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China's environment improves amid push for green growth

China's ecological environment improved in 2019 amid anti-pollution efforts and push for green development, an official report showed Tuesday. Air quality in the count

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Two shot dead, 60 arrested in overnight protests in Chicago

File Photo: Demonstrators take part in a protest in Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, the United States, June 1, 2020. (Photo by Chris Dilts/Xinhua) Two people were shot

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"G7+" still lacks representation: Russian foreign ministry

Holding an expanded session of the Group of Seven (G7) is right in principle, but the format still lacks representation, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.Any g

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U.S. ambassador to Germany Grenell resigns

The United States Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell has resigned from post and his deputy has temporarily filled in, local media Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA) repo

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Spotlight: Mass protests in U.S. may speed up COVID-19 transmission, experts warn

As tens of thousands of demonstrators continue to take to the streets across the United States to protest the killing of George Floyd, an African American who died in

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Cuba condemns U.S. terrorism, political manipulation

Cuba condemns its inclusion on a U.S. list of countries that do not fully cooperate with counterterrorism efforts, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, deno

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Trump threatens use of military to quell nationwide unrest over Floyd's death

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened the deployment of the military to quell the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, the black man who died

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Chinese medical experts awarded by Serbia for assistance in fighting COVID-19

Another three members of a six-strong Chinese expert medical team to Serbia were awarded on Monday with military memorial medals for their assistance in fighting the C

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Israel launches national clean-up program at cost of 42.9 mln USD

Israel has launched a national plan for the cleanliness of public spaces in local authorities, the state's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP) said Monday. Acco

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Violence, vandalism erupt in U.S. city over death of George Floyd

Violent protests over the death of George Floyd erupted early Monday morning in Albuquerque, U.S. state of New Mexico, with vandals damaging businesses and looting sto

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Chinese legislators to inspect enforcement of law on promoting agricultural mechanization

The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) on Monday said it would send groups to six provincial regions to inspect the enforcement of the law

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U.S. COVID-19 cases top 1.8 mln: Johns Hopkins University

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 1.8 million on Monday, reaching 1,804,206 as of 5:44 p.m. (2144 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Scie

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Trump's remarks "extremely disrespectful" to China's efforts against pandemic: FM spokesperson

U.S. President Donald Trump's recent remarks on China's COVID-19 prevention and control were totally unfounded and were extremely disrespectful of the great efforts an

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U.S. Texas announces prosecution for protest agitators violating federal law

U.S. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, along with all four United States attorneys in Texas, announced Monday that individuals coming to Texas from other states to engage in

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Curfews imposed in about 40 U.S. cities as protests against police brutality spread

About 40 U.S. cities including Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington D.C. have imposed curfews as protests against police brutality kept spreading for the

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Armenian PM, family test positive for COVID-19

Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced via Facebook on Monday that he and his family had tested positive for COVID-19. Pashinyan said he did not have any s

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Landmarks in U.S. capital defaced amid unrest over Floyd's death

A number of popular landmarks of the U.S. capital around the National Mall in central Washington D.C. were defaced with graffiti amid nationwide protests and unrest ov