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WHO helps countries in need to test COVID-19 by themselves: chief

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, addresses a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Junxia) "By the end of this week,

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Indian police open case against hundreds in Kashmir for using VPN

Local authorities in India-controlled Kashmir have opened a case against hundreds of people who used virtual private networks (VPNs) to circumvent a social media ban in the disputed Himalayan region i

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EU agrees to stop arms flow as Libya marks 9 years after revolution

The European Union will launch a new naval and air mission in the eastern Mediterranean to stop more weapons from reaching the warring factions in Libya, foreign ministers agreed on Monday, after Aus

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'A joke' - UN representative slams Libya arms embargo

Libya has been riven with conflict since the overthrowing of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi (Credit: AP/Mohamed Ben Khalifa) The UN-backed arms embargo in Libya has become a joke, the UN depu

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COVID-19 fears restrict movement of cargo ship crews

Shipping companies are struggling to relocate seafarers after multiple states imposed limitations on crew change over fears of the COVID-19 virus spreading. (Credit: AP) Crew members on cargo

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APD | Trump reaches out to Modi ahead of India visit

By APD writer Rishika ChauhanNew Delhi, Feb.15 (APD) - US President Donald Trump on Saturday commented on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his popularity on Face

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Celebrity twin pandas fitting in well in their new home

Two weeks after Berlin Zoo's star attractions moved into their new enclosure, normality has returned. Here's how the celebrity twin pandas, Meng Xiang and Meng Yuan aka Pit and Paule, the first panda

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Thousands of Cameroonians flee to Nigeria as violence flares

A still image taken from a video shot on December 9, 2017 shows Cameroonian refugees standing outside a center in Agbokim Waterfalls village, which borders on Cameroon, Nigeria. REUTERS/via Reute

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Will the China-U.S. trade deal be spoiled by a virus outbreak?

03:22 This Friday or February 14 is Valentine's Day, a celebration of romance around the world. It's also a day when Beijing and Washington show each other a little bit of love with th

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Israeli military introduces 4-year plan to enhance lethality, assault capabilities

Israel's military released on Thursday a four-year plan aimed at enhancing its lethality and assault capabilities, especially against Iran. "Execution of the 'Momentum

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World's biggest phone show called off over coronavirus fears

The Mobile World Congress (MWC), the annual telecoms industry gathering as well as the world's biggest phone show that draws more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona, was canceled on Wednesday afte

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Turkey shifts strategy by increasing military presence in Idlib after Syrian attacks: experts

In response to the ongoing Russian-backed Syrian attacks in Idlib, Turkey has shifted its strategy by increasing its military presence in the northern province of Syria to push Damascus to abide by

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Datometry snares $17M Series B to help move data and applications to the cloud

Moving data to the cloud from an on-prem data warehouse like Teradata is a hard problem to solve, especially if you’ve built custom applications that are based on that data. Datometry, a San Fra

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Vietnam quarantines area with 10,000 residents over coronavirus

Villages in Vietnam with 10,000 people close to the nation's capital were placed under quarantine on Thursday after six cases of the deadly new coronavirus were discove

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Karma Automotive to lay off 60 more workers at California headquarters

Karma Automotive is laying off 60 workers at its Irvine, Calif., headquarters, just three months after cutting 200 workers, according to documents filed with the California Employment Development Dep

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Swiftmile is bringing advertising to micromobility

Swiftmile, the startup that wants to become the gas station for micromobility vehicles, is getting into advertising. Swiftmile already supplies cities and private operators with docks equipped to par

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UK prisoner tested for Covid-19 named

A man who was extradited from Thailand to the UK on drugs charges is being tested for the novel coronavirus, Covid-19. Rumble is being held at Bullingdon prison near Oxford, after his arrest in T