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Kenya reports 2021's highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases

FILE PHOTO: A COVID-19 patient isolation center in Machacos town in eastern Kenya, on August 3, 2020. /VCG Kenya's health ministry on Thursday reported 829 new COVID-19 infections, the country

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Dozens drown as 2 boats sink off Tunisia in latest Med tragedy

FILE PHOTO: Official reports say at least 39 people have died when two boats sank off Tunisia while they were trying to reach Europe, in the latest disaster in the Mediterranean sea. /Getty Image

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COVID19 in Kenya: 337 infections reported on Tuesday

Kenya's ministry of health on Tuesday reported that 337 people tested positive to the coronavirus disease, out of a sample size of 2,924 tested in the last 24 hours. The total confirmed positive

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A daily limit of 2,000 arrivals proposed for Japan during Olympics

Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. /CFP The Tokyo Olympics seems to be moving toward a spectator-free format. The Japanese government plans to set a daily limit of 2,000 on international traveler

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Egypt FM, UN envoy discuss political settlement in Libya

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (C) has a chat with newly appointed UN special envoy for Libya Jan Kubis (L) in Cairo, Egypt, 7 March, 2020. /Photo courtesy: Egypt Foreign Ministry Egy

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Wang Yi stresses multilateralism in addressing challenges

03:08 Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that multilateralism has remained a firm commitment of China, adding that the way to address various cha

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237 mln dozes of COVID-19 vaccines to be allocated by end May: WHO

237 million dozes of COVID-19 vaccines will be allocated to 142 countries by end May through the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX facility, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom said on Thurs

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U.S. to impose anti-dumping tax on 18 countries and regions

A worker at German manufacturer of silos and liquid tankers, Feldbinder Special Vehicles, moves rolls of aluminium at the company's plant in Winsen, Germany, July 10, 2018. /Reuters The U.S. D

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A sneak peek into China's Sinopharm vaccine production site

02:14 Sinopharm CNBG is capable of annually producing one billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Chinese pharmaceutical group that runs the site through its subsidiary

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Beijing on schedule for mass COVID-19 vaccination

00:22 A mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign is being rolled out across various districts in Beijing.The current vaccination campaign covers people aged 18 to 59.The Chin

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Improving electoral system needed to ensure 'patriots governing Hong Kong': law expert

A Chinese law expert has spoken of the need to improve Hong Kong's electoral system to ensure Hong Kong is governed by patriots. Professor Han Dayuan of Renmin Universi

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Belarus receives 100,000 China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines

VCG Belarus on Friday received a planeload of 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines donated by China to bolster the country's efforts against the virus.The Sinopharm vaccine is the first approved by China

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Ferocious weather grips much of the United States

Click arrows to view gallery A historic cold snap brought the coldest air the United States has seen in decades and has dumped snow and ice all the way fro

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Tshisekedi appoints Sama Lukonde Kyenge as DR Congo's Prime Minister

The new Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sama Lukonde Kyenge. /Photo courtesy: DR Congo Presidency - Twitter. The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisek

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Learn about Spring Festival through Chinese characters

09:10 Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival through various means. They often pay tribute to their ancestors, decorate the house and cook up a storm for the fami

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Palace Museum holds special exhibition to celebrate Spring Festival

The Palace Museum is hosting a special exhibition featuring a wide variety of Ruyi, a traditional Chinese ornament symbolizing auspiciousness and good luck, to celebrate the Spring Festival which fell

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Chinese FM hails vaccine cooperation with Hungary

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday that vaccine cooperation between China and Hungary can definitely be an upgrade on their existing partnership in fighting COVID-19.Wan