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U.S. jobless claims total 5 mln last week as COVID-19 fallout ripples through workforce

The number of initial jobless claims in the United States totaled 5.2 million last week as the COVID-19 fallout continues to ripple through workforce, following staggering figures of over 6 million i

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CNC Talk: Washington's decision to halt U.S. funding to WHO draws criticism

The United States announced on Tuesday that it is going to halt its funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). The decision has drawn sharp criticism and will frustrate the pandemic containment

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9 soldiers killed in Taliban attack in eastern Afghanistan

Nine Afghan army soldiers were killed during clashes with Taliban militants in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province during Wednesday night, the country's Defense Minis

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S.Korea posts trade surplus for 98 months to March

South Korea posted trade surplus for 98 straight months through March despite export fall, customs office data showed Thursday. Trade surplus amounted to 4.6 billion U

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More charter flights to pick up Chinese stranded overseas: CAAC

VCG PhotoThe Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has operated 543 charter flights for passengers and cargo, and transported 134 foreign aid medics, joint work

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Effective vaccine may be only tool to return world to normalcy: UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that a safe and effective vaccine may be the only tool that can return the world to a sense of normalcy. "A safe and effective

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WHO must be supported -- UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that the World Health Organization must be supported, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announce

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UN reports 189 confirmed cases and 3 deaths of COVID-19 among its staff

There had been 189 confirmed cases and three deaths of COVID-19 among the United Nations staff, a senior UN official said here on Tuesday. Alessandra Vellucci, head of the United Nations Informa

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Iran makes progress against COVID-19 despite U.S. sanctions: FM

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday that Iran has fought well against the novel coronavirus outbreak despite U.S. sanction pressures, Tehran Time

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COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 600,000, over 25,500 deaths: JHU

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 600,000 Tuesday evening, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins Un

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Italy records fewest new COVID-19 cases since March 13

Teatro alla Scala opera house in Milan, Italy, February 28, 2020. /Xinhua Italy recorded 2,972 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the lowest increase since March 13.In the same period, the country

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COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 600,000: Johns Hopkins University

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 600,000 Tuesday evening, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins U

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HKSAR LegCo president says performance of House Committee unsatisfactory

President of the Legislative Council (LegCo) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen said Tuesday that the performance of the House C

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China's Guizhou fights COVID-19 with foreign countries, organizations

Southwest China's Guizhou Province has provided medical materials and shared COVID-19 treatment experience with 14 countries and organizations abroad since the virus outbreak, according to the provin

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Shanghai reports zero increase in COVID-19 cases on Monday

Shanghai's municipal health commission said Tuesday that no domestic cases and imported cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in the municipality

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Tornadoes kill over 30 in southern U.S.

A tornado outbreak tearing across southern U.S. states on Sunday and Monday has killed more than 30 people, authorities have said. There were dozens of reports of torn

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Chinese Consulate General in Houston distributes health kits to Chinese students

The Chinese Consulate General in Houston on Monday started to distribute health kits to Chinese students studying in the southern United States as COVID-19 cases conti