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Daily COVID-19 cases in the U.S. shatter global record
Xi eyes closer post-pandemic cooperation with Indonesia
Chinese President Xi Jinping says China and Indonesia should advance cooperation in a coordinated1 manner in the post-pandemic era.
In a phone conversation with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Xi Jinping suggested that the two sides deepen cooperation through the Belt and Road Initiative.
The two leaders also discussed enhancing cooperation on vaccine2 development and production, infrastructure3, and trade.
Chinese FM holds talks with Bahraini counterpart
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin4 Rashid Al Zayani in the city of Wuxi on Tuesday.
Al Zayani says Bahrain attaches great importance to deepening relations with China and is ready to expand bilateral5 cooperation in all areas.
Wang Yi says China is willing to be a long-term and reliable strategic partner of Bahrain.
The two sides exchanged views on cooperation between China and the Gulf6 Cooperation Council, as well as on the Iranian nuclear issue and the situation in the Middle East.
China's Tianjin reports 49 new locally confirmed COVID-19 cases in latest resurgence7
The city of Tianjin has seen 97 people test positive for COVID-19 in the latest resurgence.
The cases include 49 confirmed locally transmitted infections and 15 asymptomatic carriers, as well as others who tested positive but are awaiting confirmation8.
Tianjin launched citywide mass testing on Sunday.
Carrie Lam announces class suspensions in Hong Kong
Hong Kong will suspend in-person learning at primary schools and kindergartens starting this Friday due to COVID-19.
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam says that if the virus situation improves, students can return to school in February.
"Today I announce that kindergartens and primary schools will stop face-to-face classes until after the Chinese New Year holiday. So if everything is more under control, primary schools and kindergartens will resume classes after Chinese New Year and then we will go to schools to give students the vaccine."
Hong Kong is trying to limit Omicron outbreaks after infections were reported in students.
The city has tightened9 COVID-19 restrictions10 in recent days after discovering Omicron had spread beyond people arriving from overseas.
U.S. reports 1.48m COVID-19 cases in a day, shattering global record
Data from Johns Hopkins University shows the United States reported nearly 1.5 million new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the highest daily total of any country in the world amid the spread of the Omicron variant11.
Nearly 5 million new COVID-19 cases were reported across the country from January 2 to 8, a record-high weekly increase since the onset12 of the pandemic in the country.
Up to 11,000 new deaths were reported this past week.
The recent record-high COVID-19 infections have put additional pressure on the overwhelmed healthcare system, with many hospitals reporting critical staff shortages.
U.S. federal vaccine mandate13 takes effect on Monday
In the U.S., companies are facing a choice between vaccination14, testing and fines. From Monday, firms with more than 100 employees that violate the new vaccine mandate face penalties from the federal government. But some employers are waiting for a critical ruling on this from the Supreme15 Court.
U.S.-Russia security talks end without diplomatic breakthrough
A new round of security talks between the United States and Russia has concluded in Geneva without yielding any diplomatic breakthrough.
The U.S. delegation16 was headed by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, while Russia's was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
Ryabkov says he has told his U.S. counterpart that there was no reason to fear an escalation17 of tensions with Ukraine.
Sherman is set to travel to Brussels for further consultations18 with European officials.
Denmark announces first-ever women's ice hockey Olympic team
The Danish Sports Confederation has announced the country's first-ever women's ice hockey Olympic team, which will compete at the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.
For the first time at the Olympics, the women's ice hockey competition features 10 teams.
Denmark is grouped with Japan, the Czech Republic, Sweden and China, with three qualification spots up for grabs.
Denmark is competing in the Winter Olympics with its largest delegation ever.
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n.牛痘苗,疫苗;adj.牛痘的,疫苗的 | |
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n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
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adj.双方的,两边的,两侧的 | |
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n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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n.证实,确认,批准 | |
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收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧 | |
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约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则) | |
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adj.不同的,变异的;n.变体,异体 | |
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n.磋商(会议)( consultation的名词复数 );商讨会;协商会;查找 | |
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