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Vexed by how to contain virus, countries take tough steps
Published On: February 27, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BANGKOK, Feb 27: Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites, South Korea toughened penalties for those breaking quarantines and airports across Latin America looked for signs of sick passengers Thursday as a new virus troubled a mushrooming swath of the globe.
New virus has infected 82,000 globally, caused 2,800 deaths
Published On: February 27, 2020 03:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Feb 27: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 82,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
Hardest-hit China, South Korea count 767 new virus cases
Published On: February 27, 2020 02:31 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Feb 27: As the worst-hit areas of Asia continued to struggle with a viral epidemic, with hundreds more cases reported Thursday in South Korea and China, worries about infection and containment spread across the globe.
Gunman kills 5 at Milwaukee brewery before taking own life
Published On: February 27, 2020 10:39 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MILWAUKEE, Feb 26: An employee opened fire Wednesday at one of the nation’s largest breweries in Milwaukee, killing five fellow workers before taking his own life, police said.
How deadly is new coronavirus? It’s still too early to tell
Published On: February 26, 2020 08:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb 26: Scientists can’t tell yet how deadly the new virus that’s spreading around the globe really is — and deepening the mystery, the fatality rate differs even within China.
China sentences Swedish bookseller to 10 years in prison
Published On: February 25, 2020 07:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Feb 25: A court in eastern China has sentenced a Swedish seller of books that took a skeptical look at the ruling Communist Party to 10 years in prison for “illegally providing intelligence overseas,” in a further sign of Beijing’s hard line toward its critics.
35 remain hospitalized in Germany after Carnival crash
Published On: February 25, 2020 02:44 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BERLIN, Feb 25: Thirty-five people, including 18 children, remained in the hospital Tuesday, the day after a man drove his car into a crowd celebrating Carnival in central Germany. Police continued to look for a motive for his action, which they believe was deliberate.
Bahrain temporarily stops Dubai, Sharjah flights over virus
Published On: February 25, 2020 12:33 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Feb 25: The tiny island nation of Bahrain suspended flights on Tuesday to the world’s busiest airport for international travel in Dubai over fears about the spread of the new virus.
New virus has infected over 80,000 people globally
Published On: February 25, 2020 10:38 AM NPT By: Associated Press
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 80,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
Protests, prayers in Indian capital ahead of Trump’s visit
Published On: February 24, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Feb 24: As President Donald Trump was being feted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Monday, Hindu nationalist and communist groups held pro- and anti-U.S. street demonstrations in the capital.
New virus has infected over 79,000 people globally
Published On: February 24, 2020 04:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Feb 24: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 79,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
Iran news agency: Death toll from new virus in Qom is at 50
Published On: February 24, 2020 03:25 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, UAE, Feb 24: A staggering 50 people have died in the Iranian city of Qom from the new coronavirus this month, Iran’s semiofficial ILNA news agency reported on Monday.
India pours on the pageantry with colorful welcome for Trump
Published On: February 24, 2020 02:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press
AHMEDABAD, INDIA, Feb 24: India poured on the pageantry with a joyful, colorful welcome for President Donald Trump on Monday that kicked off a whirlwind 36-hour visit meant to reaffirm U.S.-India ties while providing enviable overseas imagery for a president in a re-election year.
South Korean cases jump, China counts 150 more virus deaths
Published On: February 24, 2020 01:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Feb 24: South Korea reported another large jump in new virus cases Monday a day after the the president called for “unprecedented, powerful” steps to combat the outbreak that is increasingly confounding attempts to stop the spread.
Indian authorities scramble to give Trump a mega-rally
Published On: February 23, 2020 06:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
AHMEDABAD, India, Feb 23: The sun-baked city of Ahmedabad was jostling with activity Sunday as workers cleaned roads, planted flowers and hoisted hundreds of billboards featuring President Donald Trump, a day ahead of his maiden two-day visit to India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised him a boisterous public reception.
Eight dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran
Published On: February 23, 2020 04:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey, Feb 23: Eight people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early Sunday morning, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said.
Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, takes national Democratic lead
Published On: February 23, 2020 03:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LAS VEGAS, Feb 23: Bernie Sanders scored a commanding victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses, cementing his status as the Democrats’ national front-runner but escalating tensions over whether he’s too liberal to defeat President Donald Trump.
Trump not a ‘Parasite’ fan, praises ‘Gone with the Wind’
Published On: February 23, 2020 02:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
President Donald Trump is apparently not a fan of Oscar winner 'Parasite,' his biggest complaint being that the movie was made in South Korea.
Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, takes national Democratic lead
Published On: February 23, 2020 12:55 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LAS VEGAS, Feb 23: Bernie Sanders scored a commanding victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses, cementing his status as the Democrats’ national front-runner but escalating tensions over whether he’s too liberal to defeat President Donald Trump.
100,000 civilians casualties in Afghanistan in 10 years: UN
Published On: February 22, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 22: A United Nations report says Afghanistan passed a grim milestone with more than 100,000 civilians killed or hurt in the last 10 years since the international body began documenting casualties in a war that has raged for 18 years.
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