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Shanghai reopens some public transport routes

With Shanghai's COVID-19 situation easing, local authorities have given the green light for the reopening of four metro lines and 273 bus routes from Sunday.One of the

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Shanghai postpones national college, high school entrance exams by a month

China's Shanghai has postponed the national college entrance exam, known as Gaokao, by a month to July 7-9 due to the COVID-19 situation in the city, officials told a p

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Cholera kills at least 35 in Niger

An ongoing cholera epidemic since mid-July has claimed 35 lives in Niger, the country's health ministry said on Thursday.A total of 845 cases were recorded in at least six regions across the West Afr

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Live updates: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 174 million

SummaryThe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 174 million, with more than 3.7 million deaths, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.Here is the latest:The

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Hong Kong, Singapore delay travel bubble for second time

The travel bubble between China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Singapore has been postponed again amid a spike of COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian city-state, the HKSAR sa

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Live updates: Global infections surpass 106 million

SUMMARYConfirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide have exceeded 106 million, with over 2.3 million deaths and more than 59 million recoveries, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.Here

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China's Hubei targets 10% GDP growth after virus-ravaged year

Central China's Hubei Province, once hit hard by the COVID-19 epidemic, set its gross domestic product (GDP) growth target at more than 10 percent in 2021, Governor Wan

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All Daxing district residents to be tested for COVID-19

The Daxing district of Beijing, China announced that it will test all residents for COVID-19, and banned residents from leaving Beijing without approval. This came as Daxing reported 2 locally transm

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France detects first case of South African COVID19 variant

France has detected its first case of the South African variant of coronavirus, the health ministry said on Thursday. /Getty Images France has detected its first case of the South African vari

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Live updates: Global COVID-19 cases exceed 72 million

Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide have exceeded 72 million, with over 1.6 million fatalities and more than 47 million recoveries, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.Here is the lates

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Life returns to normal in Wuhan

Almost one year since Wuhan, China reported its first COVID-19 cases, life in the city has nearly returned to normal. City streets and markets are bustling with people a

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Live updates: Global COVID-19 cases exceed 65 million

Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide have exceeded 65 million, with over 1.5 million fatalities and more than 42 million recoveries, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.Here is the lates

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Chinese mainland reports 19 new COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland registered 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday – 15 from overseas and four domestically transmitted, the Chinese health authority said Sunday.The four domestically-transm

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South Korea reports local infections

South Korea is the latest country to report new locally transmitted infections after virtually eliminating the coronavirus.A further 48 cases were confirmed on Sunday,

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Public kindergartens reopen in Shanghai

More students in the Shanghai Municipality returned to school as public kindergartens and the first to third grades of primary schools reopened on Tuesday. Private child-care institutions will also

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Malaysia continues to find new cases in immigration detention facilities

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia reported 60 new COVID-19 cases, with 33 of them traced to two immigration dete

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Chinese NE border province reports 79 imported COVID-19 cases

Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province bordering Russia reported 79 new confirmed imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, local health authority said Tuesday. All of