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Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 1000 GMT, July 5

People wearing face masks walk on the street in Havana, Cuba, July 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Wanjun)BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases i

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Iran imposes new curbs as coronavirus toll rises

Iranians who do not wear masks will be denied state services and workplaces that fail to comply with health protocols will be shut for a week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday as he

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Prague celebrates end of lockdown with outdoor bridge dinner

00:40 After months of mandatory measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, thousands of residents gathered along both sides of a 500-meter-long table on the iconic Charles Bridge i

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India's services activity stayed in deep contraction in June: PMI

A waiter wearing a protective face mask serves customers at the Cafe Ekante restaurant, after authorities eased lockdown restrictions that were imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disea

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Japan's service sector slump eases as pandemic curbs lift: PMI

A pedestrian walk passes a restaurant wearing protective face masks in Tokyo, Japan, June 30, 2020. /VCG Japan's services sector extended activity declines for a fifth straight month in June,

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Face covering order issued in U.S. Texas to slow down COVID-19 spread

U.S. Texas issued face covering order in public places as COVID-19 cases continued to spike in the state. The executive order issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott requ

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Trump says he's "all for masks" but he hasn't had to wear one

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is "all for masks" in efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, but added that he hasn't had to wear one. "I'm all for

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Xinhua Commentary: Major move for greater success of "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong

People attend a national flag raising ceremony at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 8, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Gang) BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers Tuesday voted to

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Nearly half of new COVID-19 cases in U.S. Louisiana among people under 30

People wearing face masks and a shield are seen at the National Hot Tub Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana, the United States, on June 21, 2020. (Photo by Lan Wei/Xinhua)Ov

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Los Angeles bars ordered to close again as virus spreads

Bars in Los Angeles and six other Californian counties were ordered to close again on Sunday as parts of the United States reimpose shutdown measures to try to quell a surge in coronavirus cases.N

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Africa's COVID-19 cases jump to 336,019: Africa CDC

A man wearing a face mask crosses a street in Dakar, Senegal, May 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Eddy Peters)The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent jumped to 336,019 as 11,313 new infe

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Wearing masks 'purely a health issue,' says Fauci

U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci. /Reuters Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the U.S. reiterated the importance of wearin

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Black artists call on Hollywood to prove Black Lives Matter

Idris Elba /VCG More than 300 Black actors and filmmakers, including Idris Elba, Queen Latifah and Billy Porter, on Tuesday asked Hollywood to divest in the police and invest in anti-racist co

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Europe Coronavirus Updates: UK deaths rise to 42,927, Italy's active infections drop under 20,000

A man wearing a face mask sits in a tram at Manchester Victoria Railway Station in Manchester, Britain, June 15, 2020. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)-- UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 42,927 as another 171 pa

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Turkey allows top lawyers to march, ending standoff

Turkish authorities on Tuesday allowed a group of top lawyers to continue a symbolic march into the capital of Ankara, ending a more than 24-hour standoff between the l

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Chile's COVID-19 cases top 250,000, death toll reaches 4,505

A woman wearing a face mask walks out of a shop which is open in Santiago, Chile, May 28, 2020.(Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)According to Health Minister Enrique Pari

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UK to relax 2-meter social distancing rule from July 4

A woman wearing a face mask takes a bus in London, Britain, June 15, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)"This vital change enables the next stage of our plan to ease the lockdown,"said British Prime M