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Europe becomes epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO

Europe has now become the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from China, the chief of World Health Organization (WH

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UK foreign minister Raab praises response to Iraq attack

Britain’s foreign minister Dominic Raab said the U.S.-led response to the attack on coalition forces in Iraq was “swift, decisive and proportionate” and warned that any

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Britain moves to "delay" phase in tackling COVID-19

The British government announced on Thursday that the country has switched from the "containment" phase to "delay" in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, which will see more "social distancing" measu

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Virus Hits Search for Merkel’s Successor as CDU Meeting Delayed

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union postponed next month’s party conference because of the spreading coronavirus, throwing the race for a new party le

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Doing deals through Zoom? These investors have some tips

Investors are turning to remote-only meetings to combat COVID-19, which was officially declared a pandemic yesterday.The novel coronavirus is already spreading via community contact in the Bay Area; a

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545 prosecuted for fraud related to epidemic control

Procuratorial organs across China had prosecuted 545 suspects in 516 fraud cases related to the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic by Wednesday, according

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Turkey faces "serious" risk of COVID-19: minister

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Wednesday warned about the COVID-19 in Turkey, as the virus outbreak in Europe poses a serious risk to the country. "The plig

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UN chief calls for action as WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for action on the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, after the World Health Organization declared the disease a pandemic. "Today's decl

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Bank of England cuts main interest rate to 0.25 pct

The Bank of England cut its main interest rate from 0.75 percent to 0.25 percent on Wednesday as part of a package of measures to cushion the impact of COVID-19. At a special meeting which ended on T

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Turkey confirms first COVID-19 case

Turkish health minister on Wednesday announced the first case of the novel coronavirus in Turkey. A male citizen was tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday eve

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Eastern European nations demand EU funds for faster troop movement

The EU must provide funds to enable the faster movement of military forces across Europe, defense ministers from four Eastern European countries have said.EU and NATO members Latvia, Lithuania, Polan

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U.S. FDA cautions against fraudulent COVID-19 products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned on Monday that seven companies have been selling fraudulent COVID-19 products that pose "significant risks t

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China to deepen int'l cooperation on COVID-19 prevention, control

A leading group of China's COVID-19 response on Monday made arrangements for deepening international cooperation on epidemic prevention and control and pushing for substantial results in relevant wo

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Iran warns it could use 'force' to halt travel amid virus

Iranian authorities warned Friday they may use “force” to limit travel between cities and announced the new coronavirus has killed 124 people amid 4,747 confirmed cases

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The novel coronavirus could attack the central nervous system

A doctor in Beijing Ditan Hospital, has warned the novel coronavirus could attack the central nervous system as gene sequencing at the hospital found coronavirus in the cerebrospinal fluid of a 56

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V4 PMs discuss coronavirus data-sharing, migrant crisis on Greek-Turkish border

The prime ministers of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries decided at a meeting held here on Wednesday to exchange data on the novel coronavirus to halt its spread. They

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China warns against aerosol transmission of coronavirus

China warned against transmission of the novel coronavirus via aerosol or contact due to environmental pollution caused by the excrement and urine of patients. The sta