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Singapore's COVID-19 cases surpass 6,500

Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced Sunday that an additional 596 cases of COVID-19 infection were reported as of Sunday noon, bringing the total number of

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Trudeau says too early for parliament to resume full sittings

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that it is too early for the country's House of Commons to resume full sittings Monday when the COVID-19 pandemic is

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Turkey, U.S. presidents agree to protect economy, public health from COVID-19 threat

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump have agreed to protect the economy and public health from the threat of the outbreak of COVID-19

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COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 750,000: Johns Hopkins University

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 750,000 Sunday evening, reaching 759,086 as of 8:00 p.m. (0000 GMT on Monday), according to the Center f

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China prosecutes 263 suspects for sheltering gang crime in Q1

A total of 263 suspects were prosecuted for being "protective umbrellas" for gang crimes from January to March, according to statistics released by the Supreme People'

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India's COVID-19 death toll rises to 519 as total cases reach 16,116

India's federal health ministry Sunday evening said the death toll due to COVID-19 in India rose to 519 and the total number of confirmed cases in the country reached

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Chinese firm assists Ghanaians in COVID-19 fight

Lantianyi company limited, a private Chinese food company in Ghana, has devoted more than 50,000 U.S. dollars to Ghana's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the compan

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Trump threatens to force both chambers of U.S. Congress to adjourn

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to use his executive power to force both chambers of the nation's Congress to adjourn if the Senate did not confirm

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Chinese FM says China ready to enhance anti-epidemic cooperation with Iran

China stands ready to enhance anti-epidemic cooperation with Iran, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Za

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Cambodia sees huge drop in air passengers due to COVID-19: civil aviation spokesman

Cambodia has seen a huge drop in air passengers since January due to the impact of the COVID-19, Sin Chansereyvutha, a spokesman of the State Secretariat of Civil Avia

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Wall Street tumbles amid disappointing data

U.S. equities sank on Wednesday after various data showed the COVID-19 pandemic has hurt the world's largest economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 445.41 poin

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Chinese hospital shares COVID-19 treatment experience with Italian, Spanish medical institutions

A Chinese hospital in southwest China's Sichuan Province shared its COVID-19 treatment experience via a video conference with medical institutions from Italy and Spain

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1,749 prosecuted in China for wildlife-related crimes

A total of 1,749 people in China were prosecuted for damaging wildlife resources in the first quarter of the year, up 62.4 percent from the same period last year, said

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Palestinian gov't to borrow 400 million USD from banks to combat COVID-19

The Palestinian government will borrow 400 million U.S. dollars from local banks during the coming six months to back its treasury amid the coronavirus crisis, a senio

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Trudeau announces expanded eligibility for emergency benefit

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday expanded eligibility rules for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) so that part-time and seasonal wo

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New study finds social distancing due to COVID-19 necessary into 2022

Prolonged or intermittent social distancing may be necessary into 2022 to prevent future COVID-19 seasonal outbreaks, according to a new study from Harvard researchers

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China's Henan province donates 50,000 masks to Walloon gov't in Belgium

Workers make masks in a workshop of Yadu Group in Changyuan, central China's Henan Province, April 9, 2020. The enterprise is busy working to fulfill domestic and over