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China will postpone the annual national “gaokao” university entrance examinations by one month to July 7 and 8 due to the coronavirus outbreak, state television reported on Tuesday.

Compared with the decentralized health system in the US, the Jewish state’s reaction to COVID-19 has been relatively swift and well-organized, says data scientist Dr. Martin Zand

Move allows global firms to continue to work on civilian nuclear facilities without drawing American penalties

By Antoni Slodkowski, Nathan Layne, Mari Saito and Ami Miyazaki

Mexico declared a health emergency on Monday and issued stricter rules aimed at containing the fast-spreading coronavirus after its number of cases surged past 1,000 and the death toll rose sharply.

The first U.S. military service member has died from the coronavirus, the Pentagon said on Monday, as it reported another spike in the number of infected troops.

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While officials say properly maintained mikvehs are perfectly safe, women’s advocates debate whether immersion is recommended at this time

(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Federal judges on Monday temporarily blocked efforts in Texas and Alabama to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic, handing Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers a victory as clinics across the U.S. filed lawsuits to stop