World News For The Year 2020 and Month Feb
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By ignoring climate emergency, world leaders are forcing children to act: Greta Thunberg
"Our leaders behave like children so it falls to us to be the adults in the room. They are failing us but we will not back down," said Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg on Friday addressing some 20,000 people at the Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate (BY24C) event. She said the "uncomfortable truth" was being swept "under the rug" for "children to clean up".2020-02-28 20:12:25 Read More
Swiss government bans all events over 1,000 people
Among the events that will be effected are the annual Geneva International Motor Show, which was due to take place from March 5-15 and draws tens of thousands of visitors every year. Organizers of the auto show did not provide immediate comment on the Swiss government announcement.2020-02-28 17:39:04 Read More
Pakistan says US invited to invest in CPEC
In an interesting move, cash-strapped Pakistan has invited the US to join the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, an ambitious infrastructure project looked with suspicion by the Trump administration for being non-transparent.2020-02-28 17:36:31 Read More
Iran confirms 34 deaths from coronavirus amid 388 cases
A spokesman for Iran's Health Ministry says the new coronavirus has killed 34 people amid 388 confirmed cases in Iran. Iran's health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour made the announcement on Friday at a news conference in Tehran. The new total pushes the confirmed cases of the virus in the Mideast above 500.2020-02-28 16:58:02 Read More
Malaysian turmoil deepens with Mahathir fate in doubt
Uncertainty grew over the political fate of Malaysia's 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad on Friday after the royal palace rejected a plan for selecting a new prime minister announced by the man who has dominated the country for decades.2020-02-28 16:41:27 Read More
Thailand PM survives vote of no confidence
NO DATA2020-02-28 15:17:11 Read More
Make this the century of women's equality: UN chief
NO DATA2020-02-28 14:40:31 Read More
Coronavirus: Tokyo Disneyland to close through mid-March
NO DATA2020-02-28 13:32:26 Read More
Mongolian Prez placed under quarantine: State media
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Thailand reports one new coronavirus case: Health official
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29 Turkish soldiers killed in northeast Syria air strike
An air strike by Syrian government forces killed 29 Turkish soldiers in northeast Syria, a Turkish official said Friday, marking the largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since it first intervened in Syria in 2016.2020-02-28 08:09:43 Read More
Be germophobe like me: Trump's way of keeping virus at bay
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Be germophobe like me: Trump's way of keeping virus at bay
NO DATA2020-02-28 07:04:17 Read More
'Virus to cost world tourism at least $22bn'
NO DATA2020-02-28 06:50:36 Read More
US, Germany report first cases of infection from unknown source
NO DATA2020-02-28 06:41:24 Read More
Scotland first to offer pads and tampons for free
The Scottish parliament has approved plans to make sanitary products freely available to all women, the first nation in the world to do so. The legislation would make tampons and sanitary pads available at designated public places such as community centres, youth clubs and pharmacies, at an estimated annual cost of 24.1 million pounds. The Period Products (Free Provision) Scotland Bill passed through its first stage with 112 votes in favour, none against and one abstention.2020-02-28 06:28:34 Read More
'Are you real?' Putin quashes rumours he uses a body double
Asked "Are you real?" by the interviewer, Putin replied "Yes" before going on to deny that he uses a lookalike for public appearances for his own safety.2020-02-27 20:46:32 Read More
US deal to supply high-tech weapons to India could further destabilise region: Pakistan
During President Donald Trump's visit, India and the US on Tuesday finalised defence deals under which 30 military helicopters will be procured from two American defence majors for the Indian armed forces. Under a $2.6 billion deal, India will buy 24 MH-60 Romeo helicopters from Lockheed Martin for the Indian Navy. Another contract to acquire six AH-64E Apache helicopters for $800 million from aerospace giant Boeing has also been sealed.2020-02-27 20:44:34 Read More
Britain, on trade collision course with EU, says it could walk away
Britain unveiled a negotiating mandate on Thursday for talks with the European Union that puts it on a collision course with Brussels, saying it was ready to walk away if "good progress" was not made by June.2020-02-27 20:21:25 Read More
Religious minorities continue to face violence in Pakistan: UN rights chief
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Donald Trump faces credibility test as he plays down virus threat
Keenly aware of the stakes not just for public health but also himself, Trump conducted a lengthy press conference Wednesday evening aimed at reassuring everyone that he has the crisis well in hand. Trump surrounded himself with his administration's top health experts. And he encouraged Americans to be prepared for the virus' potential spread.2020-02-27 17:44:24 Read More
Moscow rounds up stray animals, kills rats over coronavirus fears
Moscow authorities are rounding up stray animals and exterminating rats as a precaution against the new coronavirus, actions that animal rights campaigners decried as cruel and scientifically groundless.2020-02-27 17:31:10 Read More
Pakistan PM Imran Khan meets Qatar's Emir ahead of signing of US-Taliban peace deal
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan met Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in Doha on Thursday, just two days prior to the signing of a landmark peace deal between the US and the Taliban in the Gulf nation's capital to end the brutal war in Afghanistan. This is the second visit of Prime Minister Khan to Qatar after taking office in 2018.2020-02-27 17:25:59 Read More
Mosquito quite powerful, don't let it eat into votes: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to leaders
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Pakistan shuts schools, suspends Iran flights to curb coronavirus spread
Pakistan on Thursday shut schools in several areas and suspended flights to and from Iran to try to stop the spread of new coronavirus, after reporting its first cases of the infection, officials said. Authorities shut schools in the southern province of Sindh, including the country's largest city Karachi where the first case was reported.2020-02-27 15:33:42 Read More
Afghanistan's Taliban movement: All you need to know
The Taliban governed Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001, imposing strict Islamic sharia law before being ousted and launching an insurgency. The Taliban originated among young Afghans who studied in Sunni Islamic schools called madrassas in Pakistan. They are named from talib, the Arabic word for student.2020-02-27 15:12:23 Read More
Iran reports 22 dead from among 141 cases of new coronavirus
A graphic published on Thursday by the agency shows that the virus has spread to 20 of Iran's 31 provinces. The hardest-hit among them remained the province home to the holy Shiite city of Qom, with 63 confirmed cases.2020-02-27 14:10:51 Read More
Donald Trump mulls travel bans on Italy, South Korea over coronavirus
"I don't think it's inevitable. I think that there's a chance that it could get worse, a chance it could get fairly substantially worse, but nothing's inevitable," Trump told reporters at the White Houseon Wednesday.2020-02-27 12:43:02 Read More
Blasphemy still a potent tool for Pakistan's hushed hardliners
Blasphemy is a hugely inflammatory charge in Pakistan. No wonder then that politicians are mostly extremely reluctant to speak out against any aspect of the blasphemy law, and PM Imran Khan notably voiced his full support for the legislation during his successful 2018 election campaign.2020-02-27 12:32:20 Read More
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends entry for pilgrims to Mecca
Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended visas for pilgrims wishing to visit Mecca over coronavirus fears, the foreign ministry said. The govt has suspended entry to the Kingdom for the purpose of Umrah and visiting the Prophet's Mosque temporarily. The foreign ministry will also suspend visas for tourists visiting from countries where the new virus is a "danger".2020-02-27 09:25:01 Read More
New US coronavirus case may be first from unknown origin
NO DATA2020-02-27 08:58:05 Read More
Trump puts VP Mike Pence in charge of US response
"The risk to the American people remains very low," Trump said, flanked by Pence and public health officials. "We're ready to adapt and we're ready to do whatever we have to as the disease spreads, if it spreads," he said, adding the spread of the virus in the United States was not "inevitable."2020-02-27 08:12:45 Read More
World battles coronavirus epidemic as cases multiply outside China
The World Health Organization reported that the number of new cases outside China on Tuesday exceeded the number of new infections inside the country for the first time. The number in China was 412, while the tally in the rest of the world was 459. Italy, Iran and South Korea are among the worst affected, as the world worked to halt the fast-spreading virus.2020-02-27 08:07:03 Read More
Covid-19 has infected every continent except Antarctica
NO DATA2020-02-27 07:51:16 Read More
Gunman killed 5 at Milwaukee brewery complex in Wisconsin: Police
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Malaysia's Anwar says group of MPs back him to become PM
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Weinstein accuser Haleyi grateful to be 'heard and believed'
Weinstein faces a possible sentence of five to 29 years after a Manhattan jury convicted him of sexually assaulting Haleyi and raping an aspiring actress in 2013. He was acquitted of first-degree rape and two counts of predatory sexual assault. Attorneys for Weinstein, who has maintained that any sex between him and his accusers was consensual, said they would appeal.2020-02-25 20:43:36 Read More
Italy coronavirus outbreak spreads south as cases spike
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has blamed poor management in a hospital in the country's north for the outbreak, which has caused seven deaths in Italy so far and infected the largest number of people in Europe. Tuscany reported its first two cases, including one in the tourist destination of Florence, while Sicily recorded one: a tourist from the worst-hit Lombardy region, where 212 people have tested positive.2020-02-25 20:27:26 Read More
'Trump effect' may embolden people to express racism: Study
He referred to the Mexican immigrants as rapists, and reiterated his intention to build a "beautiful wall" at the border. In the years since the election, the researchers said, many have speculated his racially inflammatory speech empowered people with latent prejudices to finally act on them -- a phenomenon known as the "Trump effect."2020-02-25 19:34:38 Read More
Qatar invites Pakistan to attend signing of US-Taliban peace deal
NO DATA2020-02-25 15:57:39 Read More
Thousands caught in floods in Indonesia's sinking capital
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World's oldest man, who said secret was smiling, dies at 112
Chitetsu Watanabe whom Guinness World Records recognised as the world's oldest man has died at 112. The Japanese man is survived by five children, 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Watanabe used to say the secret to longevity was to keep smiling. The oldest living person is also Japanese, Kane Tanaka, a 117-year-old woman.2020-02-25 12:23:54 Read More
Harvey Weinstein: From Hollywood 'God' to convicted rapist
The "Pulp Fiction" producer with a knack for making Oscar-winning movies was taken into custody after a New York jury found him guilty of rape and a criminal sex act. It capped a sensational downfall for Weinstein, 67, almost three years after allegations against him ignited the #MeToo movement.2020-02-25 12:23:05 Read More
Thailand reports two new virus cases, bringing total to 37
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Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad returns as interim PM
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'A new day': Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault against two women and led off to prison in handcuffs Monday in what his foes hailed as a landmark moment for the legal system and a long-overdue reckoning for the man vilified as the biggest monster of the #MeToo era.2020-02-25 08:42:04 Read More
Sherpa climbers to make rare winter ascent of Everest
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Virus 'peaked' in China but could trigger global pandemic: WHO
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Car hits crowd at Carnival in German town; dozens injured
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UN chief issues 7-point 'call to action' on human rights
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Virus-hit China postpones parliament for first time in decades
China decided on Monday to postpone its annual parliament session, which was due to start on March 5, for the first time since the Cultural Revolution, as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak.2020-02-24 14:51:48 Read More
Coronavirus: Wuhan revokes announcement easing lockdown
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'No one cares': Locked-in Wuhan residents adapt to find food
Wuhan people have faced a number of tightening controls over daily life as the death toll from the virus swelled to over 2,500 in China alone. Since then, its people have faced a number of tightening controls over daily life as the death toll from the virus swelled to over 2,500 in China alone.2020-02-24 13:35:13 Read More
Thailand denies PM aided Malaysia 1MDB graft scandal
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Malaysian PM sends resignation letter to king: Sources
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has submitted his resignation to the king, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday, amid talks of forming a new coalition to govern the country. Mahathir, 94, assumed office in May 2018 for his second stint as Prime Minister.2020-02-24 11:51:29 Read More
WHO team visits hospitals in China's coronavirus-hit Wuhan
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Pak court transfers 2 terror financing cases against Saeed to Lahore
Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed , a UN designated terrorist whom the US has placed a $10 million bounty on, was arrested on July 17 in the terror financing cases. The 70-year-old fiery cleric is lodged at the high-security Kot Lakhpat jail.2020-02-18 11:07:40 Read More
'From bad to worse': Dashed hopes may deter many Iranians from polls
Confrontation with the US, economic hardship and an airline tragedy have battered Iranians' confidence in their leaders, posing a potential problem for the authorities in a parliamentary election this week. As the February 21 vote nears, Iranians are in a gloomy mood, exhausted by a succession of crises that have helped to shred the hopes for a better life.2020-02-18 07:58:22 Read More
Coronavirus: WHO warns against virus over-reaction
The World Health Organization has warned against a global over-reaction to the new coronavirus epidemic following panic-buying, event cancellations and concerns about cruise ship travel, as China's official death toll neared 1,900 on Tuesday.2020-02-18 06:44:59 Read More
China arrests activist who criticised President Jinping over virus
Police in China have arrested a prominent activist who had been a fugitive for weeks and criticised president Xi Jinping's handling of the coronavirus epidemic while in hiding, a rights group said Tuesday. Anti-corruption activist Xu Zhiyong was arrested on Saturday after being on the run since December, according to Amnesty International.2020-02-18 06:10:29 Read More
China mulls postponing annual Parliament session amid coronavirus spread
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German far right arrests reveal 'shocking' mosque attack plot
An additional 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus on a cruise ship off the Japan coast, Japanese media said Monday, citing new figures from the health ministry.2020-02-17 13:22:15 Read More
Gunmen kill 24 in attack near church in Burkina Faso
Gunmen killed 24 men , including a church pastor, and kidnapped three others on Sunday in Burkina Faso, an official said. It was the latest attack against a religious leader in the increasingly unstable West African nation. The mayor of Boundore commune, Sihanri Osangola Brigadie, said the attack occurred in the town of Pansy in Yagha province.2020-02-17 11:29:54 Read More
Pakistan no longer a terrorist safe haven: Imran Khan
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan insisted on Monday that his country is no longer a terrorist safe haven, and said his administration fully supports the Afghan peace process. Imran Khan's comments come as the US and the Taliban appear on the brink of a peace deal that would see US forces begin to pull out of Afghanistan.2020-02-17 09:26:14 Read More
99 more coronavirus cases on Japan cruise ship: Report
China's ruling council will "deliberate a draft decision" over postponing the ten-day National People's Congress (NPC), said official news agency Xinhua, ahead of the meeting due to start on March 5.2020-02-17 09:16:36 Read More
China may postpone annual parliament session as it battles coronavirus
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in China passed 70,000 on Monday as international experts began meetings with their Chinese counterparts on how to tackle an epidemic that has caused global concern. The death toll jumped to 1,765 in mainland China after 100 more people died in Hubei province.2020-02-17 08:57:15 Read More
In US politics, height matters and Trump knows it
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Coronavirus: China reports 105 new deaths, toll reaches 1,765
Americans are so caught up with the height of their leaders that during one of the 2016 Republican presidential debates, Google has said the most frequent online search was not about a policy issue. It was about how tall Jeb Bush was (answer: 6'3")2020-02-17 02:27:10 Read More
UN: Antarctic high temp records will take months to verify
Turkey's foreign minister said China should not label all Muslim ethnic Uighurs as terrorists, following talks with his Chinese counterpart. "Whether Turk, Uighur Turk, Han Chinese, Buddhist or Christian... it is not right to call all Uighur Turks terrorists just because one or two terrorists came from a certain ethnic group," he said.2020-02-16 17:20:27 Read More
Don't label all Uighurs terrorists, Turkey tells China
Cambodia -- a staunch ally of Beijing -- allowed the ship to dock Thursday in Sihanoukville, administering health tests before passengers disembarked in waves for homeward-bound flights. But jubilation dimmed late Saturday, as one of the passengers was stopped by authorities in Malaysia when she was detected with a fever and was later diagnosed with the virus.2020-02-16 16:39:18 Read More
Iran's Rouhani says Tehran will never talk to US under pressure
Record high temperatures reportedly measured in Antarctica will take months to verify, the UN weather agency said. Scientists measured a temperature of 18.3 degrees Celsius on Feb. 6 on a peninsula that juts out from Antarctica. The previous record there was 17.5 degrees celsius in March 2015.2020-02-16 13:28:43 Read More
Malaysia insists virus diagnosis from cruise passenger is correct
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Police: 1 dead, 4 wounded in Connecticut club shooting
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has accused Pak of its failure to take concrete steps against terrorism. While meeting Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker and a number of other members of the US House of Representatives on the sideline of the 56th Munich Security Conference, Ghani said: "We haven't seen any notable developments and concrete anti-terrorism step taken by Pak."2020-02-16 11:42:38 Read More
Pakistan not taking any concrete step against terrorism, says Afghan President Ghani
UN chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Islamabad on Sunday on a 4-day visit to Pakistan during which he will attend the international conference on Afghan refugees, hold parleys with the top Pakistani leadership and visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur. During these meetings, Pakistan will share its perspective on the Kashmir issue, Radio Pakistan said.2020-02-16 10:50:12 Read More
UN chief arrives in Pakistan on four-day visit
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Nepal evacuates 175 citizens from Wuhan after coronavirus outbreak
2020-02-16 05:41:43 Read MorePak was born in state of confusion: Pak scientist
"Jinnah, who we hold in such great regard, is the founder of Pakistan. But he never was able to put down what that Pakistan was to be. He never wrote a single research paper, he never wrote an essay. He gave a lot of speeches which are different times said very differently," Pervez Hoodbhoy said.2020-02-11 05:34:19 Read More
Antonio Guterres to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib
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Experts suggest fresh air, ventilation may avert Coronavirus infection
Experts further suggest that in addition to washing hands, people need to switch off the air-conditioners and start using their fans instead. According to a report, getting fresh air and using fans decreases the chances of getting infected by the novel Coronavirus as earlier studies show that viruses have the ability to thrive in dry and cool environment.2020-02-11 04:15:18 Read More
From Singapore to UK via the Alps: how one man spread coronavirus
A British man managed to pass on the coronavirus to at least 11 other people without ever setting foot in the epicentre of the outbreak in China. ​​​The adult British citizen, who has not been named publicly, caught the virus while attending a conference in Singapore and then passed it on to several compatriots while on holiday in the French Alps, before finally being diagnosed back in the UK.2020-02-11 03:49:28 Read More
US charges 4 Chinese military hackers in 2017 Equifax breach
The 2017 breach affected more than 145 million people, with the hackers successfully stealing names, addresses, social security and driver’s licence numbers and other personal information stored in the company’s databases. The four — members of the People’s Liberation Army, an arm of the Chinese military — are also accused of stealing the company’s trade secrets, including database designs, law enforcement officials said.2020-02-11 03:22:24 Read More
Barrage of mysterious bomb hoaxes plagues Moscow
Moscovites are mystified by a flood of bomb hoaxes forcing the evacuation of courts, schools and malls while authorities appear unable to find the culprits. A local office worker said her daughter’s school has been evacuated 13 times since Dec. The threats are always issued in the same way: a slew of emails are sent from encrypted providers to organisations and firms.2020-02-11 03:10:31 Read More
Noth Korea’s internet use surges, thwarting curbs & fuelling theft
The study notes that since 2017 — the year US President Trump threatened “fire and fury like the world has never seen†against the country — the North’s use of the internet has surged about 300%. Nearly half that traffic now flows through a new connection in Russia, avoiding the North’s dependency on China.2020-02-11 02:54:52 Read More
‘Let’s not shake hands’: Xi tours Beijing
He visited a neighbourhood community centre, a hospital and a centre for disease control in one of the Beijing's largest districts. He also spoke directly — via video conferencing — to those most directly fighting the outbreak: medical workers in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak. Xi, wearing a surgical mask, declared Wuhan "a city of heroes."2020-02-11 02:46:11 Read More
White House proposes $1.5 billion for Indo-Pacific
The Trump administration has proposed $1.5 billion in budgetary allocation for 2021 fiscal for the crucial Indo-Pacific region, which it said was part of its efforts to ensure that the region remains "free, open, and independent of malign Chinese influence".2020-02-11 02:44:26 Read More
WHO: Coronavirus cases outside China could be spark for bigger fire
The WHO said on Monday that the spread of coronavirus cases which had no history of travel to China could be “the spark that becomes a bigger fire†as people across China trickled back to work after an extended Lunar New Year holiday. On Sunday, 97 more fatalities were recorded — the largest number in a single day since the virus was detected in the city of Wuhan in December.2020-02-11 02:36:22 Read More
Xi Jinping makes rare visit to meet coronavirus patients
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has largely kept out of the public eye since the virus outbreak, on Monday donned a face mask and had his temperature checked while visiting medical workers and patients affected by the deadly coronavirus that has killed over 1,000 people.2020-02-11 01:32:13 Read More
Trump expects coronavirus crisis to 'go away' in April
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German leader Merkel's party in crisis as successor quits
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's designated successor unexpectedly threw in the towel Monday, plunging her conservative party into deeper crisis as it struggles to agree on its future political direction after losing votes to the far right.2020-02-10 16:50:18 Read More
High-level North Korean defector to run in S Korea election
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World will take Pakistan seriously once it is economically stable: Foreign minister
Pakistan's foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said the world will take his country seriously once it is economically stable. He made this comment while lamenting that the world was not taking the Kashmir issue seriously though Pakistan was raking it up at international meetings.2020-02-10 14:24:41 Read More
International observers question Azerbaijan vote results
"Significant procedural violations during counting and the tabulation raised concerns whether the results were established honestly," observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Council of Europe said in a joint report, also denouncing numerous voting irregularities.2020-02-10 12:58:21 Read More
UK coronavirus cases double to 8, govt declares 'imminent threat'
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Nato's image worsens sharply in France and US: Study
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Soldiers and police enter El Salvador's parliament
Nayib Bukele called an extraordinary weekend session of parliament to ask it approve a loan that has pitted the executive against lawmakers in a country with one of the world's highest murder rates. Before his entry, armed police and soldiers with rifles and wearing body armor entered the chamber and stood guard -- a move not seen since the end of the country's civil war in 1992.2020-02-10 12:16:01 Read More
At least 65 more coronavirus cases confirmed on cruise ship in Japan, captain says
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Trains, flights, ferries cancelled as Storm Ciara batters UK
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Mapping app location data shows how virus spread in China
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Bangladesh scraps plans to bring back stuck 171 nationals from coronavirus-hit China
Bangladesh has scrapped plans to bring back its 171 nationals stuck in coronavirus-hit China after it failed to arrange a flight following refusal from crew members to fly to the affected country. State-run Biman Airlines' Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft on February 1 brought back 312 Bangladeshis, including 12 children and three infants.2020-02-09 08:15:32 Read More
6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit just after 4pm local time (0600GMT) at a depth of 31 kilometres (19 miles) some 122 kilometres (75 miles) south of Kokopo.2020-02-09 07:07:28 Read More
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China: 'All Shandong schools to stay closed till end-Feb'
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After fleeing war, Syrian families say 'nowhere to go'
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Rain extinguishes Australian wildfire and causes flooding
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China coronavirus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll
The death toll from the novel coronavirus surged past 800 in mainland China on Sunday. With 89 more people dying — most in Hubei, the province at the centre of the outbreak — the toll is now higher than the 774 killed worldwide by SARS nearly two decades ago. Almost 37,200 people in China have now been infected by the new coronavirus.2020-02-09 03:17:06 Read More
Thailand gunman who killed 21 in rampage shot dead in mall
Thai officials said a soldier who went on a shooting rampage and killed at least 21 people and injured 42 others has been shot dead inside a mall in northeastern Thailand. Officials said the soldier angry over a financial dispute first killed two people and then went on a far bloodier rampage, shooting as he drove to a busy mall where shoppers fled in terror.2020-02-09 02:40:55 Read More
Top EU diplomat apologises for 'Greta syndrome' comments
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell apologised for comments questioning the sincerity of young climate protesters and joking that they have "Greta syndrome". Borrell said he believed school students had been galvanised by Greta Thunberg without fully realising the costs they would have to bear to ensure a carbon-neutral future.2020-02-08 17:21:03 Read More
2020 polls: Democrats on edge after ragged launch
Party leaders are on edge over embarrassing technical issues that marred this past week's Iowa caucuses, as well as lower than expected turnout in the leadoff state. Front-runners Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg face questions about their long-term political viability, while some supporters of the two leading women left in the race are raising alarms about what they view as persistent sexism.2020-02-08 16:49:50 Read More
Malaysian Hindus defy virus fears to mark festival
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Khamenei says Iran must become strong to end 'enemy threat'
"We must become strong so that there will not be a war, become strong so that enemy's threats will end," Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday addressing a gathering of air force commanders and staff aired on state television. "We do not want to threaten anyone... this is to prevent threats, to maintain the country's security," he added.2020-02-08 10:48:06 Read More
What's in a name? WHO tiptoes around what to call virus
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For decades, American politicians put special interests ahead of national interests: Trump
Launching a new nationwide campaign in North Carolina to revitalise underserved cities and towns all across America, Trump said the US is in the midst of the single greatest comeback that it has ever had.2020-02-08 07:18:44 Read More
US offers $100 million to China, others to fight coronavirus
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China virus crisis deepens as whistleblower doctor dies
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Family or job? Tough decisions for HK border commuters
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Overnight brawl in Kazakhstan leaves 8 dead, scores wounded
A brawl and a series of clashes in several villages in Kazakhstan's southern Zhambyl province have left eight people dead and scores wounded, Interior Minister Yerlan Turgumbayev said on Saturday.2020-02-08 06:28:11 Read More
Leo Varadkar: Ireland's liberalising leader
NO DATA2020-02-08 05:30:10 Read More
US citizen dies of coronavirus in Wuhan
A 60-year-old American has died of the new coronavirus, the first confirmed non-Chinese death of the illness, US officials said. While the vast majority of cases have been in China, the virus has spread to some two dozen countries abroad, with the latest such cases including five British nationals infected in a French ski resort. Death toll in China rose to 722.2020-02-08 05:15:34 Read More
Hong Kong starts quarantine for mainland China arrivals
NO DATA2020-02-08 03:55:27 Read More
'A disappointment': Iowa caucus turnout below expectations
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Cyclone barrels towards Australia's west coast with damaging winds
Western Australia was lashed by destructive winds on Saturday as a tropical cyclone neared landfall while much of the bushfire-battered east coast faced flood warnings due to heavy rain.2020-02-08 03:04:10 Read More
Coronavirus death toll reaches 722, over 34,000 infected
Chinese health authorities said they received reports of 3,399 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 86 deaths Friday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Xinhua reported.2020-02-08 02:54:20 Read More
UN expert says Spain fails badly in tackling poverty
A United Nations human rights expert on Friday lambasted Spain for its treatment of its poor, saying the country's post-crisis economic policies have benefited businesses and the wealthy, but have left many ordinary people way behind.2020-02-07 13:53:46 Read More
Pakistan Parliament passes resolution demanding public hanging of child sexual abusers
Pakistan parliament on Friday passed a resolution demanding public hanging of those convicted of sexually abusing and murdering children. The resolution, which referred to the brutal killing of an 8-year-old girl after abuse in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in 2018, was passed with majority votes as it was supported by all lawmakers except those belonging to PPP.2020-02-07 11:37:01 Read More
Hong Kong unveils virus quarantine plans, with jail for dodgers
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Shrinking country: Serbia stuggles with population decline
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China launches probe after whistleblower doctor dies
China's anti-graft watchdog announced Friday an investigation after the death of a whistleblowing doctor sparked anger over the government's handling of the coronavirus emergency. The discipline inspection commission said a team would go to Wuhan, the virus-hit city where doctor Li Wenliang died, to "conduct a comprehensive investigation into issues involving Dr Li Wenliang reported by the masses".2020-02-07 06:57:57 Read More
Trump confirms killing of al-Qaida leader in Yemen
US President Donald Trump confirmed that the US had killed the leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula — days after the jihadist group claimed responsibility for a mass shooting at a US naval base. The US "conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that successfully eliminated Qassim al-Rimi, a founder and the leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula," Trump said.2020-02-07 02:47:00 Read More
Trump unleashes fury at impeachment enemies at prayer event
Speaking from a stage where he was joined by congressional leaders, including Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who led the impeachment charge against him, Trump shattered the usual veneer of bipartisanship at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.2020-02-06 15:30:30 Read More
Spain PM meets with separatist Catalan leader to mend ties
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'Big problems' in China's response to virus: Human Rights Watch
"There have been big problems in China's response to the coronavirus that have worsened the outbreak," HRW chief Kenneth Roth told reporters in Geneva, although he also said China deserved credit for sharing the DNA sequence of the virus early on. Roth pointed in particular to what he said was the "suppression" of reports on the virus in China during the early days of the outbreak, as well as subsequent efforts to stamp out criticism of its response on social media.2020-02-06 14:46:55 Read More
Pak court to pronounce verdict against Hafiz Saeed on February 8
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court will pronounce on Saturday its verdict against Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed in two terror financing cases, a court official said on Thursday amidst intense pressure on Islamabad to rein in terror groups.2020-02-06 14:38:41 Read More
Republican senator Mitt Romney defends voting against President Trump
In an emotional speech on the Senate floor, the 72-year-old lawmaker from Utah, spoke of his own faith and of the possibility for retribution from the ruling Republican Party he may face over his decision to go against Trump in one of the two charges against the president.2020-02-06 14:32:47 Read More
Coronavirus could cost Australian universities 'billions'
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Viral hysteria: Hong Kong panic sparks run on toilet paper
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Buttigieg, Sanders nearly tied as Iowa caucus results narrow
Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders are nearly tied in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, with nearly all results counted in a contest marred by technical issues and reporting delays. The race remained too early to call early Thursday with 97% of precincts reporting.2020-02-06 06:05:29 Read More
Harvey Weinstein accuser says he 'trapped' her during hotel assault
A woman testified at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial on Wednesday that the film producer trapped her in a hotel bathroom in 2013 and masturbated in front of her while groping her breasts, and told her: "This is what all the actresses do to make it."2020-02-06 04:56:15 Read More
14 injured in possible Jerusalem car attack
Fourteen people were injured at a popular night spot in central Jerusalem after being struck by a vehicle on Thursday, in an incident Israeli police are investigating as a terror attack. The driver "fled the scene" following the early morning attack at Jerusalem's First Station, an historic rail stop that now hosts bars, shops and restaurants.2020-02-06 04:20:05 Read More
Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 38 dead overall
An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge team of rescue workers sent to find people missing in an earlier avalanche. Officials said 33 emergency workers were killed, 53 were injured and several others are still buried under the snow.2020-02-05 16:56:10 Read More
Baby tests positive for China virus just 30 hours after birth
A baby in China's epidemic-hit Wuhan city has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus just 30 hours after being born, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. The infant is the youngest person recorded as being infected by the virus, which has killed nearly 500 people. CCTV quoted experts as saying it may be a case of "vertical transmission".2020-02-05 13:44:40 Read More
Finland to offer new fathers as much paid leave as mothers
Paid paternity leave will be extended to nearly seven months, in line with maternity leave. Around half can be given to the other parent. Pregnant women are also entitled to a month of pregnancy leave before the expected date of birth.2020-02-05 12:32:07 Read More
Trump renews vow to withdraw from Afghanistan
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his vow to negotiate a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying he had no desire to kill "hundreds of thousands" in unending fighting. In one of his few foreign-policy points in a highly partisan State of the Union address to Congress, Trump offered his blessing for ongoing negotiations with Taliban militants.2020-02-05 07:07:46 Read More
Top Democrat Pelosi rips up Trump speech
Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi ripped up her copy of Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday. Asked by a reporter to give a reason for her gesture, Pelosi replied: "Because it was the courteous thing to do, considering the alternatives."2020-02-05 04:53:09 Read More
10 passengers on cruise liner docked in Japan test positive for coronavirus
Ten people on a cruise liner in the port of Yokohama have tested positive for coronavirus, Japan said on Wednesday, a figure that could rise as more results come in and authorities continue to monitor thousands of passengers and crew. The 10 infected people will be transported to a medical facility while the rest 3,700 will remain quarantined onboard.2020-02-05 02:53:33 Read More
How Wuhan outbreak became sixth global health emergency in 10 years
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the coronavirus outbreak in China’s Wuhan a global health emergency. More than 20,000 cases of the disease have been confirmed in little more than a month after the first case was confirmed on December 31 last year.2020-02-05 00:18:06 Read More
McConnell blasts impeachment, will vote to acquit Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday slammed House Democrats' drive to impeach President Donald Trump as "the most rushed, least fair and least thorough" in history and confirmed that he will vote to acquit him. McConnell said the two impeachment charges against Trump — that he abused his power and obstructed Congress' ensuing investigation — are "constitutionally incoherent— and don't "even approach a case for the first presidential removal in American history."2020-02-04 16:46:42 Read More
Vladimir Putin remains coy on his future political plans
"I didn't propose that to extend my authority," Putin said. "The election of the head of state must be held on a competitive basis." Observers have speculated that once his term expires Putin could use the amendments to continue calling the shots as head of the State Council or prime minister.2020-02-04 15:34:54 Read More
UK urges citizens in China to leave; Belgium sees 1st case
The UK foreign office said in an updated travel advisory that commercial airline options remain available throughout China, with the exception of Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak that includes the hard-hit city of Wuhan. The British government said it will still try to evacuate British citizens from Hubei, where some 50 million people are under travel restrictions.2020-02-04 15:09:29 Read More
Passengers leave Japan virus ship, but new infections detected
Hundreds of relieved passengers disembarked Wednesday from a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan after being given the all-clear, but health officials said 79 new cases had been detected.0000-00-00 00:00:00 Read More
Priti Patel launches UK's 'historic' points-based visa system
The new system will come into force from January 1, 2021 at the end of the transition period after the UK's exit from the European Union (EU) on January 31, which will formally end free movement of people within the economic bloc for the UK as a non-member.0000-00-00 00:00:00 Read More
Sri Lanka to withdraw from co-sponsorship of UN rights body resolution on war crimes
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that his government will withdraw from co-sponsoring a UN Human Rights Council resolution on accountability for war crimes. His statement came days after the US imposed travel restrictions on Army chief Lt Gen Shavendra Silva and his immediate family members over alleged gross violations of human rights during the final phase of the island nation's Civil War in 2009.0000-00-00 00:00:00 Read More
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Mike Bloomberg would sell business interests if elected US president
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China coronavirus death toll surges past 2,000
The death toll from China's coronavirus epidemic jumped past 2,000 on Wednesday after 136 more people died, with the number of new cases falling for a second straight day. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in mainland China to 74,185. The death toll rose to 2,004, with most of the deaths in central Hubei province.0000-00-00 00:00:00 Read More
Ex-governor Blagojevich released from prison after Trump pardon
Rod Blagojevich walked out of prison Tuesday after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption. The President said the punishment imposed on the on one-time contestant on Trump's reality TV show "Celebrity Apprentice" was excessive.0000-00-00 00:00:00 Read More
Man soars 6,000-ft above Dubai, ‘Iron Man’ style
Daredevil Vince Reffet has soared into the skies above Dubai in the latest “Jetman†stunt, taking off from the ground and climbing to nearly 6,000 feet in a feat reminiscent of Marvel’s “Iron Man†and hailed as a world first. Reffet and his collaborators, known as “Jetmenâ€, have literally scaled new heights with the help of jetpacks and carbon-fire wings.0000-00-00 00:00:00 Read More
Pak court orders action against minor Hindu girl’s Muslim husband for child marriage
Sources said the minor Hindu girl was presented in a Jacobabad court amidst elaborate security arrangements, as several Muslim bodies, including Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Pakistan, called for a strike and protest against the trial of the Muslim husband.0000-00-00 00:00:00 Read More
Afghan election loser contests results, announces own government
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Trump pardons ex-49ers owner Edward DeBartolo
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UK Budget on March 11 as scheduled: Rishi Sunak
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Port hit by rocket fire in Libyan capital: Witnesses
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UN chief says new virus poses 'enormous' risks
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Mysterious toxic gas kills 14 people in Pakistan's Karachi
The source of a toxic gas leak remained unclear on Tuesday. Officials said 14 people have been killed so far. Ziauddin hospital spokesperson Amir Shehzad told the newspaper that nine deaths took place at the hospital's Keamari Campus over the course of the past two days. Dozens of others have been hospitalised in various medical facilities across the city.0000-00-00 00:00:00 Read More
Ashraf Ghani secures second term as Afghan President: Final results
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Diamond Princess quarantine ends, but not for Indian crew
As the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for passengers on the cruise liner Diamond Princess comes to an end on Wednesday, the nightmare for the majority of over 3,700 on board may be coming to an end. But not for the 132 Indian crew members as they will be the last people to step off the boat as they will continue to serve the other passengers.0000-00-00 00:00:00 Read More
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