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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 868

Japan's health ministry and local governments said Wednesday the number of COVID-19 infections rose to 868 in Japan as of 10:30 a.m. local time here. The death toll in

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S.Korea reports 93 more COVID-19 cases, 8,413 in total

South Korea reported 93 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Wednesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 8,413. The n

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Hong Kong's unemployment rate rises to 3.7 pct, highest in over 9 years

Hong Kong's unemployment rate increased to 3.7 percent, the highest level in more than nine years, in the period between December 2019 and February 2020, with that of

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13 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection reported on Chinese mainland

Chinese health authority said Wednesday it received reports of 13 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 11 deaths on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday.

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Chinese vice premier demands orderly withdrawal of medics supporting Hubei

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Tuesday required the orderly, safe and smooth withdrawal of the medical staff supporting virus-hit Hubei Province. Leading a centra

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Wuhan hospital shares anti-virus experience with peers from Netherlands

Experts of the Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology have held a video conference with their peers in 14

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U.S. sanctions impair Iran's ability to fight COVID-19: Iranian FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday said U.S. "unlawful" anti-Iran sanctions have impaired its ability to combat the coronavirus outbreak. "Unlawf

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Chinese people eager for exercising after long-time isolation

Wang Yifei has put on weight recently after isolating at home for over one month during the COVID-19 epidemic. Repeatedly watching videos of Kobe Bryant didn't relieve

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Chinese mainland reports 20 newly imported COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported 20 newly imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Monday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 143, according

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S.Korea reports 84 more COVID-19 cases, 8,320 in total

South Korea reported 84 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Tuesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 8,320. The new

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First batch of medical assistance teams leave Hubei

The first batch of medics have been scheduled to depart Hubei, once the hard-hit province of the novel coronavirus, on Tuesday, as the epidemic situation has been grea

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Global confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 150,000, says WHO

A total of 152,428 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported globally as of Sunday morning, World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Fadela Chaib

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WHO says confirmed COVID-19 cases outside China exceed those inside

A total of more than 83,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported outside China as of Monday morning, exceeding the cumulative number of infections in China, W

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India to shut shootings of films, TV shows to contain COVID-19 spread

Various film and cinema associations in India have decided to put on hold shootings of various films, web series and TV shows on March 19-31 to contain the spread of C

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Israeli president begins party talks to pick next PM

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin began on Sunday a series of consultations with all parties elected in the parliamentary election before tasking someone with forming th

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China's job market remains generally stable in February

China's job market remained generally stable in February, with the surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas standing at 6.2 percent, official data showed Monday. The

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S.Korea expands tighter immigration procedures to all European countries over COVID-19

South Korea has expanded tighter immigration procedures to people from all European countries on Monday to help prevent the imported COVID-19 cases. South Korean Prime