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Croatia announces stricter border control measures as it confirms ninth COVID-19 case

Croatian Health Minister Vili Beros announced here on Tuesday stricter measures at the Croatian-Slovenian border for truck drivers arriving from Italy due to the COVID

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France reports 212 COVID-19 cases, four deaths

An elderly Frenchman diagnosed with COVID-19 died on Tuesday, bringing the coronavirus death toll to four in France, where confirmed cases rose in the last 24 hours to 212, said Health General Direc

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Google cancels annual developer conference over coronavirus concerns

Alphabet Inc. said on Tuesday it has canceled its annual developer event, Google I/O, for concerns related to the novel coronavirus outbreak."Over the coming weeks, we will explore other ways to e

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Startup Battlefield applications for TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2020 are now open

Founders – it’s time to launch your company on the most famous stage in tech media. Startup Battlefield applications are now open. TechCrunch is scouring the globe to find the most innovative an

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Locust invasion in Africa: Ethiopia

An Ethiopian government official holds a mature desert locust in Southern Ethiopia. Coletta Wanjohi/CGTN Ethiopia is concerned that the persistent locust invasion in parts of the country will

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Novel coronavirus may have spread in U.S. for six weeks: media

U.S. researchers said the novel coronavirus may have been spreading in the Washington state for six weeks after they examined the genomes of two infections in the state, the New York Times reported

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JD.com sales forecast boosted by home deliveries in virus-hit China

JD.com's Asia No. 1 Shanghai Jading Logistics Park facility in Shanghai, China, March 1, 2020. /VCG China's JD.com forecast at least 10 percent rise in revenue on Monday for the coronavirus-hi

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66 die in Iran over new coronavirus infection

Death toll over infection of the new coronavirus, officially named as COVID-19, has risen to 66 in Iran, said the latest report by Iran's Ministry of Health and Medica

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China's daily new confirmed, suspected COVID-19 cases on decline

China's daily new confirmed and suspected cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have seen an overall downward trend for two weeks, said a health official.

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S.Korea to prepare for health cooperation with DPRK

South Korea's unification ministry said Monday that it will prepare for health cooperation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Yoh Sang-key, the min

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UK to step up efforts to tackle COVID-19

The British government will launch a refreshed public information campaign and set out an enhanced government approach to the threat of COVID-19, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday. Under

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Somalia's one-person, one-vote national elections must be held: UN Security Council

UN Security Council has reiterated its expectation that one-person, one-vote national elections in Somalia must be held by late 2020 or early 2021, in accordance with the Provisional Federal Constit

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Armenia reports first case of COVID-19

Armenia reported its first case of COVID-19 in the country on Sunday. According to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the patient is a male Armenian citizen who returned

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Japan cancels cherry blossom festivals as virus fears grow

As cases of the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, Japan's famous cherry blossom festivals are the latest victim. The country cancelled all of its major cherry blossom festivals

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France to push pension reform through parliament

The French government said on Saturday it would push President Emmanuel Macron's contested pension reform through parliament by decree, avoiding the need for a vote after the opposition filed more th

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Italy Shows Just How Crazy Coronavirus Panic Can Get

Ah, the smell of hand sanitizer in a public space. At least that’s the first thing you notice almost anywhere in Italy right now. The next, of course, is the masks and

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Polanski wins Cesar Award for best director, prompting walkout protest

Roman Polanski scooped France's Cesar Award for best directing for his film "An Officer and a Spy" on Friday, prompting a walkout by several women in the audience in pr