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Italy confirms two cases of coronavirus
Date: 2020-01-31 14:06:17 GMT - Italy - International - SN:2 - ID:8292580
Italy has confirmed two cases of coronavirus on its territory, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in a press conference in Rome on Thursday evening. Conte added that the individuals affected are two Chinese tourists who arrived in Rome a ....
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WHO declares Coronavirus outbreak global public health emergency
Date: 2020-01-30 23:47:36 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:8 - ID:8291952
The World Health Organization declared coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern at a news conference Thursday in Geneva. Over the past few weeks we have witnessed the emergence of a previously unknown pathogen that has ....
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US reports 1st person-to-person Coronavirus case in Chicago
Date: 2020-01-30 23:34:31 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:8291946
The first case of human-to-human coronavirus transmission in the U.S. has been confirmed, in a patient in Illinois, ABC News reported quoting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as saying Thursday. The transmission occurred between a ....
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Pompeo: Palestinians should take "this chance for peace"
Date: 2020-01-30 23:31:18 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:8291945
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Palestinians should take the opportunity presented in Washington’s Middle East peace plan. Interviewed by SkyNews on Thursday, Pompeo said Palestinians needed to learn from previous talks between ....
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European Parliament approves deal for UK to leave the European Union
Date: 2020-01-29 23:55:12 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:6 - ID:8290548
The European Parliament has backed the Brexit deal by 621 to 49 votes, paving the way for the UK to leave the European Union on Friday (31 January), Euronews reported. The deal will now go to the European Council, which is likely to give its ....
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China virus death toll jumps to 106; confirmed cases climb to over 4,500
Date: 2020-01-28 07:24:46 GMT - China - International - SN:3 - ID:8287652
Chinese health authorities announced Tuesday that 4,515 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been reported in the country, Xinhua reported Tuesday. A total of 106 people died of the disease, according to ....
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20 soldiers killed in Mali attack, government says
Date: 2020-01-27 00:18:05 GMT - Mauritania - International - SN:6 - ID:8285900
About 20 soldiers were killed in a pre-dawn attack on an army camp in central Mali on Sunday, The New York Times quoted the government as saying. The identity of the attackers was not immediately clear. In a statement, the government said ....
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Death toll from Turkey's earthquake climbs to 38
Date: 2020-01-27 00:13:21 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:3 - ID:8285897
Turkish authorities said the death toll rose to at least 38 people from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck Friday night, ABC news reported Sunday. Turkish television showed Ayse Yildiz, 35, and her 2-year-old daughter Yusra being dragged ....
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Australia reports first coronavirus case
Date: 2020-01-25 07:15:00 GMT - Australia - International - SN:11 - ID:8283605
Australia on Saturday confirmed its first case of the Wuhan coronavirus in its second-largest city. The man, a patient in his 50s, had been in Wuhan before returning on January 19 to Melbourne, Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said in a press ....
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19 dead, 922 injured in eastern Turkey 6.8 earthquake
Date: 2020-01-25 06:24:00 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:10 - ID:8283567
A 6.8 earthquake in eastern Turkey has claimed at least 19 lives and caused multiple buildings to collapse, trapping many under rubble, Russian channel RT reported on Saturday. The quake was centered in the province of Elazig. The quake struck ....