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16 including 12 militants killed in Afghanistan's central province

A total of 16 people including 12 militants and four policemen have been killed as clash erupted in Pato district of the relatively peaceful central Daikundi province in Afghanistan on Sunday, deputy

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Beijing reports no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases for 6th consecutive day

Beijing reported no new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases Saturday, the municipal health commission said Sunday. This marked that the Chinese capital c

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Beijing reports no new COVID-19 cases for 6 days straight

Beijing recorded no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Saturday for the sixth day in a row. The total number of cases in the city stands at 335 since a clus

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COVID-19 cases surpass 800,000-mark in India, total deaths at 22,123

The total number of COVID-19 cases surpassed the 800,000-mark in India on Saturday, reaching 820,916, as the total deaths stood at 22,123, said the data released by th

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14 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

The National Health Commission said Saturday that 14 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Friday. There were 330 pat

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Death toll from COVID-19 in Brazil tops 70,000

An indigenous girl arrives for a medical consultation in Roraima state, Brazil, on June 30, 2020. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)This is the fourth consecutive day that

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Chinese mainland reports 2 new imported COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported two new imported COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,964, the National Health Commission said Saturda

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Cross-border trade settlement in renminbi at 3.08 trillion yuan in H1

Renminbi-denominated cross-border trade settlement hit 3.08 trillion yuan (about 440 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of the year, central bank data showed Frid

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Official urges strengthened epidemic control measures at borders

A Chinese health official on Friday called for continuous efforts to strengthen COVID-19 containment measures at border posts to minimize the risk of imported transmis

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China's auto market maintains recovery momentum in June

China's auto market maintained recovery momentum last month, with both production and sales registering double-digit growth, industry data showed Friday. Total output

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Bulgaria reports record daily hike in COVID-19 cases

The Bulgarian Health Ministry on Friday morning reported a record high of 330 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the national tally to 6,672. The previous daily record of new

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Hong Kong schools to begin summer vacation earlier amid resurgence of COVID-19 cases

Hong Kong's secondary and primary schools and kindergartens will begin summer vacation next Monday as the government will start to strengthen social distancing measure

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Beijing reports no new COVID-19 cases for fourth straight day

Beijing recorded no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Thursday for the fourth day in a row. The total number of cases in the city stands at 335 since a clu

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Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 550,000: Johns Hopkins University

Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 550,000 on Thursday, reaching 550,440 as of 10:33 a.m. local time (1433 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins Un

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Chinese mainland reports 4 new imported COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported four new imported COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,962, the National Health Commission said Frida

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Texas Republican Party convention in Houston canceled: mayor

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Wednesday that Houston First Corporation agreed to cancel the Texas Republican Party convention scheduled later this month in

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China seeks int'l cooperation in anti-COVID-19 research projects

China plans to support international cooperation research projects on drugs, vaccines, test kits and traditional Chinese medicine to fight COVID-19. The Ministry of Sc