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South Korea confirms 84 more COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 977

South Korea confirmed 84 more new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 977, according to the Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Firefox to enable DNS-over-HTTPS by default to US users

Mozilla will bring its new DNS-over-HTTPS security feature to all Firefox users in the U.S. by default in the coming weeks, the browser maker has confirmed.It follows a year-long effort to test the n

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South Koreans face travel restrictions as new coronavirus cases spike

South Korean tourists with face masks wait to board a flight back to South Korea at the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 24, 2020. /AP An increasing number of countries and reg

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Higher ocean temperatures putting extreme stress on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Higher than average ocean temperatures have put Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef on the brink of a severe coral bleaching event, the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has warned on

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France says 11th patient recovered from coronavirus infection, no one hospitalized now

The last patient hospitalized in France because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection has been cured, French Health Minister Olivier Veran announced on Monday

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Hong Kong to deny entry of non-local travelers from South Korea

Hong Kong will deny the entry of non-local travelers from South Korea on Tuesday and has advised against trips there by its residents as the number of confirmed cases

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China's central bank implements measures to encourage work resumption

China's central bank has implemented four measures to promote work resumption during the COVID-19 outbreak, a bank official said at a press conference on Monday. The Chinese government has recently b

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China to minimize impact of novel coronavirus on economy

China is taking measures to minimize the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on the economy, said the country's top economic planner on Monday.Cong Liang, secretary-general of the Nat

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APD | Iran moves high-level resources to fight against novel coronavirus

By APD writer Muhammad SohailIranian President Hassan Rouhani issued an order on Sunday to form a high-level committee that can make a national strategy and take quick

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Iran raises death toll from new virus to 8, infections to 43

Iran’s health ministry raised Sunday the death toll from the new virus to 8 people in the country, amid concerns that clusters there, as well as in Italy and South Kore

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Erdogan to meet leaders of Russia, France and Germany over Idlib

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he would hold a summit with the leaders of Russia, France and Germany on March 5 to discuss the escalating viole

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Dozens of Italian villages shut down after COVID-19 kills two

02:37 The evacuation of 19 people to Italy and 32 people to the United Kingdom from the Diamond Princess cruise liner in Japan was marked by tension as Europe deals with an increase in

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Fintech startups raised $34B in 2019

Financial services startups raised less money in 2019 than they did in 2018 as VC firms looked to back late stage firms and focused on developing markets, a new report has revealed.According to resear

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A timeline of events on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship

02:32 The Diamond Princess cruise ship began its journey over a month ago from Yokohama, a city some 30 kilometers south of the capital Tokyo. It called at several ports in Japan, Chin

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Science Saturday 20200222

03:01 In this week's Science Saturday, we look at science news ranging from the coronavirus to a new bio-imaging method.Coronavirus outbreakScientists have explained the relatively hig

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WHO concerned about coronavirus cases with no clear link

The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the number of coronavirus cases with no clear epidemiological link, although the total number of cases outside China remains relatively small

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Israel says cruise passenger flown home from Japan has virus

One of the 11 Israelis who were flown home after being quarantined on a cruise ship in Japan has tested positive for the new virus that emerged in China late last year,