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New variant discovered in France

A new strain of the COVID-19 virus has been spreading in France. Here is some of what we know so far about the variant unofficially called IHU.Check out The China Report our new wee

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'Father of hybrid rice' Yuan Longping laid to rest in central China

The remains of Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, known as the "father of hybrid rice," was laid to rest Monday in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province. Th

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Anxiety over COVID-19 Lambda variant grows in South America

02:44 While the Delta variant of COVID-19 spreads across the U.S., there are growing fears of the Lambda variant, which is showing up in parts of South America. Health experts say it co

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Experts: Delta variant to become dominant strain in U.S.

02:33 The Delta variant is expected to become the dominant coronavirus strain across the United States. States are making a big push to vaccinate hesitant Americans.Check outThe China R

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Brazilian authorities find new COVID-19 variant

00:36 Health authorities in Brazil have identified a new COVID-19 variant.Called P.1.2, it's a variant of the hyper contagious strain originally found in Manaus, the capital of Brazil's

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U.S. President Biden: Deaths of 1.5M were genocide

02:27 The U.S. has formally recognized the early 20th century deaths of Armenians as genocide.It's something that has long been sought by Armenia - and resisted by Turkey, a key U.S. al

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Philippine to reimpose stricter COVID-19 curbs in capital to arrest surge in cases

The Philippines will reimpose stricter quarantine measures in the capital Manila and nearby provinces, a senior official said on Saturday, as the country battles to con

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New COVID-19 variant detected in Brazil

02:32 The U.K. isn't the only country grappling with a new COVID-19 variant. In the Brazilian city of Manaus, officials are dealing with a surge in cases and a new strain of the virus.

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Oman reports first case of COVID-19 variant detected in UK

The Omani health ministry on Wednesday reported the first case of a new coronavirus strain first detected in the UK. The individual is a foreigner with permanent residency who recently arrived from B

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Virus strain traced to Beijing's Xinfadi market isolated and cultured

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) has succeeded in isolating and culturing the novel coronavirus strain collected from cases related to Xinfadi market in Beijing.

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Time-lapse video: 1st Hospital built in 10 days to combat coronavirus in Wuhan

Huoshenshan(Fire God Mountain) Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 2, 2020. China has built a makeshift hospital in 10 days to battle against the n

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Huoshenshan Hospital ready to join in battle against coronavirus

A makeshift hospital replicating Beijing's SARS treatment model is ready to join in battle against novel strain of coronavirus in Wuhan. Some 1,400 military medics are

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South Korea, Japan step up poultry cull to contain highly contagious H5N6 bird flu strain

South Korea and Japan have stepped up mass culls of poultry stocks to contain a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza amid fears of a regional outbreak.

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Zika has "significant" genetic changes in past 70 years: study

​The Zika virus has undergone "significant" genetic changes since it was first discovered in 1947, according to a study published Friday by U.S. and Chinese researchers that traced how a relatively unknown pathogen led to the current fast-spreading outbreak in the Americas.

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H1N1 outbreak kills 33 in Iran over recent weeks

At least 33 people were killed in an outbreak of H1N1 in Iran over the past three weeks, an Iranian health official said here on Monday.

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​The Ebola virus not becoming more dangerous: study

​The Ebola virus circulating in West Africa for the past year, deadly as it is, is not showing any evidence of being more dangerous than the first one that emerged in 1976, according to a U.S. study published Tuesday.

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China rejects U.S. GM corn shipment

China has rejected 12 batches of U.S. corn shipments tainted with a genetically-modified (GM) strain not approved by the country's agriculture ministry, its leading quality supervisor said on Friday.