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Nursing homes in the U.S. seeking protection from lawsuits

As 20,000 nursing home residents have died from COVID-19, long-term care facilities in the U.S. face growing risks of being sued for inadequate care.At least 15 states have enacted laws or issuing

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Beijing experiences hot weather in holiday

Beijing experienced unusual hot weather into the May Day holiday, with temperatures in parts of the city reaching over 37 degrees Celsius on Friday. Half of the 20 nat

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French COVID-19 outbreak does not come directly from China: Study

A man wearing protective suit and face mask leaves a supermarket after shopping in Nice, as a lockdown is imposed to slow the rate of COVID-19 in France. /Reuters Photo A genetic study done by

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New wave of COVID-19 in Japan comes from EU, U.S.: Government research

The current wave of coronavirus outbreak in Japan is due to imported cases from the U.S. and Europe, according to Japanese researchers.The research, together with a motion graph showing the haplotype

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More U.S. states mull easing COVID-19 restrictions

A person wearing a mask walks through Chinatown in New York, U.S., February 13, 2020. /Reuters More U.S. states are preparing to ease COVID-19 lockdown restrictions despite warnings from publi

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French PM to present plan to unwind coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday

00:36 French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will present the government's plan to unwind the country's coronavirus lockdown to parliament on Tuesday, followed by a debate and vote, hi

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WHO says almost half of Europe COVID-19 deaths in care homes

French Civil Protection volunteers arrive at the room of a COVID-19 patient at an EHPAD (Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People) in Epinay sur Seine near Paris, France, on April 22, 2

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At least 7 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana

Trees fallen in an aftermath of severe storms and a tornado are seen in Texas, U.S., April 22, 2020. /Reuters Severe storms and a tornado swept through the southern U.S. states of Oklahoma, T

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Oktoberfest:World's largest beer festival scrapped amid COVID-19 fears

02:15 Germany's world-renowned Oktoberfest has been canceled because of fears over public safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The 210-year-old beer festival held in the Bavaria region of

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FAO to allocate fund to battle desert locust in Iran: report

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has boosted its emergency technical cooperation project to help Iran battle swarms of desert locusts,

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Expert says UK likely has Europe's highest virus death rate

A leading public health expert said Friday that Britain likely has the highest coronavirus death rate in Europe due to what he described as “system errors,” while the g

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Uganda bolsters measures to fight second wave of desert locusts

FAO is confident Uganda is well prepared to deal with the second wave of locusts. /VCG Uganda is bolstering measures to contain a second wave of desert locusts amid the fight against COVID-19.

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Erdogan rejects Turkish minister's resignation after coronavirus lockdown criticism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected the resignation on Sunday of the country's interior minister, who said he was stepping down in the wake of a short-notic

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Marine forecast for major Chinese coastal areas -- April 14

Marine environment forecast for major Chinese coastal areas at 12 p.m. April 14 (Beijing Time, temperature in Celsius): Wave Wave Sea surface Water height(m) direction

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iFood merges with Delivery Hero’s Domicilios.com to challenge Rappi in Colombia

Latin America’s leading legacy food delivery company iFood and Delivery Hero-owned Domicilios.com are merging in a bid to take on the food startup Rappi on its home turf.The price of the transaction w

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Modsy confirms layoffs, 10 months after announcing its $37M Series C

Modsy, an e-commerce company that creates 3D renderings of customized rooms, has confirmed to TechCrunch that it laid off a number of staff. In addition, several of its executives, including CEO Sha

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Hubei people waving goodbye to Shanxi medical assistance team

Farewell to our unsung heroes! A woman chased a bus to wave goodbye to a medical assistance team departing Hubei Province, while many others lined up on the streets to