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UK PM Johnson to reshuffle senior ministerial positions on Thursday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reshuffle his cabinet of senior ministers on Thursday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Tuesday.The ministeria

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A list of MWC coronavirus cancellations so far

The world’s biggest mobile tradeshow, Mobile World Congress (MWC), is due to take place in Barcelona just under two weeks’ time, on February 24-27.The annual international telco industry

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APD | South Koreans keen on online shopping amid coronavirus epidemic

By APD writer AliceSouth Koreans are increasingly keen on shopping online for daily necessities as they fear the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by a new

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India's Ola aims to knock Uber off its London perch

Hail to the chief: Cab app Ola is entering a crowded market dominated by Uber (Credit: AP Photo/Saurabh Das) The UK capital's ride-hailing market is set to hot up after India-based Ola launche

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Trump: Coronavirus could end in U.S. thanks to warmer weather

While touting the U.S. economy in a speech with the nation's governors, President Donald Trump commented the deadly coronavirus would no longer be a threat as winter comes to a c

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Israeli war jets bomb Gaza as Egyptian security delegation arrives

GAZA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Israeli war jets bombed the Gaza Strip on Monday as an Egyptian security delegation arrived in the Palestinian enclave for its cease-fire with Israel, security sources said.

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Novel coronavirus vaccine starts animal trials

A candidate vaccine targeting the novel coronavirus has been tested on animals, according to a report Monday on news portal yicai.com, citing sources with the Chinese

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Novel coronavirus vaccine: Animal tests started

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China, scientists from various pharmaceutical companies and other institutions have tried to create a vaccine to stop its spread. Recently, a Shanghai c

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Bouteflika's jailed brother launches appeal

In this file photo taken on May 19, 2012, Said Bouteflika, brother of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika attends the funeral of late Algerian singer Warda Al-Jazairia at the El-Alia cemetery

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HKSAR may enhance relief measures as novel coronavirus outbreak adds to economic woes: officials

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government may enhance the existing economic relief measures as the novel coronavirus outbreak has added to the woe

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Schools in Wuhan convert dorms to quarantine areas

Several dorms at Wuhan Business University are now being turned into wards that can take in coronavirus patients with mild symptoms. Six hundred rooms are being converted taking in a total of 2,40

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Hong Kong reports 3 more novel coronavirus cases, warns of possible family outbreak

Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported on Sunday three additional confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, including two patients believed to b

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Science Saturday 20200208

In this week's Science Saturday, we look at science news ranging from medical robots to the best image we have of the Sun so far.CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKRobots have come to the frontline of China's on

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UN Refugee Agency boosting response capacity in Mozambique: spokesman

A UN spokesman said Friday that the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is boosting its response capacity in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, following a recent escalation of violence. Farhan Haq, deputy s

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Attempt to fold Motorola’s Razr 100,000 times doesn’t go great

The Galaxy Fold felt like an omen for a burgeoning category. The fascinating and promising product was plagued by broken review units that forced Samsung to go back to the drawing board with a reinfor

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Commentary: Racism worse enemy than epidemic

While the people of China are striving for victory in the battle against the outbreak of novel coronavirus, certain Western media outlets and officials are generating a cacophony out of prejudice, r

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Indian education startup Byju’s raises $200M from General Atlantic

Indian education firm Byju’s said on Friday that General Atlantic, an existing investor in the startup, has pumped additional money to join its new, ongoing financing round.While the startup, w