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Virus anxiety weighs on Asian stocks, boosts safe-haven bid
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks slipped while gold and bonds were in demand on Thursday as worries about the spread of a new virus from China sent investors heading for safety. The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, as expected,
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More Japanese evacuated from China virus epicenter as death toll climbs
TOKYO/SHANGHAI: A plane of Japanese evacuees from the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan arrived in Tokyo on Thursday as the total number of confirmed deaths from the newly identified pathogen in the country rose by 38 to 170 and infections
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Australia scientists claim first re-creation of coronavirus outside China
SYDNEY: A team of scientists in Australia said today that they have successfully developed a lab-grown version of coronavirus, the first to be recreated outside of China, in a breakthrough that could help combat the global spread of the illness.
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Breaking: Strong quake hits Carribean
KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale occurred in the Caribbean at 3.10 am today (Malaysian time). The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said the quake occurred at a depth of 10
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Trump leaps into Middle East fray with peace plan that Palestinians denounce
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday proposed creating a Palestinian state as part of a Middle East peace plan, drawing Palestinian condemnation for imposing strict conditions and agreeing to let Israel maintain control of long-contested West Bank settlements. Trump announced
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US says 50 troops now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said yesterday 50 US service members were now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month, 16 more than the military had previously announced. President Donald Trump
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China virus death toll passes 100, US and Canada issue travel advisory
SHANGHAI: The US warned against travel to China yesterday and Canada issued a more narrow travel warning as the death toll from the spreading coronavirus passed 100, with tens of millions stranded during the biggest holiday of the year and
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Investigators call for civilian photos of weather in Kobe Bryant helicopter wreck
CALABASAS: The pilot of Kobe Bryant’s ill-fated helicopter was flying too low to be monitored in fog, air traffic controller recordings showed yesterday, as coroner’s investigators said they had recovered three bodies from the crash site and were searching for
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Germany identifies first case of deadly coronavirus
Germany has declared its first confirmed case of the deadly coronavirus that broke out in China. Bavaria’s health department said late yesterday that a man in the town of Starnberg, 30 kilometres (19 miles) southwest of Munich, has been confirmed
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US, Canada warn against China travel as virus spreads, markets slide
SHANGHAI: The US warned against travel to China yesterday and Canada issued a narrower travel warning as a spreading coronavirus outbreak has killed 81 people, stranded tens of millions during the biggest holiday of the year and rattled global markets.
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