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Chinese president to visit S. Korea for 1st time in six years
Date: 2020-01-26 21:23:07 GMT - south korea - World - SN:63 - ID:8285783
SEOUL, Jan 26 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to make his first visit to South Korea in six years within the next few months, an informed source was quoted by Yonhap news agency as as saying Sunday South Korea's President Moon ....
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Japan confirms 4th coronavirus case
Date: 2020-01-26 13:58:23 GMT - Japan - World - SN:35 - ID:8285149
TOKYO, Jan 26 (MENA)- Japan's health ministry has confirmed the country's fourth case of the new coronavirus, NHK quoted the ministry as saying. The ministry said on Sunday that the patient is a male tourist in his 40s from the Chinese city of ....
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State Department to move U.S. staff out of Wuhan, China, amid coronavirus outbreak
Date: 2020-01-26 10:41:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:8284775
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (MENA) - As the coronavirus death toll climbs, the State Department announced plans Sunday to move personnel stationed in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak, to the U.S. in a direct flight to San Francisco, Wall Street ....
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Japan to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan city
Date: 2020-01-26 10:40:33 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:8284749
TOKYO, Jan 26 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday the government is working with Chinese authorities to arrange a charter flight for any Japanese national wishing to return from Wuhan, where a coronavirus outbreak is believed ....
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China bans wildlife trade nationwide due to coronavirus outbreak
Date: 2020-01-26 09:51:50 GMT - China - World - SN:15 - ID:8284751
BEIJING, Jan 26 (MENA) - China banned wildlife trade nationwide in markets, supermarkets, restaurants, and e-commerce platforms due to the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s market watchdog, agricultural ministry, and forestry bureau said in a ....
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Death toll rises to 56, confirmed suspected cases 2684 so far
Date: 2020-01-26 06:02:30 GMT - China - World - SN:3 - ID:8284552
BEIJING, Jan 26 (MENA) - The death toll in the deadly new coronavirus in China has risen to 56, according to China National Health Commission. The confirmed cases of viral affliction have reached 1,975 and 324 of them are in critical condition. ....
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Canada’s 1st ‘presumptive’ case of new coronavirus discovered in Toronto
Date: 2020-01-26 05:44:23 GMT - Canada - World - SN:1 - ID:8284542
OTTAWA, Jan 26 (MENA) - Ontario health officials have announced that a “presumptive” case of a new coronavirus has been discovered in Toronto, which, if confirmed, would mark the first instance of the illness in Canada. In an evening press ....
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Controlling outbreak of corona-virus is China's primary task -- Xi Jinping
Date: 2020-01-25 19:28:01 GMT - China - World - SN:42 - ID:8284184
BEIJING, Jan 25 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday that controlling the spread of the novel corona-virus (nCoV) infection is the primary task at the current stage. Xi made his remarks during a meeting of the Central Politburo of ....
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Afghan army chopper downed, 4 soldiers wounded
Date: 2020-01-25 18:32:30 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:38 - ID:8284185
KABUL, Jan 25 (MENA) - At least 4 soldiers were injured after an Afghan army helicopter crashed in Kajaki district of southern Helman province on Saturday. According to the 215 Maiwand Corps of the National Army, the helicopter was shot down ....
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Iranian FM: Tehran still willing to negotiate with US
Date: 2020-01-25 16:05:51 GMT - Iran - World - SN:30 - ID:8284188
TEHRAN, Jan 25 (MENA) - Iran is not ruling out negotiations with the United States even after an American drone strike killed a top Iranian general, ABC News reported. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif told Germany's Der Spiegel ....
