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S Korea stepsup measures amid uptick in coronavirus infection

S Korea stepsup measures amid uptick in coronavirus infection

-- 2020-02-21 11:22:01

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

China races to treat COVID-19 patients as hospital beds in epicentre near 40,000

China races to treat COVID-19 patients as hospital beds in epicentre near 40,000

XINHUA 2020-02-20 15:07:40

China has gone all out to treat COVID-19 patients both with mild symptoms and in severe conditions alike in the epicentre city of Wuhan as the number of hospital beds reserved for COVID-19 patients ha...

Bus-truck collision in Tamil Nadu kills 19

Bus-truck collision in Tamil Nadu kills 19

AP 2020-02-20 13:14:24

A bus collided head-on with a truck in southern India early Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring 23 others, police said. The accident occurred near Avanashi, a town in Tamil Nadu state,...

Two passengers from virus-hit cruise ship die

Two passengers from virus-hit cruise ship die

Reuters 2020-02-20 12:08:36

Two passengers from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship moored near Tokyo have died and 29 people were in a serious condition, Japanese media reported on Thursday, as a second group of passengers disembar...

China reports drop in coronavirus cases

China reports drop in coronavirus cases

REUTERS 2020-02-20 11:08:35

China reported a dramatic drop in new cases in the province at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, while scientists reported the new virus may spread even more easily than previously believed. Chi...

Ex-lawmaker denies offering Assange a pardon from Trump

Ex-lawmaker denies offering Assange a pardon from Trump

-- 2020-02-20 11:04:47

A former Republican congressman has denied he offered a pardon to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on behalf of US President Donald Trump. Assange's lawyer said Dana Rohrabacher claimed to be acting...

Suspect, one other found dead after nine people killed in Germany

Suspect, one other found dead after nine people killed in Germany

AP 2020-02-20 10:29:51

A man suspected of fatally shooting nine people in the German city of Hanau was found dead at his home early Thursday, hours after the attacks in and outside two hookah lounges, police said. Officers...

Trump considering travel to Tokyo for Summer Olympics

Trump considering travel to Tokyo for Summer Olympics

-- 2020-02-19 11:35:26

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering a visit to Japan this summer for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, a trip that would take him off the campaign trail as he seeks re-election. Tru...

Quarantined passengers disembark from virus-hit ship

Quarantined passengers disembark from virus-hit ship

Reuters 2020-02-19 11:23:06

Hundreds of people began disembarking a quarantined cruise ship off Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the new coronavirus in mainland China passed 2,000 and the number of new cases in the coun...

785 restaurants shut down in Lebanon amid economic crisis

785 restaurants shut down in Lebanon amid economic crisis

Xinhua 2020-02-18 20:01:44

Some785 restaurants and cafes have been closed in the country since last September, reports MTV TV on Tuesday quoting Tony Ramy, head of Lebanon's syndicate of restaurants owners. The number of emplo...

'Ghost ship' washes up on Irish coast

'Ghost ship' washes up on Irish coast

-- 2020-02-18 16:19:32

A "ghost" cargo ship has washed up off the coast of County Cork, Ireland, brought in by the bad weather that lashed Europe in Storm Dennis, reports BBC.  The abandoned boat was spotted on the ro...

Hospital director in Wuhan dies of coronavirus

Hospital director in Wuhan dies of coronavirus

Reuters 2020-02-18 14:10:02

The head of a leading hospital in China’s central city of Wuhan, the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak, died of the disease on Tuesday, state television said, becoming the second prominent Chi...

23 dead in Niger aid stampede: Officials

23 dead in Niger aid stampede: Officials

-- 2020-02-18 13:00:43

At least 23 people died in a stampede as Nigerian refugees rushed to get food and clothes in a community centre just over the border in Niger on Monday, officials said. The refugees were queuing to g...

Coronavirus: Death toll in China nears 1900

Coronavirus: Death toll in China nears 1900

REUTERS 2020-02-18 10:50:07

The number of new coronavirus infections in mainland China fell below 2,000 on Tuesday for the first time since January, although global experts warn it is still too early to say the outbreak is being...

Americans from quarantined coronavirus-hit cruise ship leave Japan

Americans from quarantined coronavirus-hit cruise ship leave Japan

BBC 2020-02-17 17:30:02

Two planes carrying hundreds of US citizens from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship have left Japan, officials say. One plane has landed at a US Air Force air base in California, and its passengers will b...

India summons Turkish envoy over Erdogan's remarks

India summons Turkish envoy over Erdogan's remarks

Reuters 2020-02-17 17:18:47

India summoned the Turkish ambassador on Monday to lodge a diplomatic protest over Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks on the disputed region of Kashmir and warned it would have a bearing...

Coronavirus cases rise again in China's Hubei province

Coronavirus cases rise again in China's Hubei province

REUTERS 2020-02-17 10:18:35

The number of reported new cases of coronavirus in China’s Hubei province rose on Monday after two days of falls, as authorities imposed tough new restrictions on movement to prevent the spread...

New coronavirus cases in China fall, intense efforts underway

New coronavirus cases in China fall, intense efforts underway

Reuters 2020-02-16 16:50:29

The number of new coronavirus cases in China fell on Sunday and a health official said intense efforts to stop its spread were beginning to work, as another 70 people tested positive on a virus-strick...

Mike Bloomberg will not excite voters, Sanders says

Mike Bloomberg will not excite voters, Sanders says

Reuters 2020-02-16 16:33:00

Democratic US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said on Saturday Mike Bloomberg would not generate the “excitement and energy” needed to win the White House, focusing on a rival still...

Yemen’s air strikes ‘kill 31 civilians’ after Saudi jet crash

Yemen’s air strikes ‘kill 31 civilians’ after Saudi jet crash

-- 2020-02-16 13:24:12

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out retaliatory air strikes on Saturday that killed at least 30 people including civilians, in the latest flare-u...

No dialogue for now as Saudis, Iranians camp on positions

No dialogue for now as Saudis, Iranians camp on positions

REUTERS 2020-02-16 12:39:49

Iran and Saudi Arabia appeared no closer to bridging their differences on Saturday with both sides sticking to their positions and regional facilitator Oman seeing no breakthrough before US elections...

New Chinese coronavirus cases show slight fall

New Chinese coronavirus cases show slight fall

REUTERS 2020-02-16 10:24:56

The number of new cases of a coronavirus in China fell slightly on Sunday, more than three weeks after the outbreak's epicentre was locked down, and a Chinese tourist died from the virus in France, th...

First coronavirus death confirmed in Europe

First coronavirus death confirmed in Europe

BBC 2020-02-15 16:24:36

A Chinese tourist has died in France after contracting the new coronavirus - the first fatality from the disease outside Asia. The victim was an 80-year-old woman from China's Hubei province, accordi...

One dead in shooting outside Berlin music venue

One dead in shooting outside Berlin music venue

-- 2020-02-15 15:40:27

German authorities say one person has been killed and three others injured following a shooting late Friday outside a Berlin music venue. Police in the German capital said Saturday that unknown peopl...

Haiti orphanage fire kills 15

Haiti orphanage fire kills 15

Reuters 2020-02-15 13:50:02

Fifteen children died in a fire that swept overnight through an orphanage in Haiti run by a US religious group, authorities said on Friday, triggering renewed controversy over the hundreds of unlicens...

Turkey to oppose Pakistan blacklisting at anti-terrorism finance meet

Turkey to oppose Pakistan blacklisting at anti-terrorism finance meet

REUTERS 2020-02-15 13:16:39

Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he would help Pakistan stay off a terrorism financing blacklist at a meeting of a global finance watchdog, a move he suggested would counter “poli...

New York mayor endorses Sanders in 2020 Democratic race

New York mayor endorses Sanders in 2020 Democratic race

REUTERS 2020-02-15 12:46:57

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio endorsed US Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic presidential race on Friday, the Sanders campaign said. De Blasio, a liberal who dropped out of the Democratic...

US, Taliban reach violence reduction pact

US, Taliban reach violence reduction pact

-- 2020-02-15 11:46:35

The United States has reached agreement with the Taliban on a weeklong reduction of violence that could lead to a US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, a senior administration official said on Friday,...

China struggles to slow coronavirus spread

China struggles to slow coronavirus spread

REUTERS 2020-02-15 10:35:02

More than 2,600 new cases were confirmed from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China, the National Health Commission said on Saturday, a day after people returning to the capital from holidays were...

China says 1,716 health workers infected by coronavirus, six dead

China says 1,716 health workers infected by coronavirus, six dead

REUTERS 2020-02-14 14:41:41

A senior Chinese health official said on Friday 1,716 health workers have been infected by the coronavirus and six of them have died. National Health Commission vice minister Zeng Yixin told a news c...