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Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin made the comment at a daily news briefing in Beijing.

According to the scientists, including those from the American Museum of Natural History in the US, knowing more about the 15 genes that make up the coronavirus genome could have a significant impact on developing drugs and vaccines to combat the virus.

Vietnam's information minister on Tuesday accused foreign streaming companies like Netflix and Apple of skirting their tax responsibilities, saying it would create unfair competition for domestic firms.

The number of patients hospitalized with COVID19 in California has risen by 32% over the past two weeks, and intensive care admissions have spiked by 30% as the pandemic surges across the United States, the state's Health and Human Services secretary said...

Spain stands to receive its first vaccines against COVID19 developed by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech in early 2021, the health minister said on Tuesday, under a deal being negotiated by the European Union.

A COVID19 vaccine like Pfizer and BioNTech's candidate is likely to need centralized vaccination locations, Swiss health experts said on Tuesday, as it must be stored at temperatures matching an Antarctic winter.

On Aug. 21, a tanker called the Otoman docked at the Jose oil terminal on Venezuela's coast in the Caribbean to load 1.82 million barrels of heavy crude, according to the state oil company's internal documents.

Hong Kong said on Tuesday it is suspending extradition agreements and pacts on mutual legal assistance with the Netherlands and Ireland, escalating a diplomatic spat in the wake of Beijing's new national security law for the city.

Britain expelled two Belarusian diplomats on Tuesday in response to two of its own diplomats being expelled from Belarus, saying it would not be "cowed" by President Alexander Lukashenko's government.

Lebanon ordered a full lockdown for around two weeks to stem a rise in COVID19 infections and allow a badly strained health sector to bolster capacity as the country buckled under a financial meltdown.

The Roman Catholic Church in Britain prioritised its own reputation over the welfare of vulnerable children for decades, with its moral purpose betrayed by those who sexually abused children, an independent inquiry said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan's intelligence agency said on Tuesday they had killed a senior regional Al Qaeda member in southwestern Afghanistan, accusing the insurgent Taliban of harbouring him.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a threeday mourning period for Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator who died on Tuesday after contracting COVID19.

The final landmines on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic have been cleared, Britain said on Tuesday, nearly 40 years after they were laid by Argentine forces when they seized the British territory.

Australia is considering opening its borders to Asian countries, including parts of China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, as Canberra seeks to revive an economy ravaged by COVID19.

The Republican is pursuing legal action in several battleground states, though his lawyers have so far failed to substantiate claims of fraud.