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China

1. China and Japan agreed to ease restrictions on business travel imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic by the end of November, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.

2. Guangzhou's market supervision authorities yesterday slammed a rumor going viral on the Internet that an employee of Fudu Dasha (富都大厦), Panyu district tested positive for COVID-19 after contacting frozen food.

3. The coronavirus transmission chain in Tianjin's Kanhaixuan residential community, the only high-risk region in the Chinese mainland, was linked to contaminated environment of elevators and doorknobs of residential buildings, according to the city's center of disease prevention and control.

4. Health code cannot be seen as the only pass permit for entering public places, the General Office of the State Council said in a plan to help the elderly solve problems in using smart technologies and reserve traditional way of services for them.

5. Another 4 regions in Guangdong have made the list of China's 'natural oxygen bars', including Xinxing county in Yunfu (云浮市新兴县), Wanlv Lake Scenic Spot (河源市万绿湖风景区), Yantian district (深圳市盐田区) and Dapeng New District (深圳市大鹏新区) in Shenzhen.

6. A 2.1-magnitude earthquake hit Yuancheng district, Heyuan city in Guangdong province early this morning at 5:10 a.m., with a focal depth of 6 km.

7. The Chinese mainland registered five new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, all from overseas.

8. COVID-19 may produce long-term health consequences to humans, with over 70% of cured patients still displaying at least one symptom after onset of the illness, including fatigue, muscle weakness, sleep difficulties and anxiety, experts said yesterday.

9. Insect Museum of West China in Sichuan province said it has found the world's smallest dragonflies in terms of body length in samples collected from southwest China.

World

1. The White House has given approval for projected winner of the U.S. presidential election Joe Biden to receive the president's daily classified intelligence brief, an administration official said on Tuesday.

2. France announced Tuesday that French people will enjoy more freedom in outdoor exercises starting Saturday, and the nationwide lockdown could be lifted on Dec 15 if health conditions are met.

3. Colombian first lady Maria Juliana Ruiz has tested positive for coronavirus, but is asymptomatic, the government said on Tuesday.

4. Los Angeles shuts down all outdoor dining due to spike in COVID-19 cases from Wednesday.

5. The Desert Locust crisis which struck the greater Horn of Africa region earlier this year threatening food supplies for millions, could re-escalate as recent strong winds carried mature swarmlets from southern Somalia into eastern and northeastern Kenya, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.

6. Millions of Americans are traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, ignoring the advice of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and health experts to stay at home.

Editor: Becky

Sources: Xinhua, China Daily, CGTN