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Iran reports record daily COVID-19 cases, announces new curbs

Iran announced new lockdown curbs on Saturday after registering a record daily number of COVID-19 cases and another 423 deaths from the disease in the Middle East's worst-hit country. /AFP Ira

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7 killed, 70 injured in blast in Pakistan's Peshawar

At least seven people were killed and 70 others including children were injured when a blast went off inside a seminary in Peshwar, capital city of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

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New art institute in Shanghai welcomes first students

A century ago, it took young Chinese artists around 50 days to sail from Shanghai to France to pursue their dreams of art. Many of them later became esteemed figures of the 20th-century Chinese art, s

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Watch GM unveil the $80,000 GMC Hummer EV right here

GM just took the wraps off the Hummer EV and it looks great. The vehicle is coming to dealers in 2022, with pre-orders starting in 2021. You can watch the unveiling here.The vehicle is detailed here.

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Deputy head of National Energy Administration under investigation

Liu Baohua, deputy head of China's National Energy Administration (NEA), is being investigated for suspected serious violations of Party disciplinary rules and laws, sa

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Film on China's poverty battle grosses US$295 million

My People, My Homeland, an anthology comedy film depicting China's achievements in the battle against poverty, has generated a total of 2 billion yuan (295 million U.S. dollars) at the China box o

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Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya on Russia's wanted list

Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. /AP Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is on Russia's wanted list on a criminal charge, the Russian interior ministry said

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Japanese boy band member Tadayoshi Okura tests positive for COVID-19

On September 24, Johnny's Associates, a Japanese talent agency, announced that boy band Kanjani Eight member Tadayoshi Okura tested positive for COVID-19."On the night of September 20, he felt fat

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WSJ: Strong export will further boost China's economy

One of the Chinese economy driving forces, export, continues to gain momentum in August, with China's major trading partners, including the U.S., recovering from the COVID-19, and buying more from Ch

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13 dead, 27 missing in Nepal landslides

Landslides in six different regions of Nepal have killed 13 people, injured 11, and left 27 others missing from 10:00 a.m. on Thursday to the same time on Friday, data from Nepal's Disaster Risk Redu

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Two killed in blast at warehouse in east China's Shandong

Two people were killed and several injured as a fire-triggered explosion took place at a warehouse in Jining City in east China's Shandong Province on Saturday morning,

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Air route between western China and Europe reopens

Air China has resumed flying on the route linking Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, and Germany's Frankfurt that was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first

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COVID-19 threatens implementation of parts of USMCA deal

02:40 The global pandemic has affected all aspects of life​and business,includinginternational trade,withflows of goods around the world disrupted.​And in the middle of this crisis, th

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Syrian army launches campaign against IS sleeper cells in desert region

The Syrian army launched a massive campaign against Islamic State (IS) sleeper cells in the eastern countryside of the Hama province in central Syria on Monday, a war

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Over 100 buildings damaged after 5.1-magnitude earthquake hits U.S. North Carolina

More than 100 buildings were damaged in Alleghany County, southern U.S. state of North Carolina, after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit the region on Sunday morning, but no injuries have been reported

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Lebanon's information minister resigns after Beirut blasts

Lebanon's Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad resigned on Sunday following the huge explosions that rocked capital Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 158 people and

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At least 238 injured in Beirut's protests over deadly blast

Over 230 people were injured as thousands took to streets in Lebanese capital Beirut in anti-government protests days after massive explosions.A protester hits a tear gas canister with a racket during