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Phoenix mayor says Arizona reopens way too early as new COVID-19 cases on rise

File Photo: Photo taken Aug. 9, 2019 shows a view of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the United States. (Xinhua/Li Ying) Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said Sunday that the f

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Peaceful protests for George Floyd continue in southern U.S.

Peaceful protests continued in southern U.S. cities on Saturday in the wake of the death of African American George Floyd while detained by police in Minnesota last we

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COVID-19 cluster detected on Australian live animal export ship

A COVID-19 cluster on board a live sheep export vessel is under close monitoring by Australian authorities on Wednesday, after six crew members tested positive for the

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Canada ready to make COVID-19 contact tracing calls daily, Trudeau says

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that his government is ready to track the contacts of those who test positive for COVID-19 by making tracing ca

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Trudeau announces financial aid for senior Canadians

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday to provide 2.5 billion Canadian dollars (about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) to help seniors during the COVID-1

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San Francisco to test all people at skilled nursing facilities for coronavirus

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Director of Health Grant Colfax on Friday announced coronavirus testing for all people at skilled nursing facilities (SNF). The ne

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Cincinnati's West End Stadium progressing as planned despite COVID-19 pandemic

Major Leauge Soccer team Cincinnati confirmed on Thursday that the construction of its new West End Stadium is still rolling along as planned, with no hiccups despite

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Africa's anti-COVID-19 efforts boosted by donations from China

The third round of Jack Ma COVID-19 medical supplies that landed in Addis Ababa on Monday evening is literally a lifesaver, an official at the Africa Center for Diseas

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Government report dismisses fears of Australian food shortages due to COVID-19

Australia's top agricultural research body has debunked claims that the country is going to run out of food because of COVID-19. In a report released on Friday, Austra

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Healthcare co-op Savvy snags venture funding from Indie.vc

Savvy, a healthcare cooperative, has just raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Indie.vc.Established as a cooperative that shares profits with its users, Savvy

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Sanders endorses Biden for White House

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders announced on Monday that he is endorsing former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden for the White House. "I'm asking all Americans... to come toge

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Last state in U.S. without COVID-19 related fatality confirms first death

Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) confirmed Monday morning that a hospitalized local resident previously identified as being infected with COVID-19 died, ending the s

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Slowing rate of COVID-19 infection in Australia "encouraging": PM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described a recent slowdown in the spread of coronavirus in Australia as "promising" and "encouraging." There had been 5,2

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Former U.S. Fed chair Yellen says impossible to know how deep this recession will be

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said on Monday that the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been "rapid and sharp," and it's impo

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Tokyo 2020 chief says new dates for Olympics could be set next week

Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori said on Saturday that the new dates for the postponed Olympic Games could be decided by the end of next week. The Olympic Games, which wi

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Foreign investment projects signed through video amid virus outbreak

Amid China's fight against the novel coronavirus, a number of foreign investment projects are signed through video conferences to avoid crowds. The signing ceremony of

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Chinese company completes major energy project in Georgia

China Tianchen Engineering Corporation (TCC) has completed construction of a 230-megawatt thermal power plant in Gardabani in the southeastern part of Georgia. Georgia