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UN urges ceasefire to avoid catastrophe in NW Syria
February 18, 2020, 3:04 pm
WASHINGTON -- The United Nation’s humanitarian affairs chief called Monday for an immediate ceasefire to be implemented in northwest Syria to prevent "the biggest humanitarian horror story of the 21st Century." Mark Lowcock said the "indiscriminate" violence in the region has reached "a… Read More
Antimalarial drug confirmed effective on Covid-19
February 18, 2020, 2:06 pm
BEIJING -- Chinese experts, based on the result of clinical trials, have confirmed that Chloroquine Phosphate, an antimalarial drug, has a certain curative effect on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), a Chinese official said here Monday.The experts have "unanimously" suggested the drug be… Read More
China confirms 2,048 new coronavirus infections, 105 new deaths
February 17, 2020, 2:20 pm
BEIJING -- Chinese health authority Monday said it received reports of 2,048 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 105 deaths on Sunday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.Among the deaths, 100 were in Hubei Province, three in Henan,… Read More
Coronavirus: Death toll in China surges to 1,666
February 16, 2020, 4:00 pm
BEIJING -- The death toll in China from the coronavirus outbreak rose to 1,666, the country’s National Health Commission said Sunday. Authorities said 68,500 confirmed cases have been reported, while in the last 24 hours, 142 people have died and almost 2,009 new cases have been detected. The… Read More
Wuhan mobilizes 34K workers to fight Covid-19
February 12, 2020, 6:05 pm
WUHAN -- Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak, has mobilized more than 34,000 officials, government workers and Communist Party of China (CPC) members into its 1,100 communities to fight the epidemic. The city committee of the CPC said Tuesday the figure… Read More
Novel coronavirus death toll in China breaches 1,000-mark
February 11, 2020, 2:06 pm
BEIJING -- A total of 108 people died of pneumonia caused by the 2019-nCoV novel coronavirus in China in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll to 1,016, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday. "As of 12 p.m., February 10 (7 p.m. Moscow time), the number of confirmed… Read More
Mass shooting leaves 27 dead, 57 injured in Thailand
February 9, 2020, 6:05 pm
BANGKOK -- Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Sunday that a shooting rampage in northeastern Thailand has left 27 people dead, including the gunman, and 57 others injured. The premier updated the latest death toll in the deadly mass shooting outside a hospital of northeastern city of… Read More
US Senate acquits Trump on both articles of impeachment
February 6, 2020, 3:38 pm
WASHINGTON -- United States President Donald Trump was acquitted on Wednesday afternoon by the Senate after the chamber voted down both articles of impeachment against him that the House approved late last year. Senators voted 52 to 48 to reject the first charge of abuse of power, and 53 to 47… Read More
Hospitals discharge 892 recovered patients of nCoV infection
February 5, 2020, 6:52 pm
BEIJING -- A total of 892 patients infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been discharged from hospitals after recovery by the end of Tuesday, Chinese health authorities announced on Wednesday. Tuesday saw 262 people walk out of the hospital after recovery (125 in Hubei province), the… Read More
Hong Kong reports first death due to coronavirus
February 4, 2020, 8:41 pm
ANKARA -- Hong Kong on Tuesday reported its first death due to the fatal novel coronavirus, known as 2019-nCoV, which originated in central China in December. At least 426 people have died of the disease in China itself, China's CGTN news reported. The deceased, 39, was a long-time diabetic who… Read More
China reports over 3K new nCoV cases, 64 new deaths
February 4, 2020, 6:20 pm
BEIJING -- Chinese health authorities said it received reports of 3,235 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 64 new deaths on Monday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. All of the deaths are in Hubei Province, China's National… Read More
China sees more patients recovering from nCoV infection
February 3, 2020, 4:14 pm
BEIJING -- Chinese provinces and municipalities reported Sunday that more patients infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have recovered and left hospitals. A total of 37 patients including one aged 88 who had been infected with the virus in central China's Hubei Province, the epicenter… Read More
Death toll rises to 304 in China’s coronavirus outbreak
February 2, 2020, 1:44 pm
BEIJING -- The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak climbed to 304, the National Health Commission (NHC) said Sunday. A total of 14,380 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have been reported in China. It was reported that 45 people died in the last… Read More
Climate action, nuclear weapons treaty themes of peace proposal
January 31, 2020, 10:05 pm
TOKYO -- On January 26, 2020, the 38th annual peace proposal by Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist network, titled "Toward Our Shared Future: Constructing an Era of Human Solidarity" was released, marking the anniversary of the founding of the SGI. Climate… Read More
Andrei Stenin Int’l Press Photo Contest accepts entries
January 30, 2020, 5:03 pm
MOSCOW, Russia – The 2020 Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest is now accepting submission of entries since December 22, 2019. As per tradition, December 22 is the birthday of Rossiya Segodnya photojournalist Andrei Stenin. The contest, which was established ion 2014 by the media… Read More
China reports 7,711 confirmed nCoV cases, 170 deaths
January 30, 2020, 1:19 pm
BEIJING -- Chinese health authorities announced Thursday that 7,711 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps by the end of Wednesday. A total of 170 people have died of the… Read More
UAE Health Ministry reports first case of coronavirus
January 29, 2020, 7:39 pm
DOHA -- The UAE Health Ministry on Wednesday reported the first case of the novel coronavirus in the country. The unknown type of viral pneumonia was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December. On Monday, the World Health Organization changed the global risk degree of the deadly… Read More
Death toll in China's new coronavirus outbreak hits 131
January 29, 2020, 2:52 pm
BEIJING -- The death toll in the outbreak of the new coronavirus 2019 (nCoV) in China has reached 131, and a total of 5,515 cases of infection have been confirmed so far, China's National Health Commission said on Wednesday. Nearly 7,000 more people in China are suspected to have contracted the… Read More
US says more troops injured in Iran missile strikes
January 29, 2020, 2:32 pm
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon on Tuesday raised the number of troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries caused by Iranian ballistic missile strikes this month on an Iraqi air base. "As of today, 50 US service members have been diagnosed with TBI," Defense Department spokesman, Lt. Col. Thomas… Read More
China sends 6K medics to Hubei in virus fight
January 28, 2020, 6:05 pm
BEIJING -- China has sent nearly 6,000 medical workers from across the country to Hubei Province in the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak, a health official said Tuesday. A total of 4,130 medical workers, in 30 teams, have arrived and started working, said Jiao Yahui, an official with… Read More
