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Most stay-at-home Chinese learn new skills amid outbreak: survey

Over 94 percent of 2,003 respondents have learned a new skill as a lengthy stay at home owing to the coronavirus outbreak granted them more free time, according to a new survey conducted by China

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Germany approach 90,000

Sealed seats area is seen at the main train station of Leipzig, eastern Germany, April 4, 2020. (Photo by Kevin Voigt/Xinhua) More than 89,300 COVID-19 cases and at least 1,250 deaths have been reg

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Macao mourns COVID-19 victims with flags at half-mast

China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) held a mourning on Saturday for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbre

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S. African president defends national lockdown against COVID-19 amid growing defiance

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday defended the 21-day national lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic which began on midnight Thursday, saying it is

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Sinopec plant starts mask material production to ease shortfall

China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec), China's largest oil refiner, has built a new meltblown non-woven fabric production line in eastern China's Jiangsu Province,

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153 Taiwan compatriots in Hubei fly back to Taiwan via Shanghai

A total of 153 Taiwan compatriots stranded in Hubei Province due to the COVID-19 outbreak flew to Taiwan on board the flight CI504 of Taiwan-based China Airlines, which

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At least 15 killed, dozen injured after cars crash in Cairo

At least 16 people were killed and 15 others injured late Wednesday in a multi-car crash in the Egyptian capital Cairo, local media reported. The collision took place

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FDA takes action to increase U.S. COVID-19 protective supplies

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took action on Tuesday to increase COVID-19 protective supplies by providing instructions to manufacturers importing personal protective equipment (PPE)

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5th Burkina Faso cabinet minister tests positive for COVID-19

Burkina Faso's Minister of Trade and Industry Harouna Kabore has tested positive for COVID-19, the fifth cabinet minister infected by the novel coronavirus in the country. "The minister will conti

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East China's Jiangxi reports first imported COVID-19 case

East China's Jiangxi Province reported its first imported case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Sunday. The provincial health commission said the patient to

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Charter flight carrying Chinese medical experts, supplies heads for Italy

A charter flight carrying 12 Chinese medical experts and over 17 tonnes of supplies headed for Milan of Italy on Wednesday to aid the country's fight against the coronavirus outbreak. Operated by Ch

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Combination of TCM, Western medicine highlight of COVID-19 control: official

The combination of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine has been a highlight of China's prevention and control of the novel coronavirus disease (COVI

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Ireland shuts schools, universities as infections rise to 70

A total of 27 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Ireland, bringing the country's total number of such cases to 70, according to the Irish Department of Health on Thursday evening. In view of

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Social unrest continues in Chile, 30 years after return to democracy

02:59 Thousands took to the streets of the Chilean capital in a protest against social injustice and inequality. These types of demonstrations have been going on for months.But the lat

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164 Chinese nationals return from Iran via chartered flight

One hundred and sixty-four Chinese nationals arrived here Wednesday morning from Iran via chartered flight CZ3004 operated by the China Southern Airlines. All the pass

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Italian Army Chief of Staff tests positive for coronavirus: report

The high-ranking officer is the latest official to test positive for the coronavirus. Earlier in the day, Piedmont Governor Alberto Cirio announced that he has been infected, while Lazio Governor Ni

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Egypt inaugurates Step Pyramid after full restoration

Egypt inaugurated on Thursday the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Giza's Saqqara necropolis after its restoration was completed. The renovation took 14 years to fully restore the pyramid at a cost of over