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Xi tells armed police to always be faithful guardian of Party, people

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged armed police forces to always serve as the faithful guardian of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the people.Xi, also genera

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Frogs in Beijing's Old Summer Palace take petal boat

When the hot days in the Chinese capital Beijing are being cooled down by wind of early autumn, many tourists go boating on lakes on weekends. Frogs in the Old Summer P

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Books celebrate prominent Chinese artist

A new collection catalogs Xu Beihong's oil paintings, classical Chinese paintings, sketches and drawings, as well as his calligraphic works and art collection. CHINA DAILY "I've been living wit

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F1 to adopt sprint qualifying for three GP races this season

Lewis Hamilton driving the (#44) Mercedes racing car leads during the F1 Italian GP on the track of Monza in Monza, Italy, September 6, 2020. /CFP Formula One (F1) has unanimously approved the

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Restrictions imposed in part of India as COVID-19 cases surge

A health worker administers the COVID-19 vaccine at a residential area in Ahmedabad, India, April 4, 2021. /AP India's richest state, Maharashtra, announced stringent COVID-19 restrictions fro

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Istanbul's streets empty as COVID-19 weekend lockdown begins

00:59 Many of Istanbul's streets have been left deserted after Turkey imposed new weekend lockdown measures to combat a countrywide surge in new COVID-19 infections.President Tayyip Er

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Chinese Basketball Association to allow spectators into venue

Players in action during the CBA All-Star match in Zhuji, China, March 21, 2021. /CFP The current Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) campaign will be open to spectators starting from the fou

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Turkey's tourism season to begin in April amid COVID-19 vaccination

Tourists visit the Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 6, 2019. As Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul allured a record high of 5.4 million foreign tourists during the first five months

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Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine trials go well in Turkey, says local expert

Turkey is one of three countries conducting clinical trials of Sinovac - the experimental Chinese coronavirus vaccine. /AFP Dr. Fehmi Tabak, head of the Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microb

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Beijing's Gingko trees glimmer inside the Forbidden City

The ginkgo trees in Beijing, China turned golden yellow in November, glimmering on watchtowers inside the Forbidden City. /VCGThe best time to appreciate and capture th

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Italy to impose night curfew from Thursday amid rising Covid-19 cases

Women wearing face masks walk in downtown Rome, Italy. /VCG Image The Italian government announced a raft of other measures to contain a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, which is also

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Tunisia imposes nighttime curfew in efforts to curb COVID-19 spread

FILE PHOTO: Passengers are scanned as they pass through an airport. /VCG Image The Tunisian government on Thursday imposed a nationwide night-time curfew, banned inter-region travel and also c

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Germans must reduce travel, partying to fight COVID-19, says Merkel aide

Germany should continue capping the number of people allowed at gatherings and clamp down on unnecessary travel as the country battles rising coronavirus infections, an

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S. Korea keeps social distancing curbs ahead of major national holiday

A government official sanitizes a street where day workers gathered to seek a job amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul. /Reuters South Korea on Sunday extended level 2 soc

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Taj Mahal to reopen to visitors as India's coronavirus cases surge

People take pictures near the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, on September 8, ahead of the landmark's reopening. /AFP The Taj Mahal will once again swing its doors open to tourists from September 21

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‘Mulan’ drove Disney+ app downloads up 68% week-over-week, but didn’t beat ‘Hamilton’

Disney’s live-action remake of “Mulan” skipped theaters to instead stream on Disney+ over the weekend, for the added fee of $30. According to early data, the launch helped grow Disne

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U.S. Health experts fear large crowds over the Labor Day weekend

The U.S. has reported nearly 44,500 new coronavirus cases on Saturday as Americans celebrated the Labor Day weekend."We don't want to see a repeat of the surges that we have seen following other h