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Coronavirus: Thailand confirms 19 cases including one local transmission
BANGKOK: Thailand today confirmed five new cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus with its first local case of human-to-human transmission, bringing the total number of positive cases to 19. Permanent Health Secretary Dr Sukhum Karnchanapimai said a local taxi driver
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Kok: 18 million pieces of medical glove to be sent to Wuhan
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 18 million pieces of medical gloves would be donated by 10 Malaysian glove companies for healthcare workers in Wuhan, China, currently battling the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok said the medical gloves,
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Coronavirus: No import-export activities with China halted so far
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Ong Kian Ming said Malaysia’s import and export activities with China continue as usual and no trading activities have been halted so far due to the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. He said
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Nadma is ready to bring home Malaysians in Wuhan – Saifuddin
KUANTAN: The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) is ready to bring home 80 Malaysians from Wuhan, China, in the wake of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in the republic. Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said they would be brought home
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Coronavirus: Singapore Airlines to reduce capacity to mainland China in Feb
SYDNEY: Singapore Airlines Ltd said today it would reduce capacity on some of its routes to mainland China in February due to the growing scale of the coronavirus epidemic. The cuts include flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xiamen
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Explainer: Brexit ‘done’ at last – now for the hard part
BRUSSELS : At the stroke of midnight in Brussels on Friday, Britain will leave the European Union and Prime Minister Boris Johnson will deliver on his election promise to “Get Brexit Done”. But he won’t have long to savour the
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Factbox: Countries evacuating nationals from China virus areas
A growing number of countries around the world are planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from parts of China hit by a rapidly spreading new virus. Following are some countries’ evacuation plans, and how they are planning to manage
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China urges food producers to resume production amid virus outbreak
BEIJING: China’s agriculture ministry on Thursday urged feed producers and slaughter houses to speed up the resumption of production, in a bid to increase supplies amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Factories typically shut down during the Lunar New
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Japan’s quick action on Tun Mahathir’s request for joint oil spill response
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — Japan has taken quick action on a request by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe for joint collaboration between the two countries in oil spill response, especially in the
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Iranian factory makes U.S. and Israeli flags to burn
KHOMEIN: Business is booming at Iran’s largest flag factory which makes U.S., British and Israeli flags for Iranian protesters to burn. At the factory in the town of Khomein, southwest of the capital Tehran, young men and women print the
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