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Malaysian PM Mahathir sends resignation letter to king

Malaysian PM Mahathir sends resignation letter to king

Reuters 2020-02-24 12:42:01

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has submitted a letter of resignation to Malaysia’s king, his office said on Monday, amid talk of forming a new governing coalition. The fate of Malaysia’s...

New Zealand extends ban on China arrivals

New Zealand extends ban on China arrivals

-- 2020-02-24 11:35:23

New Zealand has extended for eight days a ban on arrivals from mainland China, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday, carrying into its fourth week an effort to block exposure to the coronaviru...

Global spread of coronavirus raises pandemic fears

Global spread of coronavirus raises pandemic fears

REUTERS 2020-02-24 10:51:20

Fears mounted on Monday that the coronavirus outbreak in China will grow into a pandemic with disruptive and deadly consequences for countries around the world, after sharp rises in infections in Sout...

New coronavirus cases fall in China

New coronavirus cases fall in China

WHO concerned by global spread 2020-02-23 17:07:05

China reported a sharp fall in new deaths and cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new infections continue...

Ten new cases of coronavirus in Iran, two dead

Ten new cases of coronavirus in Iran, two dead

Reuters 2020-02-23 14:57:40

Authorities in Iran have announced the detection of at least 10 new cases of coronavirus and two more deaths, deepening a sense of public unease over the handling of the spread of the disease. The la...

Sanders projected for decisive win in Nevada

Sanders projected for decisive win in Nevada

REUTERS 2020-02-23 11:56:01

Bernie Sanders solidified his front-runner status with what appeared to be a decisive victory in the Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada on Saturday, while Joe Biden was on track for a second-p...

Macron ‘not sure’ of UK-EU trade deal by end of year

Macron ‘not sure’ of UK-EU trade deal by end of year

-- 2020-02-23 11:33:10

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is "not sure" a UK-EU trade deal will be struck by 31 December, the end of the Brexit transition period. Mr Macron said negotiations starting in March wil...

Trump plans to raise issue of religious freedom with Modi

Trump plans to raise issue of religious freedom with Modi

REUTERS 2020-02-23 10:53:26

US president Donald Trump will raise the issue of religious freedom in India during his meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, a senior administration official said, a sensitive subject...

China reports fewer coronavirus cases outside epicentre, cases surge in South Korea

China reports fewer coronavirus cases outside epicentre, cases surge in South Korea

REUTERS 2020-02-23 10:32:02

China reported another fall in the new coronavirus infections outside of its epicentre on Sunday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new infec...

Dozens of Rohingya face charges after attempt to flee Rakhine

Dozens of Rohingya face charges after attempt to flee Rakhine

-- 2020-02-22 18:10:32

Dozens of Rohingya Muslims, including two children, appeared in court in Myanmar on Friday, the latest group to face charges after attempting to flee conflict-torn Rakhine state. The group of about 2...

100,000 civilians casualties in Afghanistan in 10 years

100,000 civilians casualties in Afghanistan in 10 years

-- 2020-02-22 17:27:37

Afghanistan passed a grim milestone with more than 100,000 civilians killed or hurt in the last 10 years since the international body began documenting casualties in a war that has raged for 18 years....

Pakistan on terrorism financing ‘grey list’

Pakistan on terrorism financing ‘grey list’

-- 2020-02-22 16:08:21

Pakistan won an extra four months to meet international anti-terrorism financing norms on Friday when a global dirty money watchdog decided to keep the country off its blacklist for now, reports Reute...

First Italian dies of coronavirus as outbreak flares in north

First Italian dies of coronavirus as outbreak flares in north

-- 2020-02-22 11:16:44

An elderly man in the northern Italian city of Padua has died after being infected with the coronavirus, becoming the first Italian victim of the disease, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Frid...

Sudan to investigate violence against protesters in Khartoum

Sudan to investigate violence against protesters in Khartoum

-- 2020-02-22 10:41:51

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Saturday ordered an investigation into a violent crackdown by security forces on protesters in Khartoum. Hamdok said in a televised speech: “I decided...

Coronavirus death toll in mainland China reaches 2345

Coronavirus death toll in mainland China reaches 2345

-- 2020-02-22 10:29:43

China reported a decrease in the number of new deaths and new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, while its central bank predicted a limited short-term economic impact and said the country was confi...

Court dissolves Thai pro-democracy party

Court dissolves Thai pro-democracy party

-- 2020-02-21 20:39:38

A popular pro-democracy party in Thailand has been dissolved over a loan it received from its leader. The constitutional court ruled a loan of around $6m (£4.6m) to Future Forward from Thanatho...

Taliban’s ‘reduction of violence’ deal starts

Taliban’s ‘reduction of violence’ deal starts

-- 2020-02-21 19:48:57

The seven-day “reduction of violence” deal promised by the Taliban will begin on Friday night, a senior U.S. State Department official said, without specifying the exact time. That will s...

Syrian troops repel attacks of Turkey-backed militants

Syrian troops repel attacks of Turkey-backed militants

-- 2020-02-21 18:32:10

Syrian government troops covered by Russian warplanes on Thursday repelled several massive attacks of militants supported by Turkey in Syria’s Idlib, according to the Russian military. Militant...

Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi missiles

Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi missiles

-- 2020-02-21 18:26:31

Saudi-led coalition announced Friday it intercepted several ballistic missiles launched by Houthi militia towards Saudi cities, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Turki Al Maliki, spokesperson of the c...

India woman arrested for chanting   'long live Pakistan' at protest   

India woman arrested for chanting  'long live Pakistan' at protest  

-- 2020-02-21 17:33:14

An Indian woman has been arrested and charged with sedition for chanting "long live Pakistan" at a protest in the southern city of Bangalore. Amulya Leona was participating in a demonstration again...

Man arrested after muezzin  stabbed inside UK mosque   

Man arrested after muezzin stabbed inside UK mosque  

-- 2020-02-21 17:31:30

A prayer leader in his 70s was stabbed in a London mosque on Thursday and the assailant was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, police and mosque officials said. “The attacker was appreh...

Protesters attack buses carrying  China evacuees in Ukraine   

Protesters attack buses carrying China evacuees in Ukraine  

-- 2020-02-21 16:17:33

Dozens of protesters in a Ukrainian town have attacked buses carrying evacuees from coronavirus-hit China, reports BBC. The evacuees were brought to a health spa in Novi Sanzhary, in the central Po...

Russia interfering ‘to help Trump get reelected’

Russia interfering ‘to help Trump get reelected’

-- 2020-02-21 16:05:25

Intelligence officials have warned lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign to help President Donald Trump get reelected, three officials familiar with the closed-door briefi...

Convalescent plasma therapy proves  effective on coronavirus patients

Convalescent plasma therapy proves effective on coronavirus patients

-- 2020-02-21 15:56:18

Convalescent plasma therapy has proved to be effective on severe cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese official said on Friday. More than 100 patients who have recovered from COVID...

Voting begins in Iran to elect 290 MPs

Voting begins in Iran to elect 290 MPs

-- 2020-02-21 15:46:02

Voting began in the Iranian parliamentary election on Friday as supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was seen casting the first vote on the state television, says a Xinhua report. “The electio...

Ivanka Trump, husband to accompany Donald Trump on India visit

Ivanka Trump, husband to accompany Donald Trump on India visit

-- 2020-02-21 15:09:38

Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner will be part of a high-powered delegation that accompanies US President Donald Trump to India next week. US National Security Advisor...

Coronavirus: S Korea steps up measures as infections spike   

Coronavirus: S Korea steps up measures as infections spike  

-- 2020-02-21 15:09:18

South Korea has stepped up measures to contain the spread of the deadly new coronavirus, as confirmed infections rose sharply for a second day, reports BBC. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said it was...

“I’m going to kill myself”, mom posts bullied 9-year-old’s crushing video

“I’m going to kill myself”, mom posts bullied 9-year-old’s crushing video

-- 2020-02-21 14:56:57

A woman in Australia has shared a heartbreaking video of her young son crying and saying he wants to kill himself because of the constant bullying he faces at school because of his height. In a powerf...

Asian countries pledge ‘regional solidarity’ with China over coronavirus outbreak

Asian countries pledge ‘regional solidarity’ with China over coronavirus outbreak

-- 2020-02-21 14:25:20

An intergovernmental group of Asian countries on Thursday pledged support to China in its fight against the killer coronavirus outbreak, according to Arab News. Member states of the Association of So...

Nine dead in 'racist attack' in Germany

Nine dead in 'racist attack' in Germany

-- 2020-02-21 12:06:09

A man suspected of shooting dead nine people in shisha bars in a German town before killing himself and his mother had posted a manifesto online including conspiracy theories and deeply racist views,...