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HK to give big cash handouts as economy reels from virus

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Numerous new patients Saturday were located in or near Daegu , South Korea's fourth-largest city, where dozens of people linked with a Christian sect known a...

Korea eye scaling back joint training over virus concerns

He said that there were 13 confirmed cases of coranavirus among South Korean military personnel. More than a dozen members of the South Korean military have als...

China sentences Swedish bookseller to 10 years in prison

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Biden's '70s South Africa Arrest Claim Doubted — NY Times

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US Considers Expelling Chinese Journalists After Americans Barred

Two of the three mainland China-based Wall Street Journal reporters whose press credentials were revoked last week due to the outlet publishing an opinion pie...

Australia under ‘unprecedented’ threat from foreign interference, says spy chief

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Ivanka Trump feud: Why First Daughter was ‘frustrated’ by Donald Trump’s campaign

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IHOP Celebrates National Pancake Day With Free Flapjacks Today

Observers of Ash Wednesday receive ashes marked on their forehead in the form of a cross. "I wish, again, to express my closeness to those who are ill with ...

British passengers from virus-hit cruise ship due to arrive home

Wirral Teaching Hospital NHS Trust chief executive Janelle Holmes said the group will be "safe, well-managed and comfortable" during their stay. Although they...

Female Saudi Rapper Faces Arrest For Praising Women In Music Video

In it, she raps about women in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Islam's most sacred site where millions go to perform the annual Islamic pilgrimage. Soci...

Rollout of UK's new blue passports to begin in March

The CBI said it agreed with the government that Britain had to be able to seize new opportunities by setting regulations for emerging technologies in areas su...

Cleared Japan cruise passenger found to be carrying coronavirus

After the end of a two-week quarantine on February 19, some of its passengers who tested negative for the virus have disembarked in batches. All results expec...

Modi-Trump meeting important to USA national security global economy lawmakers

At a massive rally in Ahmedabad after Trump's arrival on Monday, the president praised India's history of religious tolerance, saying many faiths "worship sid...

German man drives car into Carnival crowd, injures 30

Germany increased security at some carnival processions on Tuesday after a local man ploughed his auto into a parade in the western German town of Volkmars...

Greta Thunberg meets ‘role model’ Malala Yousafzai in Oxford

The report added that one of his most notable roles was working as a voice-artist on the Swedish version of Disney's The Jungle Book, where he voiced Sher Khan....

Two dead after Haitian police attack army HQ over work conditions

Officers gesture for all sides to cease fire during a clash in Port-au-Prince on Sunday. Officers told The Associated Press that at least three police o...

Trump calls for probe into intel leak on Russia election meddling

He should not be leaking information out of intelligence. "We didn't even mention that Bernie was also briefed at the same time [as Trump]", she said . O'B...

Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether pipeline can cross Appalachian Trail

During oral arguments, the two consolidated appeals that formed the case were heard together: U.S. Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association...

Flat Earther 'Mad Mike' Killed In Homemade Rocket Crash

Hughes made up one of three teams that were working to get as close to space as possible. Freelance journalist Justin Chapman was covering the launch and ...

Lesotho's ruling ABC party wants PM to step down, names successor

Lesotho's ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) party wants Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to step down immediately, with chairman Samuel Rapapa ready to take o...

Myanmar Health Ministry Warns of Possible Coronavirus Outbreak as Global Toll Climbs

Xi's comments come as the number of virus infections hit nearly 77,000 in mainland China - with countries such as South Korea on high alert and Italy taking con...

South Korea suspends K-League season as virus cases soar past 800

The Seoul Dynasty's inaugural homestand was set to be held on March 7 and 8, but will now be rescheduled . This is on the back of all Chinese homestands bei...

Trump Thinking Again About Tapping Unqualified Ratcliffe To Be DNI

But indications that Trump is once again considering Ratcliffe is sure to raise questions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, particularly after his ca...

Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad sends resignation letter to king

Anwar's wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, had endorsed Mahathir and served as his deputy in the coalition to oust Najib. Mahathir "has sent a resignation letter...

Canadian organizations grapple with Jean Vanier's legacy after sex abuse report

Vanier, the Canadian founder of the French-based and Catholic-inspired charity, died previous year at the age of 90. AP says the report did not rule out pot...

G20 finance ministers agree on final communique with reference to climate change

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2020 candidates debate reversing relocation of US embassy in Israel

In an Army Radio interview on Wednesday, Katz said , "The remark by Sanders, who is of Jewish background, is his second against the State of Israel on top...

Surfer punches and swears at great white shark to survive attack

A surfer from Auckland, New Zealand , managed to survive a terrifying attack of a great white shark after punching it in the eye and telling it to "Fuck of...

President: S. Korea raises coronavirus alert level to ‘highest’

Financial leaders sought to soothe investors' fears over the outbreak, which has roiled global markets, with equities sliding on Friday. Farahani did not prov...

Mother of missing Tennessee infant arrested for allegedly lying to authorities

The couple appeared in a North Carolina courtroom Monday morning on theft charges, and Angela Boswell said she wanted to return home to help find her granddaugh...

Pompeo Says US-Taliban Deal Signing Expected on 29 February

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Judge Rejects Roger Stone's Attempt To Remove Her From His Case

Jackson did not rule on the motion for a new trial on Tuesday, but she repeatedly cast doubt on Ginsberg's claims that the forewoman's views about the preside...

Coronavirus: Austria stops trains with Italy over COVID-19 concerns

Italy has reported a surge of cases from the virus over the weekend with 152 confirmed cases - the largest number outside China . "The ordinance is immediate...