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Erdogan says Turkey hits back after Syrian shells kill Turkish troops

Erdogan says Turkey hits back after Syrian shells kill Turkish troops

-- 2020-02-03 15:07:42

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Turkey will continue to retaliate after Syrian government shelling killed four of its troops and wounded nine in Syria’s northwest Idlib region, where Tur...

Russian Railways suspends passenger trains to China

Russian Railways suspends passenger trains to China

Reuters 2020-02-03 13:23:37

State-run Russian Railways said on Sunday it would halt passenger trains to China from midnight until further notice due to the coronavirus epidemic. The Beijing-Moscow route is among the suspended t...

Johnson sets out tough terms for EU talks

Johnson sets out tough terms for EU talks

REUTERS 2020-02-03 12:18:52

Prime minister Boris Johnson will lay out his negotiating terms for talks with the European Union on Monday, saying Britain will prosper even if he cannot strike his preferred trade deal. After marki...

Fearing virus, Hong Kong residents stock up on food, essentials

Fearing virus, Hong Kong residents stock up on food, essentials

-- 2020-02-03 12:06:35

Panic-stricken residents have emptied shelves in major supermarkets in Hong Kong, stockpiling meat, rice, cleaning products and soap as fears escalate over a coronavirus epidemic on the mainland. The...

Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula claims shooting at US naval base

Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula claims shooting at US naval base

Reuters 2020-02-03 11:41:18

An audio recording purporting to be from the Islamist militant group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility on Sunday for a fatal shooting in December at a US naval base in Pe...

US confirms 11th case of coronavirus

US confirms 11th case of coronavirus

Reuters 2020-02-03 11:39:58

California health officials said on Sunday (local time) they had confirmed 11 cases of the new, fast-spreading coronavirus in the United States, with one in Santa Clara County and two more in San Beni...

Iraqi blocs select new premier

Iraqi blocs select new premier

-- 2020-02-03 00:20:02

Former communications minister Mohammed Allawi was named prime minister-designate by rival Iraqi factions Saturday after weeks of political deadlock, three officials said, reports AP. The choice come...

Police shoot man after London stabbing incident described as terrorism

Police shoot man after London stabbing incident described as terrorism

-- 2020-02-02 22:02:03

Police shot a man in south London on Sunday after several people were believed to have been stabbed in what police described as a terrorism-related incident. "A man has been shot by armed officers in...

Canberra lifts state of emergency as fire threat subsides

Canberra lifts state of emergency as fire threat subsides

Reuters 2020-02-02 18:44:33

Wildfires that threatened Australia’s capital, Canberra, over the weekend have been brought under control as containment lines held and hot and windy conditions eased, prompting authorities to l...

China  reports bird flu outbreak

China reports bird flu outbreak

-- 2020-02-02 17:30:44

China has reported an outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 bird flu in the country's Hunan province amid a rapidly spreading coronavirus epidemic. The country’s Ministry of Agricultur...

Novel coronavirus may spread via digestive system: experts

Novel coronavirus may spread via digestive system: experts

Xinhua 2020-02-02 17:18:00

Chinese experts warned that the novel coronavirus could be transmitted through the digestive system, according to the latest findings. They found viral nucleic acids in patients' stool and rectal s...

Pompeo urges Kazakhstan to press China over Uighurs

Pompeo urges Kazakhstan to press China over Uighurs

-- 2020-02-02 15:13:03

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing Beijing over its treatment of Muslim minorities, a sensitive matter for the Central Asian nation which has c...

20 killed in stampede at Tanzania church service

20 killed in stampede at Tanzania church service

-- 2020-02-02 13:53:01

At least 20 people have been killed and over a dozen injured in a stampede during a church service at a stadium in northern Tanzania, a government official said on Sunday. Hundreds of people packed a...

Palestine cuts ties with Israel, US

Palestine cuts ties with Israel, US

Reuters 2020-02-02 13:48:26

The Palestinian Authority has cut all ties with the United States and Israel, including those relating to security, after rejecting a Middle East peace plan presented by US President Donald Trump, Pal...

Last train to Europe: All aboard the Eurostar as Britain bids goodbye

Last train to Europe: All aboard the Eurostar as Britain bids goodbye

REUTERS 2020-02-02 12:43:51

On the last train to Europe before Britain left the EU on Friday evening, passengers leaving London expressed sorrow, optimism and anger, reflecting the emotions of a nation conflicted ahead its great...

Vietnam bans all flights to and from China over coronavirus

Vietnam bans all flights to and from China over coronavirus

-- 2020-02-02 11:03:48

Vietnam declared a public health emergency over the coronavirus epidemic on Saturday and said it would halt all flights to and from China. The government said it would also stop issuing visas for for...

China's coronavirus cases hit daily record, deaths climb to 304

China's coronavirus cases hit daily record, deaths climb to 304

REUTERS 2020-02-02 10:49:27

China’s new confirmed infections from the coronavirus outbreak increased by a daily record, up by 2,590 cases on Saturday to top 14,000, as the quickly growing epidemic prompted global travel re...

First coronavirus death outside China reported

First coronavirus death outside China reported

-- 2020-02-02 10:46:02

A man has died of the coronavirus in the Philippines in the virus's first confirmed fatality outside China. The patient was a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan, in Hubei province, where the virus wa...

China builds more SARS treatment-model hospitals to fight epidemic

China builds more SARS treatment-model hospitals to fight epidemic

Xinhua 2020-02-01 20:06:05

More hospitals designed to replicate the SARS treatment model are popping up across China as the country mobilises medical resources nationwide to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Beijing has begun...

Thailand to evacuate nationals from China virus centre ‘in matter of days’

Thailand to evacuate nationals from China virus centre ‘in matter of days’

Reuters 2020-02-01 14:01:10

The evacuation of Thai nationals from the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China could take place “in a matter of days”, Thailand’s government said on Saturday. Three offici...

US restricts immigration from Nigeria, five other countries

US restricts immigration from Nigeria, five other countries

-- 2020-02-01 13:59:28

The US has announced it is expanding its curbs on immigration to include six more countries, including Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. Citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Kyrgyzs...

China coronavirus toll rises to 259

China coronavirus toll rises to 259

REUTERS 2020-02-01 12:46:20

The number of deaths from a coronavirus epidemic in China has risen to 259, the country’s health authority said on Saturday, as the United States announced new border curbs on foreign nationals...

Brexit at last: Britain leaves the EU for an uncertain future

Brexit at last: Britain leaves the EU for an uncertain future

-- 2020-02-01 10:26:37

The United Kingdom finally cast off from the European Union on Friday for an uncertain future, with Brexiteers claiming victory and popping champagne corks for an “independence day” they s...

Australian Capital Territory declares emergency amid bushfire threat

Australian Capital Territory declares emergency amid bushfire threat

Xinhua 2020-01-31 17:16:07

Authorities have declared a bushfire state of emergency in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr announced the state of the emergency on Friday. It marks the first t...

No membership, no benefits: EU leaders to Britain

No membership, no benefits: EU leaders to Britain

Reuters 2020-01-31 16:48:51

The leaders of the European Union’s three institutions warned Britain on Friday that it cannot expect “the highest quality access to the single market” unless it adopts the bloc&rsqu...

Pompeo pledges support for Ukraine as impeachment trial rumbles

Pompeo pledges support for Ukraine as impeachment trial rumbles

-- 2020-01-31 16:29:41

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo underscored Washington’s support for Ukraine on a visit to Kiev on Friday, as both countries sought to smooth over relations buffeted by the impeachment trial o...

Brexit day: Britain quits EU, steps into transition twilight zone

Brexit day: Britain quits EU, steps into transition twilight zone

REUTERS 2020-01-31 15:08:50

The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday for an uncertain Brexit future, the most significant change to its place in the world since the loss of empire and a blow to 70 years of efforts...

China virus death toll rises to 212

China virus death toll rises to 212

-- 2020-01-31 14:12:17

Health authorities in Hubei, the Chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus epidemic, said on Friday that deaths from the disease had risen to 204, a sharp increase that underscores concerns ab...

China coronavirus death toll crosses 170

China coronavirus death toll crosses 170

Reuters 2020-01-30 16:51:31

Countries began isolating hundreds of citizens evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to stop the spread of an epidemic that has killed 170 people as worry about the impact on the world&...

India reports its first case of coronavirus

India reports its first case of coronavirus

REUTERS 2020-01-30 14:53:57

India said on Thursday a patient in Kerala had tested positive for novel coronavirus, the first case in the country of the virus which originated in China and has so far killed 170. The patient was a...