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        <title><![CDATA[China&#039;s farmers struggle to save crops as heatwave, drought drag on]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[CHONGQING, China, Aug 19 As the tinder-dry countryside along China&#039;s Yangtze river basin withers under a heatwave that has lasted more than two months, veteran farmer Chen Xia...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2022 11:03:29 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tropical storm Songda to menace China&#039;s eastern cities but spare Shanghai]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, July 30Chinese weather forecasters on Saturday said a tropical storm threatening to hit Shanghai was now very likely to miss the financial hub, but warned of wind gusts an...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:16:03 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Heatwaves to hit China from east to west as almanac&#039;s &#039;big heat&#039; day looms]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Heatwaves expected to return to China over next 10 days* Manufacturing provinces vulnerable, power grid to be tested* Red alerts issued by some cities in Zhejiang provinceBEIJING...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:45:17 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[1 dead, 12 injured in Tianjin gas explosion in north China]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, July 20One person has died in a gas explosion that injured 12 others at a six-story residential building in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, state media said Wednesday.A...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:29:35 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Chinese cities break heat records, weather extremes to persist]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, July 13 Several Chinese cities broke new records for high temperatures on Tuesday as scorching heat and contrasting relentless rains wreaked havoc, with local forecasters...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:45:39 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[China tells regional officials to ready for disasters after months of torrential rain]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, July 8Chinese regional officials need to prepare for potential disasters and ensure relief in a timely manner as the flood season reaches a critical period, a government o...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:19:34 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fourth crew member rescued after engineering ship sinks]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[HONG KONG, July 4A fourth crew member has been rescued Monday after a storm sunk an engineering vessel two days earlier, according to a Chinese state broadcaster.The crew member&#0...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:20:12 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[China hosts BRICS meeting amid rising economic concerns]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, June 23Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday is hosting a virtual summit with the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa collectively known as the "BRICS," a...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:39:07 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[China heatwaves drive up power demand to record levels, southern floods swamp cities]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI/BEIJING, June 22Heatwaves in northern and central China drove up electricity demand to record levels as millions switched on air conditioners to escape the sweltering cond...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:53:19 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[South China floods force tens of thousands to evacuate]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, June 22Major flooding has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in southern China, with more rain expected.The manufacturing hub of Guangdong suspended clas...]]></description>
        <author>Associated Press</author>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:36:55 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Southern China hit by severe rains, floods as &#039;dragon boat water&#039; peaks]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, June 19 Vast tracts of southern China were pounded by severe storms, triggering flooding in cities and mudslides in rural areas, as the first bout of summer rains reached...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:29:08 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[15 dead, 3 missing after torrential rains in southern China]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, May 28At least 15 people have died in torrential rains across southern China, state media reported Saturday.Eight died in two building collapses from landslides in Fujian...]]></description>
        <author>Associated Press</author>
        <pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 11:36:50 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[53 dead in China building collapse, search for trapped ends]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, May 6A building collapse one week ago in central China killed 53 people, state media reported Friday as the search of the large pile of debris ended after rescuers found 1...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 11:53:50 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Survivor found almost 6 days after China building collapse]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, May 5Rescuers in central China have pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a building that partially collapsed almost six days earlier, state media reported Thursday.The...]]></description>
        <author>Associated Press</author>
        <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 11:29:37 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shanghai hits key milestone in COVID battle as China cases fall]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Shanghai records no COVID cases outside quarantine areasAny breakthrough would mark victory for Xi in crucial yearInfections ease as China starts Labour Day holidaySHANGHAI/BEIJING...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2022 11:24:11 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beijing in race to detect COVID infections as locked-down Shanghai in distress]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Second round of COVID tests begins in Chaoyang district* Beijing reported 31 infections on Tuesday vs Monday&#039;s 33* Shanghai&#039;s month-long lockdown nightmare drags onBEIJ...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:28:53 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beijing&#039;s biggest district begins COVID mass testing]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, April 25 Beijing kicked off three rounds of COVID-19 testing for all residents of its biggest district Chaoyang on Monday after dozens of cases were reported, prompting pe...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:03:07 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hopes rise in Shanghai&#039;s battle against COVID as two districts report no new cases]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, April 20 Shanghai reported on Wednesday no new cases of COVID-19 outside quarantined areas in two districts, raising hopes that the tide was turning in its battle against...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:35:56 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shanghai targets lockdown turning point by Wednesday: sources]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, April 17 Shanghai has set a target to stop the spread of COVID-19 outside of quarantined areas by Wednesday, two people familiar with the matter said, which would allow c...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:15:06 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[More Chinese cities impose COVID curbs as Shanghai cases rise]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, April 16 Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China imposed restrictions as the country kept up its "dynamic...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2022 12:34:59 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shanghai reports 23,000 COVID cases as economic impact bites]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, April 15 The daily tally of COVID-19 cases in Shanghai, which is at the centre of China&#039;s epidemic, has fallen slightly, authorities said on Friday, as the city&#039...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 11:59:21 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shanghai vows punishment for COVID lockdown violators as cases hit 25,000]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, April 13 The Chinese commercial capital of Shanghai warned on Wednesday that anyone who violates COVID-19 lockdown rules will be dealt with strictly, while also rallying...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:48:11 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shanghai COVID cases keep rising, food supply problems persist]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, April 10 Shanghai reported nearly 25,000 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday, as residents of China&#039;s most populous city voiced complaints over food an...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2022 14:26:49 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shanghai widens COVID testing as other Chinese cities impose curbs]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Most large Chinese cities keeping COVID restrictions in place* Food supply issues persist in the locked-down city* Senior epidemiologist calls for "thunderous" action to cut tran...]]></description>
        <author>Reuters</author>
        <pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2022 10:55:48 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[China reports 1,323 new COVID cases on April 6 vs 1,415 a day earlier]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, April 7 Mainland China reported 1,323 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 6, the country&#039;s national health authority said on Thursday, compared with 1,415 a day...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:06:23 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shanghai eases child separation policy but extends COVID lockdown]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, April 6 Shanghai on Wednesday made some concessions on a widely unpopular child separation COVID policy, in a nod to growing public frustration as it extends a citywide l...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:44:44 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[China sends military, doctors to Shanghai to test 26 million residents for COVID]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Shanghai reports 9,006 symptomatic and asymptomatic cases for April 3* City launches largest public health response since virus emerged* Citizens complain of unsanitary condition...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:31:28 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[China expects sharp drop in holiday travel due to COVID outbreaks]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, April 3 China&#039;s transport ministry expects a 20% drop in road traffic and a 55% fall in flights during the three-day Qingming holiday due to a flare-up of COVID-19 ca...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2022 11:13:06 +0545</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, April 2 Mainland China reported 2,129 new COVID-19 cases on April 1, up from 1,827 cases a day earlier, the country&#039;s national health authority said on Saturday.The...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, April 1 China&#039;s commercial hub of Shanghai ground to halt on Friday after the government locked down most of the city&#039;s 26 million residents to stop the spread...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, March 30 Authorities began locking down some western areas of Shanghai two days ahead of schedule, as new COVID-19 cases in China&#039;s most populous city jumped by a th...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[KATHMANDU, March 28A surge in COVID-19 cases in China&#039;s popular metropolis Shanghai has prompted a two-stage lockdown, shutting vehicular as well as people&#039;s movements in...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[WUZHOU, China, March 23The search for clues into why a Chinese commercial jetliner dove suddenly and crashed into a mountain in southern China was suspended Wednesday as rain slick...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Record daily surge in commercial capital* Disney resort closed until further notice* Policy of "dynamic clearance" brings school closures, testingSHANGHAI, March 21 China&#039;s...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, March 20 Mainland China reported 1,737 new COVID-19 cases for March 19, down from 2,228 cases a day earlier, the country&#039;s national health authority said on Sunday.O...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, March 20 China stands on the right side of history over the Ukraine crisis as time will tell, and its position is in line with the wishes of most countries, Chinese Forei...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, March 19China&#039;s national health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the first recorded rise in the death toll since January 2021, as the country bat...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, March 18The Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai is pushing ahead with a mass testing initiative as it tries to curb a new spike in COVID-19 infections, but some districts...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, March 17 The major Chinese technology hub of Shenzhen will allow its firms to resume work in an "orderly" manner after the suspension of non-essential businesses in an eff...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, March 16 China reported 1,860 new local symptomatic COVID-19 cases on March. 15, posting over a thousand for a fourth consecutive day, with most new infections still conc...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, March 14China has reported more local symptomatic COVID-19 cases so far this year than it recorded in all of 2021, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant triggers out...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI, March 12 Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the initial nationwide outbreak at the start of 2020, as the Om...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Northeastern city of Changchun under lockdown* Infections spread in dozens of Chinese cities* Highest daily local caseload in about two years* Shanghai suspends some face-to-face...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, March 10 Mainland China reported 402 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections with confirmed symptoms for March. 9, official data showed on Thursday, nearly doubling from t...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, March 4China&#039;s 3,000-member ceremonial parliament will open its annual session Saturday with the government facing a slowing economy and international pressure over i...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[His collar turned up against the cold, the head of the International Olympic Committee looked out over the stadium and spoke of the ideals that had brought together athletes from a...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, Feb 3Organizers have announced 55 more positives tests for COVID-19 at the Beijing Olympics.The updated daily figure includes 26 cases among the athletes and team official...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, Feb 2 Eleven Beijing Olympics-related personnel have been hospitalised with COVID-19 in the Chinese capital since Jan 23 out of a total 232 positive cases, Brian McCloskey...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, Jan 30 China reported 81 new COVID-19 cases on the mainland on Jan. 29, up from 59 cases a day earlier, the national health authority said on Sunday.The National Health Co...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Strong measures remain cost-effective, China expert says* "Zero-COVID" stance putting burden on global economy - IMF* China cautious amid worries about its healthcare systemSHANG...]]></description>
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