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Italy coronavirus deaths near 200 after biggest daily jump, global toll 3,455
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 49 to 197, the Civil Protection Agency said yesterday, the largest daily increase in fatalities since the contagion was uncovered two weeks ago. Italy is currently reporting
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Saudi Arabia detains two senior royals, including King’s brother
Saudi Arabia has detained two senior members of the Saudi royal family – Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, who is the younger brother of King Salman, and Mohammed bin Nayef, who is the king’s nephew, two sources with knowledge of the
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Why is the MH17 trial in the Netherlands?
The first hearing in the criminal trial of four men accused of murder for their roles in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine is due to start in the Netherlands on Monday: What happened? MH17 was
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Transgender student leader lends voice to protest
SANTIAGO: As the long southern hemisphere summer holiday draws to an end this month, students in Chile are returning to college, but not always to classes. Many are getting ready to head out into the streets and breathe new life
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Coronavirus cases surge in US, helicopter flies test kits to cruise ship
LOS ANGELES: The coronavirus outbreak spread further across the US yesterday, cropping up in at least four new states and San Francisco as Congress quickly approved more than US$8 billion to fight the outbreak and Americans faced increasing disruptions to
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Saudi Arabia reopens Mecca, Medina after coronavirus closure
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia reopened two of the most holy religious sites in Islam, Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca and Al-Masjid al Nabawy in Medina, after they were closed for sterilisation to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, state TV Al-Ekhbariya
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Warren ends White House bid, it’s now Biden vs Sanders
US Senator Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential campaign yesterday after concluding she had no realistic path to the Democratic nomination, leaving behind a two-man battle between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. Warren, a liberal senator who
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Malaysia to have two cyclists at Tokyo Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will have two track cyclists at the Tokyo Olympics this year after finishing among the top eight best teams in the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) ranking list. Based on the latest UCI ranking, issued on their website www.uci.org, Malaysia
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Netanyahu election lead shrinks, raising prospect of another Israel vote
Israel appeared headed into another political stalemate yesterday after nearly-complete results indicated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had failed to secure a clear majority for a right-wing bloc in parliament, despite his claim of victory. With 99% of votes counted, Netanyahu’s
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WhatsApp dark mode a hit, gets best memes online
Hello darkness, says Twitter WhatsApp finally launched dark mode yesterday and Twitter welcomed it with hilarious memes. WhatsApp is finally aboard the dark mode train. On March 3, WhatsApp shared a video on Twitter announcing the launch of dark mode
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