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Los Angeles County sees highest single-day infection cases of COVID-19

Los Angeles County Thursday reported 1,857 new confirmed novel coronavirus, or COVID-19 cases. It is the largest single-day number of new cases announced in the most p

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France suffers loss of half million jobs in Q1

People take part in a demonstration in Paris, France, on June 6, 2020. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)"At the end of the first quarter of 2020, payroll employment dropped by 2.0 percent, that is

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Protesters march in Abuja against sexual violence

A protester wearing a face mask, carries a banner during a demonstration to raise awareness about sexual violence, in Abuja, Nigeria June 5, 2020. /Reuters Residents of Lagos have demanded urg

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U.S. COVID-19 deaths could reach over 145,000 by August

People wearing masks on the street, Los Angeles, U.S., March 27, 2020. /VCG University of Washington researchers estimated on Monday that 145,728 people could die of COVID-19 in the United Sta

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Scientists prove efficacy of face masks in preventing virus transmission

The obligation to wear face masks has considerably helped reduce the spread of the coronavirus infection in Germany, according to a discussion paper published by four universities in Germany and Denm

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Russia announces first steps to ease border restrictions over COVID-19

People wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus walk an outdoor book market set up in Red Square with a Historical museum in the background in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, June 6, 2020. 

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Final-year high school students in China's Jilin city resume classes

More than 7,600 students in their final year from senior high schools returned to campus Monday in Jilin, a city previously hit by the COVID-19 epidemic in northeast C

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China's Dada Nexus raises $320 million in U.S. IPO

People wearing face masks walk as they attend a ceremony to celebrate DaDa's U.S. initial public offering (IPO) on New York's Nasdaq, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sha

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Trudeau attends anti-racism rally and takes a knee

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended an anti-racism protest Friday and took a public knee in solidarity with demonstrators.Trudeau arrived on Parliament Hill

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Coronavirus epidemic "under control" in France: gov't advisor

The coronavirus epidemic is now "under control" in France, Jean-Francois Delfraissy, an immunologist and head of the scientific council that advises the French government on COVID-19, said on Frid

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Roundup: Chinese tech supports Ecuador's response to COVID-19

A medical worker wearing a mask and cap walks near a hospital in Quito, Ecuador, March 5, 2020. (Photo by Santiago Armas/Xinhua)The Chinese-made technological platform that supports Ecuador's emergenc

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More U.S. states ready for phased reopening

As of Friday, the U.S. COVID-19 cases have surpassed 1.7 million, with total death toll over 102,000. More U.S. states have joined phased reopening, including Washington D.C., Illinois, Northern V

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NY's Cuomo says businesses can turn away people not wearing masks

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would sign an executive order on Thursday authorizing businesses to deny entry to anyone who does not wear a mask or face covering, stressing masks are criti

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases nearly 120,000: Africa CDC

A man wearing a face mask buys fruits from a street vendor in Dakar, Senegal, May 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Eddy Peters)The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 119,391 in Africa as death toll from the

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Trump marks Memorial Day with visits to national cemetery, monument

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday visited a national military cemetery and a historic fort to mark the Memorial Day, as the country's coronavirus death toll approa

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Cote d'Ivoire children head back to school after COVID-19 shutdown

Pupils, wearing protective masks, attend courses in at the Merlan school of Paillet during the reopening of schools, as the lockdown due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is eased, in Abidjan, Co

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India restarts air travel amid biggest jump in coronavirus cases

India on Monday reported its biggest single-day jump in cases of COVID-19, overtaking Iran to become one of the 10 worst-hit nations. Meanwhile, the government allowed domestic air travel to restart