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Iran says pace of COVID-19 outbreak slows down

The pace of COVID-19 outbreak is slowing down in almost all provinces of the country, Iran's Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi was quoted as saying by the state TV o

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Iran's president says U.S. fails to force Iran to surrender

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Friday that U.S. sanctions and pressures have failed to force the Iranian nation to give in. "The harshest ever sanctions in the

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Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid coronavirus fears

The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday amid coronavirus fears with only four months until the scheduled opening time of the Tokyo Games.The Tokyo 2020 Go, a chart

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Beijing reports 6 imported COVID-19 cases

Beijing reported six newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from the United Kingdom Thursday, the municipal health commission said Friday. That

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COVID-19 infections in Japan continue to rise, 962 cases confirmed

Japan's health ministry and local governments said Friday the number of COVID-19 infections nationwide had risen to 962 as of 10:30 a.m. local time here. The death tol

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China's central bank to issue 10-bln-yuan bills in Hong Kong

China's central bank said Friday that it would issue 10 billion yuan (about 1.43 billion U.S. dollars) of bills in Hong Kong on March 26. The bills, which will mature

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China faces rising risk of imported COVID-19 cases

Over 84 percent of the confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported on the Chinese mainland in the past week were imported cases, according to the

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Beijing has 149 concentrated observation sites for people from overseas

Beijing has set up 149 concentrated medical observation sites for people entering the city from overseas to undergo a 14-day medical observation as imported cases of t

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China to provide medical supplies to Bangladesh for COVID-19 fight

The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka said China will provide Bangladesh with medical supplies to help fight the COVID-19 outbreak. "The Chinese Embassy informed relevant minis

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COVID-19 cases in India rise to 169

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India Thursday rose to 169, India's federal health ministry said. "Total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across India is 1

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Philippine president declares ceasefire with rebels amid COVID-19 threat

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a unilateral ceasefire with leftist guerrillas amid the COVID-19 threat in the whole country, his spokesperson said o

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China determined to win battle against poverty despite epidemic

As a screening personnel for epidemic prevention and control, Cai Yongquan has been on duty at his village entrance checkpoint every day since Feb. 9. His daily routine

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China's Wuhan reports zero increase in novel coronavirus infections

No new infections of the novel coronavirus were reported on Wednesday in Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic, marking a notable first in the city's months-long battle

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Highlights of Xi's latest remarks on epidemic control, economic development

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Wednesday chaired a leadership meeting to analyze the novel coronavirus diseas

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Iran urges int'l pressure on U.S. to lift sanctions amid COVID-19 outbreak

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday called for international pressure on the United States to lift its sanctions against Iran, official IRNA news

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Indonesia highly appreciates China's achievements in fighting COVID-19: official

Indonesia highly appreciates China's outstanding achievements in fighting COVID-19, said the Indonesian government's Coordinator for Cooperation with China Luhut Binsa

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Roundup: Iran's COVID-19 death toll climbs to 1,135, with pandemic showing no signs of easing

The death toll from COVID-19 on Wednesday soared to 1,135 in Iran, where the raging pandemic showed no signs of easing. Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Educatio