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COVID-19 death toll climbs to 514 in Iran: health ministry

Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Friday announced the death of 514 people over infections with the novel coronavirus which has swept the country sinc

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise by 21 to 697 confirmed cases

Japan's health ministry and local governments said Friday the number of COVID-19 infections rose by 21 to 697 cases in Japan as of 6:30 p.m. local time here. The death

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China announces RRR cuts, frees up about $79 billion for market

People's Bank of China, Beijing, China. /VCG China's central bank announced Friday it will cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for some banks effective March 16 to boost lending support fo

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Hong Kong reports 3 new COVID-19 cases, toddler infected

Hong Kong reported three more confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, including a 16-month toddler, taking the total to 134. The boy's parents were diagnosed with COVID-19

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COVID-19 cases rise to 126 in Israel

A total of 17 Israelis tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 126, said the Israeli Ministry of Health.

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China achieves major progress in coronavirus fight for current stage: official

China's epidemic prevention and control situation continues to improve, recording some major progress for the current stage, a health commission spokesperson said Frid

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Mainland helps Taiwan-invested enterprises resume work amid epidemic: spokesperson

The Chinese mainland has adopted a series of measures to help Taiwan-invested enterprises resume work and production while strengthening epidemic prevention and control, a mainland spokesperson sa

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 676

Japan's health ministry and local governments said on Friday that the number of COVID-19 infections stood at a total of 676 infected people in Japan as of 10:30 a.m. lo

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China's Hubei reports 5 new confirmed coronavirus cases

Central China's Hubei Province reported five new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday, local health commission said Friday. All of th

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Belgium reports 399 confirmed COVID-19 cases

Eighty-five new COVID-19 cases have been detected and confirmed in Belgium, bringing the total number of people infected to 399, the Federal Public Health Service (FPS Health) announced on Thursday.

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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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South Korea reports 110 new coronavirus cases, total at 7,979

South Korea reported 110 more cases of coronavirus, taking the country's total to 7,979 as of Thursday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.So far, 67 people have died fr

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GitHub launches new tools for teachers, including autograding

GitHub today announced new features for GitHub Classroom, its collection of tools for helping computer science teachers assign and evaluate coding exercises, as well as a new set of free tools for te

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Brunei reports 14 new cases of COVID-19

Brunei reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, following preliminary tests, bringing the country's total to 25 cases. According to Brunei's Ministry of Health,

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UAE announces 11 new cases of COVID-19

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday announced 11 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total number of confirmed cases to 85, said the Ministry of Healt

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COVID-19 cases in Iran rise to 10,075

Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Thursday said 10,075 people in the country have been infected by COVID-19, official IRNA news agency reported. At lea

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Beijing reports 5 new suspected cases of COVID-19

Beijing on Wednesday reported five new suspected cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), four of which were imported, local health authorities said Thursday. Tw