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Australian PM considering wider coronavirus travel bans

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged coronavirus travel bans for South Korea and Italy. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Morrison confirmed t

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UNSC to debate peacekeeping capacity building during China presidency

The UN Security Council will hold a debate on peacekeeping operations on March 24 with the participation of troop and police contributing countries during China's pres

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Australian Associated Press to shut after 85 years in operation

The Australian Associated Press (AAP) has said they will close their entire media operations, with the institution announcing on Tuesday their newswire service which s

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DPRK top leader oversees drill of long-range artillery: KCNA

Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), "visited the firepower strike drill ground of long-range artillery sub-units" on Monday, t

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Japan closes nearly all schools in bid to contain COVID-19

Many schools across Japan were closed on Monday as part of a concerted government effort nationwide to contain the new coronavirus (COVID-19) and combat its further sp

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British experts urge gov't to do more to contain COVID-19 spread

As confirmed cases of COVID-19 have risen to 20 in Britain, public health experts are concerned about an inadequate government response to curb the spread of the novel

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China has become a veritable IP power: FM spokesperson

China has become a veritable intellectual property power and played an important role in the world's innovation landscape, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday a

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Iran's parliament closes over COVID-19 outbreak

Iran's parliament, or the Majlis, stopped work on Friday over the outbreak of COVID-19, official IRNA news agency reported. According to the decision by the presiding

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UK confirms 19 COVID-19 cases

The first confirmed case of COVID-19 respectively in Wales and Northern Ireland together with two more cases in England brought the total number of infections in Brita

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Trump says Pompeo to attend signing of U.S.-Taliban deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will attend the signing of U.S.-Taliban agreement, which is expected to occur in the Qat

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Australia activates COVID-19 emergency response plan

The Australian government has activated the Coronavirus Emergency Response Plan and now operates on the basis the virus is a pandemic. Australian Prime Minister Scott

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Maldives bans entry of cruise ships over fears of COVID-19

The Maldivian government said on Friday that it had banned the entry of cruise ships following the outbreak of COVID-19 in several countries. Local media quoted Health

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China to provide assistance to Iran in fight against COVID-19 epidemic: FM

China will continue to provide assistance to Iran in its fight against COVID-19 epidemic, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a phone conversa

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Japan to close Tokyo Disney Resort, Universal Studios Japan amid COVID-19 outbreak

The operators of Tokyo Disneyland, DisneySea and Universal Studios Japan said on Friday that they will shutter the hugely popular theme parks from Saturday to March 15

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S.Korea to offer standard model of "Drive-Thru" virus-testing station to local gov'ts

South Korea's health authorities said on Friday that it will draw up and provide the standard model of a so-called "Drive-Thru" virus-testing station for local governm

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Italy cracks down on speculative pricing for anti-coronavirus items

Italy's financial police said Thursday they have begun raiding retailers suspected of dramatically inflating prices for items in demand for helping consumers protect t

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Finland prepared to tackle coronavirus situation: Finnish PM

Finland is prepared to tackle the situation of the coronavirus and will take all scenarios and take things seriously, said Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Wednes