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China hardens virus defenses as death toll hits 56
January 26, 2020
China hardens virus defenses as death toll hits 56
China on Sunday expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain a viral contagion that has killed 56 people and infected nearly…
Virus anxieties cast shadow over Year of the Rat festivities
January 25, 2020
Virus anxieties cast shadow over Year of the Rat festivities
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Chinese communities in Australia and New Zealand were among the first to greet the Year of the…
Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: MP
January 25, 2020
Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: MP
YANGON (Reuters) – Two women, one pregnant, were killed and seven other people injured after Myanmar troops shelled a Rohingya…
Survivors, dignitaries to mark Auschwitz liberation 75 years on
January 25, 2020
Survivors, dignitaries to mark Auschwitz liberation 75 years on
Elderly Holocaust survivors will gather in Auschwitz on Monday, some for the last time, to mark 75 years since Soviet…
Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes
January 25, 2020
Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes
Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings and could prove catastrophic for a…
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
January 25, 2020
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
A SARS-like virus that has claimed 41 lives since emerging in a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan has…
Democrats wrap up case against ‘imminent threat’ Trump, his team up next
January 25, 2020
Democrats wrap up case against ‘imminent threat’ Trump, his team up next
Donald Trump’s lawyers prepared to deliver his first full-throated defense Saturday in the Senate’s historic impeachment trial, after Democratic prosecutors…
Muslim women occupy streets in India against citizenship law
January 24, 2020
Muslim women occupy streets in India against citizenship law
NEW DELHI (AP) — In the Indian capital’s Shaheen Bagh neighborhood, beside open sewers and dangerously dangling electricity wires, a…
Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants
January 24, 2020
Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants
FRONTERA HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — From the roadside stand where his family sells mole, barbecue and chicken stew, Miguel Ángel…
China shuts down 13 cities as virus toll climbs
January 24, 2020
China shuts down 13 cities as virus toll climbs
Chinese authorities rapidly expanded a mammoth quarantine effort aimed at containing a deadly contagion on Friday to 13 cities and…