to take urgent action in the fight against the COVID-19 epidem

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Iran says U.S. sanctions "more dangerous" than COVID-19

The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Saturday said "sanctions are more dangerous to international security than COVID-19," Tasnim news agency r

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China to intensify anti-epidemic efforts for citizens returning from overseas

China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) has called for greater prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak targeting citizens returning from overseas, urging

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Cameroon reports first case of COVID-19

Cameroon's Ministry of Public Health confirmed on Friday the country's first case of COVID-19. The patient is a French national of 58 years old, who arrived in Yaounde on Feb. 24, according to a stat

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China fast-tracks logistics work resumption to bolster economy

China will support the virus-hit logistics sector to resume work as part of efforts to boost the economy in the battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak, said the

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Reduced mortality rate of COVID-19 patients remains pressing task

Reducing the mortality rate of COVID-19 patients remains a pressing task, said a central government team guiding the epidemic control work in Hubei Wednesday. More efforts should be devoted to curin

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Egyptian, U.S. presidents discuss ways to settle Nile Dam dispute

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday discussed over the phone the latest developments in resolving the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissanc

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U.S. Fed cuts rate by 50 basis points amid COVID-19 concerns

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference in Washington D.C., the United States, on Jan. 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) TheFed judged that "the risks to the U.S. outl

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Residents returning from key, high-risk areas urged to register with community

A Chinese health official on Monday urged residents returning from key and high-risk areas to voluntarily register with their community and undergo medical observation

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U.S. announces new travel restrictions, warnings over coronavirus concerns

The United States on Saturday announced additional travel restrictions on Iran and raised travel advisories for certain areas of Italy and South Korea over coronavirus concerns. The United States is

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China's construction industry to resume orderly operation

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued a circular Wednesday, urging enterprises in the sectors of housing and infrastructure construction to resume

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12 die in Iran over COVID-19: minister

Death toll over infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has risen to 12 in Iran, Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki announced o

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France's Finance Minister: COVID-19 to shave 0.1% off French growth

France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says the COVID-19 outbreak will take 0.1% off the economic growth of his country. At a press conference on Friday, Le Maire called theestimate"realistic"att

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Voting begins in Iran's parliamentary election: state TV

Voting began in the Iranian parliamentary election on Friday as supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was seen cast the first vote on the state television. "The electi

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China pushes for work resumption, investment on transport projects

China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) has called for promoting effective investments in the sector, urging work resumption on major projects to meet the country's annual investment goal on the traffic

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Voting begins in Iran's parliamentary election: state TV

Voting began in the Iranian parliamentary election on Friday as supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was seen cast the first vote on the state television. "The electi