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U.S. Fed official says "worst is yet to come" on job front

A U.S. Federal Reserve official said Sunday that the worst is yet to come on the job front after U.S. employers cut a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April amid the CO

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China's Sichuan vows to lift last 200,000 people out of poverty in 2020

Southwest China's Sichuan Province will lift the last 200,000 poverty-stricken people in the province out of poverty this year, according to the provincial "two sessio

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Research shows Vitamin D plays role in COVID-19 mortality rates

A research team led by Northwestern University (NU) in the U.S. discovered that patients with severe vitamin D deficiency are twice as likely to experience severe compl

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Wild panda spotted in southwest China

A wild panda was captured by an infrared camera in a natural reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the reserve said Saturday. Rangers in the Bayuelin Nature R

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U.S. Vice President Pence limits social contact after spokesperson tests positive for coronavirus

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has been distancing himself from others after his press secretary tested positive for the coronavirus, U.S. media reported Sunday."Vice P

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India's ex-PM Manmohan Singh admitted in hospital after chest pain

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was admitted at Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he complained of chest pain, reported the

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Archeologists unearth another centuries-old tortoise statue at Cambodia's famed Angkor reservoir

Archeologists have unearthed another large centuries-old tortoise statue during excavations in a reservoir at the complex of Angkor archaeological park in northwest Ca

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U.S. first daughter Ivanka's assistant contracts coronavirus: media

U.S. first daughter Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for the coronavirus, U.S. media reported Friday. Citing an anonymous source, CNN reported tha

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Chinese military medical experts share experience of combating COVID-19 with S. African counterparts

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and its South African counterpart held a video conference on Friday to share experience of combating COVID-19. Seven Chinese

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Trudeau extends emergency wage subsidy program over soaring jobless rate

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday extension of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program to help businesses and services retain their employee

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U.S. forces create new base in E Syria

The U.S. forces have created a new base in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour after bringing in military supplies, a war monitor reported on Friday. The base was

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Bangladesh cabinet approves ordinance to allow digital court proceedings

Bangladesh's cabinet Thursday approved an ordinance paving the way for the courts in the country to hold trails digitally via videoconference. After the cabinet meeting

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Trudeau says deal reached to boost essential workers' pay

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday that the federal government and all provincial and territorial governments have reached a cost-sharing agreem

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NW China's Ningxia lifts over 48,700 disabled people out of poverty

Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region had lifted over 48,700 disabled people out of poverty by the end of 2019, local authorities said. The figure accounted

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Rare golden monkeys born in China's Shaanxi

Two healthy golden snub-nosed monkeys, one of the most endangered species in the world, were born in a wildlife breeding center in northwest China's Shaanxi Province,

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U.S. Justice Department drops case against Trump's former national security adviser Flynn

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday dropped the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who lied to the F

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77 inmates, 26 staff at Mumbai's central Prison test positive for COVID-19

Mumbai's largest and oldest prison has at least 77 of its inmates along with 26 staff testing positive for the COVID-19. Confirming the development late on Thursday, A