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Death Toll In China's Coronavirus Jumps To 361, Confirmed Cases Soar To Over 17200

Beijing: The death toll in China’s coronavirus epidemic soared to 361 with 57 deaths on Sunday alone while the number of confirmed cases climbed to 17,205, Chinese health officials announced on Monday. China’s National Health Commission in its daily report on Monday said that 2,829 new cases of coronavirus were reported nationwide on February 2, […]

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UK Donates $26mn To Speed Up Coronavirus Vaccine

London: The UK government has donated 20 million pounds ($26 million) towards a break-neck plan to produce a vaccine to combat the deadly new coronavirus, which has till Monday claimed the lives of 361 people in China alone. On Sunday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that government’s investment will go to CEPI – the Coalition […]

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536 killed in Iraq anti-govt protests

Baghdad: Iraq’s Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) said on Monday that the death toll from four months of nationwide anti-government protests has reached 536, with 23,545 injured. A statement by the commission affiliated with the Iraqi Parliament said the death of 519 protesters and 17 security members and the injury of 20,026 protesters […]

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China accuses US of causing coronavirus panic, fear

Beijing: The Chinese government on Monday accused the US of causing “panic” in its response to the coronavirus outbreak, after the latter declared a public health emergency, saying it would deny entry to foreign nationals who had visited the Asian giant in the past two weeks. Addressing the media here, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying […]

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US Senators Hear Closing Arguments Of Trump Impeachment Trial

Washington: US senators are hearing closing arguments by House managers and President Donald Trump’s defence team on Monday as the impeachment trial is scheduled to end later this week. Congressman Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado, speaking on behalf of the House managers, called impeachment an “extraordinary remedy” and “a tool only to be used […]

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WHO Praises China's Effective Control Measures

Geneva: World Health Organisation (WHO) spoke highly of China’s effective control measures to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak, and called on all countries to invest in preparedness, not panic to manage the epidemic. Addressing the 146th session of the WHO Executive Board meeting that kicked off here on Monday, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said China […]

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China's Coronavirus Toll Reaches 425, Confirmed Cases Soar To Over 20,000

Beijing: The death toll in China’s coronavirus rose sharply to 425 with 64 deaths on Monday alone while 3,235 new confirmed cases were reported, taking the number of those infected with the deadly disease to 20,438, Chinese health authorities said on Tuesday. The 64 people who died on Monday were all from the Hubei province, […]

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Hong Kong Reports First Coronavirus Death

Hong Kong: Hong Kong on Tuesday reported the first death due to the novel coronavirus, becoming the third country after China and Philippines to confirm fatalities from the fast-spreading virus. The 39-year-old victim, a Hong Kong resident with underlying illness, was confirmed on January 31 as the city’s 13th coronavirus case, and was admitted to […]

Pak Parliament Passes Resolution Asking India To Revoke Its Decision On Kashmir

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution expressing “unflinching and unwavering support” to the Kashmiri people and demanding India to reverse its decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The National Assembly or lower house passed the resolution on the eve of what Pakistan observes as the Kashmir Solidarity Day […]

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China Coronavirus Toll Soars To 490, Total Confirmed Cases Over 24000

Beijing: The death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak rose to 490 on Tuesday while the total number of confirmed cases mounted to 24324, Chinese health officials announced on Wednesday. By the end of Tuesday, a total of 490 people had died after being infected and 24,324 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported […]

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26 killed As Avalanche Hits Eastern Turkey

Ankara: At least 26 people were killed and 53 injured on Wednesday after an avalanche struck rescue teams in Turkey’s eastern province of Van, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said in a written statement. The teams were on a search-and-rescue mission to find two people trapped in a previous avalanche that occurred late on […]

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1 Killed, 157 Wounded As Plane Slides Off Runway In Istanbul

Istanbul: One killed and 157 others wounded when a plane slided off the runway at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen International Airport on Wednesday, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced. Koca said two of the wounded are currently under intensive medical care but none of them is in critical condition, Xinhua news agency reported. Istanbul Governor Ali […]

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US Prez Donald Trump Acquitted Of All Impeachment Charges

Washington: The United States Senate Wednesday acquitted President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment — abuse of power and obstruction to Congress — giving him a major political and moral victory in an election year. The Republican-majority Senate voted 52-48 to acquit him of abuse of power and 53-47 to acquit him of obstruction […]

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China Novel Coronavirus Toll Rises To 563, Total Cases Cross 28,000

Beijing: The death toll in China’s novel coronavirus outbreak went up to 563 as 73 people died on Wednesday, the highest one-day fatalities so far, while total confirmed cases rose sharply to 28,018, Chinese health officials said on Thursday. On Wednesday, 73 people died due to the virus and the new confirmed cases of the […]

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Shocking! Tencent Lists 25k Deaths, 1.54 Lakh Infections From Coronavirus

Taipei: Chinese multinational conglomerate holding company Tencent has allegedly published “real” data on the novel coronavirus deaths, with briefly listing death toll as 24,589 — way too higher than over 500 deaths China has officially announced to date. According to Taiwan News, “Tencent… seems to have inadvertently released what is potentially the actual number of […]

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