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Fire at migrant facility in Yemen kills at least eight, UN says

A fire at a holding facility for migrants in the Yemeni capital Sanaa has killed at least eight people including guards, and injured more than 170 others on Sunday, the United Nations Migration Agenc

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French police evacuates banks of River Seine ahead of curfew

French police on Sunday evacuated hundreds of people along the banks of the Seine River before a curfew started on 6 p.m. The country registered 21,825 new COVID-19 cases, and 130 more fatalities on

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Chinese mainland reports 19 new COVID-19 cases, all from overseas

The Chinese mainland recorded 19 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, all from overseas, data from the National Health Commission (NHC) showed on Monday.No additional deaths r

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Bolsonaro to Brazilians: 'Enough fussing and whining"

00:41 Brazil has been hit hard by the pandemic with more than 260,000 dead.Yesterday, President Jair Bolsonaro yesterday told his people: "Enough fussing and whining. How much longer w

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Explained: China’s 14th Five-Year plan

02:05 2021 marks the start of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan.The draft of China’s economic roadmap for the next five years is set to be approved during the plenary session

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FTSE Russell to drop Xiaomi, Luokung from indexes

The logo of Xiaomi is seen inside the company's office in Bengaluru, India, January 18, 2018. /Reuters Global index publisher FTSE Russell said on Friday it will drop Xiaomi and another high-t

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32 remain in custody for 'conspiring to subvert state power' in HK

A total of 32 defendants charged with national security crimes were denied bail and remained in custody at the end of a four-day hearing in Hong Kong on Thursday.Hong K

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Africa's COVID-19 cases hit 3,914,044: Africa CDC

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) inside a South Africa Health Department mobile coronavirus testing unit at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Sout

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Africa's COVID-19 infections top 3.9 million, says Africa CDC

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,905,936 as of Tuesday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. /VCG The num

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COVID-19: UK records 343 deaths and 6,391 cases in last 24 hours

UK vaccination centre. /Xinhua Government data in the UK now shows that the Kingdom has registered another 343 COVID-related deaths and 6,391 cases in the last 24 hours.This compares to the 10

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All 279 kidnapped Nigerian students released: governor

All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises, AFP reported on Tuesday citing a local governor.Authorities initially said 31

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China has made decisive achievements in preventing financial risks

China has made decisive achievements in preventing and resolving financial risks and has firmly held the bottom line of no systemic risks, Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Reg

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Water quality improves in China's second-largest freshwater lake

Lush vegetation by Dongting Lake, February 13, 2021. /CFPThe phosphorus concentration at Dongting Lake, China's second-largest freshwater lake, has been falling continu

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China-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Iraq

A total of 50,000 doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government arrived in Iraq on Tuesday.The Iraqi health ministry said the vaccines will be given to people in all provin

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 infections near 3.9 million

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,897,390 as of Monday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. /Xinhua The number of confir

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases near 3.89 million: Africa CDC

Medical workers go about their business at a COVID-19 test point in Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb. 1, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng) The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continen

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China's 2021 box office exceeds 15 billion yuan

China's 2021 box office revenue has exceeded 15 billion yuan (2.32 billion U.S. dollars) as of Saturday.The figure surpassed 14.5 billion yuan that was generated at China's box office during t