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China virus death toll rises to nine as pandemic fears mount
Published On: January 22, 2020 10:58 AM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Jan 22: The death toll from a new flu-like coronavirus in China rose to nine on Wednesday with 440 confirmed cases, Chinese health officials said as authorities stepped up efforts to control the outbreak by discouraging public gatherings in Hubei province.
Winter storm lashing Spain leaves 4 dead, power cuts
Published On: January 21, 2020 09:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MADRID, Jan 21: A winter storm lashed much of Spain for a third day Tuesday, leaving 200,000 people without electricity, schools closed and roads blocked by snow as it killed four people.
U.S. calls Iran's $3million reward to kill Trump "ridiculous"
Published On: January 21, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA , Jan 21: A U.S. envoy on Tuesday called an Iranian lawmaker’s offer of a $3 million (2.3 million pounds) reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump “ridiculous” and said it pointed to the “terrorist underpinnings” of the Iranian government.
Spain declares climate emergency, gets climate plan ready
Published On: January 21, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MADRID, Jan 21: Spain’s new government declared a national climate emergency on Tuesday, taking a formal first step toward enacting ambitious measures to fight climate change.
Iranian MP offers $3 million reward for "whoever kills Trump" - ISNA
Published On: January 21, 2020 07:17 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Jan 21: An Iranian lawmaker offered a $3 million (2.3 million pounds) reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms, ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday amid Tehran’s latest standoff with Washington.
Countries around world gear up response to new coronavirus
Published On: January 21, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 21: Countries in Asia and elsewhere have begun body temperature checks at airports, railway stations and along highways in hopes of catching people carrying a new coronavirus that is believed to have spread from Wuhan in central China and sickened more than 290 people in that country. The recent confirmation that the disease can spread between humans has heightened fears as millions of Chinese travel during the annual Lunar New Year holiday.
Thai court acquits opposition party of sedition charge
Published On: January 21, 2020 05:51 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BANGKOK, Jan 21:Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday acquitted the country’s third-largest political party of seeking to overthrow the constitutional monarchy in another legal case highlighting political divisions in the Southeast Asian nation.
Philippines investigates suspected case of Chinese virus
Published On: January 21, 2020 03:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
MANILA, Jan 21: Philippine health authorities are investigating the case of a five-year-old Chinese boy with a travel history to Wuhan, the central city where a new coronavirus was first discovered after he showed flu-like symptoms before arriving in the country.
Huawei CFO's lawyer attacks U.S. extradition case in Canadian trial
Published On: January 21, 2020 03:10 PM NPT By: Reuters
VANCOUVER/TORONTO, Jan 21: A lawyer for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou argued on Monday that “double criminality” was at the center of a trial to decide whether she can be extradited to the United States, a case that has strained relations between Ottawa and Beijing.
Iran seeks help reading plane's black boxes amid pressure to hand them over
Published On: January 21, 2020 02:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Jan 21: Iran has asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner, a request that will add to international frustration at Tehran’s failure to send the recorders abroad for analysis.
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