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Fatality rate of novel coronavirus drops to 2.1 percent: official

The current case fatality rate (CFR) of the novel coronavirus infection on the Chinese mainland has dropped to 2.1 percent, Chinese health authorities disclosed Tuesda

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Iran's judiciary sentences "CIA spy" to death: spokesman

Iran's Judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaili said Tuesday that the country's Supreme Court has approved the death sentence of an Iranian who was spying for the Un

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Most coronavirus patients show mild symptoms: official

Most patients that have been infected with the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) only show mild symptoms, Jiao Yahui, an official with the National Health Commission, said T

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China's central bank injects 400 bln yuan into market

China's central bank pumped 400 billion yuan (about 57 billion U.S. dollars) into the banking system on Tuesday, after injecting 1.2 trillion yuan into the system via reverse repos on Monday.The Peop

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Three Gas Stations in Syria Come Under Artillery Fire - Reports

Three gas stations in the Syrian province of Homs were targeted by militants’ artillery shelling and a fire started in two of them, state television reported on Tuesday

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China offers students free online courses during winter break

Chinese education authorities, schools and after-school training providers are offering students online courses during the winter break, the Ministry of Education (MOE

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China reports 3,235 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, 64 new deaths

Chinese health authorities Tuesday said it received reports of 3,235 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 64 deaths on Monday from 31 provincial-leve

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Chinese hospitals discharge 632 recovered patients of coronavirus infection

A total of 632 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Monday, Chinese health authorities announced

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Iran says U.S. sanctions on atomic chief not to affect nuclear program

The recent U.S. sanctions on the chief of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) would not affect the progress of the country's nuclear program, Iran's Foreign Mini

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Ethiopian Airlines continues flights to China

Ethiopian Airlines will continue flights to China. /Getty Images Ethiopian Airlines flights will continue to operate to China, the airline said in a statement Thursday evening.Ethiopian

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U.S. medical expert speaks highly of Chinese response to coronavirus

03:11 Chinese scientists and the Beijing government have impressed the U.S. medical community with their quick response and decisive measures in the face of the outbreak of viral pneum

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Militant attack leaves 15 dead in DR Congo

The DR Congo army is carrying out an operation in the country's northeastern region to root out militant groups including the ADF./Getty Images Fifteen people were killed late on Tuesday in th

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At least 20 killed in road accident in west India

At least 20 people were killed and more than 10 others were injured after a bus collided with an auto-rickshaw and both the vehicles fell into a roadside well after the accident in western India's Ma

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Israel's Netanyahu formally indicted on corruption cases

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during a ceremony in Jerusalem, January 23, 2020. /AP The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on Tuesday formally indicted

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U.S. forces in Afghanistan recover remains of two personnel from aircraft crash site

The U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday recovered the remains of two personnel from the site, where a U.S. aircraft crashed in eastern Ghazni province on Monday, U.S

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Qatari Emir accepts PM's resignation, names successor

Qatar's emir on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and named a new prime minister. Emir Sheikh Tamim bi

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China's Hubei reports 840 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus

Central China's Hubei Province reported 840 new confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and 25 new deaths on Tuesday, the provincial h