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Hong Kong issues travel alert on U.S., Britain, Ireland

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Sunday night issued the red outbound travel alert on the United States, Britain, and Ireland based on pu

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American Airlines cuts long-haul international flights by 75%

American Airlines said it will suspend 75% of its long-haul international flights from the U.S., beginning March 16 in response to decreased demand and government travel restrictions put in place to l

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Beijing reports 5 imported COVID-19 cases

Beijing reported five newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) imported from other countries Saturday, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission sai

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Trump administration expected to extend European travel ban

Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration is expected to extend the travel ban to the United States from European countries to include the United Kingdom and Ireland."We're loo

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COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 2,000: Johns Hopkins University

The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States have topped 2,000 by 9 p.m. EST Friday (0100 GMT on Saturday), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkin

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Chinese Ambassador to U.S. on global collaboration to fight Covid-19

01:00 The Chinese Ambassador to the United States spoke with CGTN on the global collaboration needed to fight coronavirus.He said that China’s measures in containing Co

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Airbnb extends no-charge cancellation policy due to coronavirus

Airbnb has announced updates to its policies that provide reservation cancellations without charge for stays booked in specific areas, as a result of the current state of the global coronavirus pande

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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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Bhutan's only COVID-19 patient evacuated to home country U.S.

The 76-year-old American tourist in Bhutan who tested positive for COVID-19 on March 5 has been evacuated to the United States, his home country, on Friday. According

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U.S. citizen in Taiwan confirmed to contract COVID-19

A U.S. citizen living in Taiwan was confirmed to have contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the island's epidemic monitoring agency said Friday. The new patient, a man in his 50s, was

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Kenya confirms first case of COVID-19

Kenya's Health Ministry announced on Friday the country's first case of COVID-19, making it the 15th African nation to report an infection. The patient is a female Kenyan citizen who returned to the

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China issues report on human rights violations in U.S.

China on Friday issued a report on the human rights violations in the United States. Titled "The Record of Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2019," the report said the facts detailed in

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Human rights situation deteriorating in U.S.: report

The human rights situation in the United States has been deteriorating in recent years, according to the Record of Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2019 released Friday. The report was

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Australian home affairs minister tests positive for COVID-19

Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has tested positive for COVID-19, and the result was confirmed on Friday afternoon. On his official twitter, Dutton wrote "this morning I woke up with a

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Global COVID-19 pandemic's impact manageable for Chinese manufacturing: vice minister

The global spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will have an impact on China's manufacturing sector but at a manageable level, said a vice minister of i

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MLS suspends 2020 season for 30 days due to coronavirus

Major League Soccer (MLS) has suspended all games, effective immediately, for 30 days, the league announced Thursday as it continues to assess the impact of the coronavirus. "Our clubs were united t

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U.S. sanctions Russian entity to pressure Venezuela

The U.S. Department of Treasury said Thursday that it has imposed sanctions against TNK Trading International S.A. (TTI), a subsidiary of Russian oil producer Rosneft, as the latest move to pressure