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Around 200,000 people affected by floods in India's Assam

Around 200,000 people were affected by floods in India's northeastern state of Assam, officials said Wednesday. The floods have hit seven districts in the state, damag

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G7 summit to be held in late June: White House

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday that the Group of Seven (G7) Summit was planned to be held at the White House near the end of June. "The P

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Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 350,000: Johns Hopkins University

Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 350,000 on Tuesday, reaching 350,417 as of 8:32 p.m. (0032 GMT on Wednesday), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineer

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U.S. VP Pence's press secretary returns to work after testing positive

Katie Miller, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, said she returned to work on Tuesday, more than two weeks after contracting the coronavirus. "Back at wo

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Japan pushes back plan to approve Avigan drug as COVID-19 treatment

Japan has pushed back its plan of approving the anti-flu drug Avigan in May as a treatment for COVID-19 patients as clinical trials so far have not yet clearly shown t

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More than 1.1 mln Hong Kong residents sign petition supporting national security legislation

The number of Hong Kong residents signing a petition in support of the national security legislation has surpassed 1.1 million as of Tuesday evening. The petition acti

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Sudan, U.S. agree to end UNAMID mission in Oct.

Sudan and the U.S. have agreed to end the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in October, Sudan's Sovereign Council said Tuesday. Chairman of Sudan

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Chinese foundations donate medical supplies to Timor-Leste for fight against COVID-19

The medical supplies jointly donated by Jack Ma Foundation Alibaba Foundation to Timor-Leste arrived at the Dili airport by a cargo plane on Tuesday. Chinese Ambassado

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China's online gov't service platform has 339 mln users: report

China's national integrated online government service platform has around 339 million registered users, according to a recent report. Of the country's 904 million neti

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Australian businessman calls for trust, respect, understanding in relations with China

Trust, respect and understanding are needed for Australia to nurture its relationship with China, an Australian businessman has said. "What we need to do is to be very

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U.S. university announces furloughs amid COVID-19 pandemic

The University of Washington Medicine announced on Monday that it is moving forward with furloughs for about 4,000 members of its unionized workforce amid the COVID-19

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40.6 mln Chinese rural students improve nutrition under national program

Over 40.6 million students in China's rural areas have benefited from a national program on nutrition enhancement of rural students of compulsory education since 2011,

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NASA, SpaceX make final preparations for historic launch

Two NASA astronauts will fly on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, the first launch of American astronauts on an Am

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Saudi Arabia announces gradual ease of anti-coronavirus precautions

Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the gradual ease of precautionary measures against the COVID-19, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The gradual steps, with social

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U.S. imposes travel restrictions on Brazil due to COVID-19

The White House on Sunday announced travel restrictions on Brazil, the nation with the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases. "Today, the President has taken decisiv

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China beefs up crackdown on environment-related crimes

China prosecuted 50,800 people in 2019 for environment-related crimes including damaging the environment and smuggling imported waste, up 20.4 percent year on year, a

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China firmly opposes U.S. arms sales to Taiwan: spokesperson

China on Sunday strongly urged the U.S. to immediately stop arms sales to Taiwan and cease military contacts with the island, to avoid further damages to the relations