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Hong Kong records first virus death, Macau shuts casinos
Published On: February 4, 2020 01:27 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG/BEIJING, Feb 4: Hong Kong reported its first death from the newly identified coronavirus on Tuesday, the second outside mainland China from an outbreak that has killed more than 420 people, spread around the world and raised fears for global economic growth.
Millions in China banish virus blues with online games, video apps
Published On: February 4, 2020 01:11 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Feb 4: Online games and short video apps have been among the few beneficiaries of China’s virus outbreak, raking in millions of views and downloads as people stuck in self-quarantine at home seek entertainment and ways to beguile their time.
Bad start for Democrats: Big delay for leadoff Iowa results
Published On: February 4, 2020 11:08 AM NPT By: Associated Press
DES MOINES, LOWA, Feb 4: The Iowa Democratic Party said Monday night that results from the state’s first-in-the-nation caucus were greatly delayed due to “quality checks” and new reporting rules, an embarrassing complication that added a new layer of doubt to an already uncertain presidential primary season.
Pakistan resumes flights to and from China, screens passengers for virus
Published On: February 3, 2020 09:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Pakistan said on Monday it was resuming flights to and from China, three days after it suspended them because of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
WHO working with Google to combat virus misinformation
Published On: February 3, 2020 07:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
GENEVA, Feb 3: The World Health Organization is working with Google to ensure that people get facts from WHO first when they search for information about the new virus that recently emerged in China.
After controversial trial, U.S. Senate poised to acquit Trump
Published On: February 3, 2020 06:41 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 3: Donald Trump was on the brink of ending the darkest chapter of his tumultuous presidency on Monday as the U.S. Senate began the final phase of his impeachment trial that will almost certainly conclude on Wednesday with his acquittal.
China accuses U.S. of scaremongerng over coronavirus
Published On: February 3, 2020 06:36 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Feb 3: Beijing on Monday accused the United States of spreading fear over a coronavirus outbreak by pulling nationals out and restricting travel instead of offering significant aid.
Modi's guarded stimulus unlikely to revive Indian growth
Published On: February 3, 2020 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Feb 3: India’s new federal budget is unlikely to drag Asia’s third- biggest economy out of its worst slowdown in more than a decade as the government has proposed only moderate spending increases and small cuts in personal taxes, economists said on Sunday.
Iran will not have bilateral talks with U.S.: Iran foreign ministry
Published On: February 3, 2020 03:22 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Feb 3: Iran will not have bilateral talks with America, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
New virus has infected more than 17,300 globally
Published On: February 3, 2020 02:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CHINA, Feb 3: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 17,300 people globally.
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