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S. Africa reports highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases

South Africa on Saturday reported 385 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily surge since the country recorded its first case in early March. The ne

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Peruvian president grateful for China's support in COVID-19 fight

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra welcomed on Saturday the commitment and support expressed by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the continued fight against the

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Vietnam reports no new COVID-19 cases in 5 days

Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the fifth day in a row, with its total confirmed cases remaining at 270, according to its Ministry of Health. The

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China urges U.S. to stop interfering in China's internal affairs under pretext of religion

China urges the United States to respect the facts, abandon its arrogance and prejudice, and stop interfering in China's internal affairs under the pretext of religion,

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Asia-Pacific countries on high alert of COVID-19 pandemic as possibility of resurgence remains

Asia-Pacific countries are still fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic with an alarming resurgence of infections, as three Vietnamese tested positive again for COVID-1

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Trump, British PM Johnson reaffirm cooperation to reopen global economies

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reaffirmed their close cooperation to reopen global economies during a phone conversation on Tuesd

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Iran warns of another peak of COVID-19 in autumn

Iran's deputy health minister has warned that the novel coronavirus pandemic will see another rise in autumn, Financial Tribune daily reported on Saturday. "We are exp

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Egypt receives 1st batch of China's anti-coronavirus materials

Egypt received on Thursday the first batch of China's anti-coronavirus materials including 20,000 N95 masks, 10,000 protective suits and 10,000 testing kits for COVID-

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Iran plans to build nuclear-powered submarines: navy commander

Iran plans to build nuclear-powered submarines capable of operating in international waters, the navy commander said Thursday. Nuclear-powered submarines are capable of

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India's main opposition leader says testing best solution to fight COVID-19

Indian main opposition leader from the Congress party Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that a lockdown was not the solution to fight COVID-19 and the government should in

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Japan's Abe draws flak from netizens over stay-at-home Twitter video

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has drawn flak from some netizens for a video posted on his official Twitter page showing him relaxing at home to encourage people t

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China's human rights achievements recognized globally: spokesperson

The appointment of a Chinese official into the Consultative Group of the UN Human Rights Council demonstrated once again the international community's recognition of C

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COVID-19 infections in Japan rise to 2,362, Abe says state of emergency not imminent

Japan's health ministry and local governments said that 2,362 people have been infected with the COVID-19 virus in Japan as of 6:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, with

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Japanese Prime Minister Abe says Tokyo Olympics postponement possible

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Parliament on Monday that the Tokyo Olympic Games could be postponed because of the global spread of the coronavirus. But h

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Moroccan king orders use of military medical facilities to fight COVID-19 outbreak

Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Sunday ordered the military to turn over all its medical facilities and staff, as part of the government's response to the COVID-19 outbre

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U.S. ban on flights from Europe "not right" -- British chancellor

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak said Thursday the travel ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump prohibiting trips from most of mainland Europe wa

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Iran's top leader orders armed forces to form headquarters fighting COVID-19

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday ordered the Iranian armed forces to form the "Health and Medical Headquarters" to enhance efforts fighting aga