Democrats make final pitch in Iowa hours before first US vote
by Elodie CUZIN DES MOINES, United States (AFP) -- Democratic candidates made their frantic, final campaign pitches Sunday in Iowa,…
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International
Hong Kong medics strike for China border closure over virus fears
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hundreds of Hong Kong medical workers walked off their jobs on Monday, demanding the city…
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Somalia declares locusts a ‘national emergency’: agriculture ministry
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- Somalia on Sunday declared a locust infestation sweeping the Horn of Africa to be a national…
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Japan destroyer heads to Middle East as Iran-US tension lingers
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan sent a naval destroyer to the Middle East on Sunday for a rare overseas mission…
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Virus deaths in China rise to 360, exceeding SARS mainland toll
by Helen Roxburgh and Beiyi Seow BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared to 360…
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London police kill man after ‘Islamist-related’ terror stabbings
by Robin MILLARD / Joe JACKSON / Charlotte DURAND LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British police on Sunday shot dead…
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20 China evacuees in France showing coronavirus symptoms: health minister
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (AFP) -- Around 20 of the 250 people flown back to France from China Sunday because of the…
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US military ready to house 1,000 for virus quarantine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States military will provide accommodation for 1,000 people if they need to…
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Novel coronavirus fatalities reach 305 with first virus death outside China reported in PHL
(Eagle News) -- The number of confirmed deaths from the novel coronavirus rose to 305 on Sunday, Feb. 2…
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Australia to refuse entry to non-citizens arriving from China
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Australian government on Saturday said it would bar non-citizens arriving from mainland China from…
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