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Pompeo speaks over phone with Qatari deputy PM on ties, regional issues

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke over phone with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Wednesday over

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U.S., India ink defense deals, but trade deal remains elusive

India and the United States on Tuesday signed defense deals worth over 3 billion U.S. dollars, ensuring the sale of 24 "MH-60 Romeo" and six "AH-64E Apache" helicopters

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San Francisco declares state of emergency over possible spread of coronavirus

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for the city to heighten preparedness for the possible spread of the novel coronavirus as mor

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U.S. kicks off clinical trial of antiviral chemical to treat COVID-19

A randomized, controlled clinical trial has begun at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha, the United States, to evaluate the safety and efficacy

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Mindset, response capacity, communication, experience critical against COVID-19: WHO expert

A senior World Health Organization (WHO) expert recommended on Tuesday that to prepare for COVID-19, countries may need to change their mindset, build up response capa

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Roundup: Italian gov't pulling out all stops to contain spread of coronavirus as infected cases rise

The Italian government has been taking additional steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) since it declared a state of emergency on Jan. 31. Despite that

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Israeli PM threats war if rockets from Gaza continue

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened on Monday to start a war if rocket attack fired from Gaza continues, amid an escalation over the killing of Palest

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Hearing over WikiLeaks founder's extradition to U.S. begins in London

A court in London started Monday a legal hearing to decide whether the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States. Facing up to 18 char

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UN chief praises China's contribution to global fight against COVID-19

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday praised China's contribution to the global fight against COVID-19, noting that the Chinese are making

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U.S. president arrives in India for two-day visit

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in India's western state of Gujarat on Monday for a two-day state visit to the country. Accompanied by U.S. First Lady Melania Trum

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12 die in Iran over COVID-19: minister

Death toll over infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has risen to 12 in Iran, Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki announced o

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S.Korea confirms 231 more cases of COVID-19, 833 in total

South Korea confirmed 231 more cases of the COVID-19 on Monday, raising the total number of infections to 833. As of 4:00 p.m. local time (0700 GMT), the number of inf

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China-WHO joint expert team visits Hubei

The China-World Health Organization (WHO) joint expert team visited Hubei Province, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, over the weekend to conduct field investiga

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Israeli army says strikes Islamic Jihad sites in Gaza

Israeli military said it was carrying out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday night, hours after Islamic Jihad fired barrages of rockets toward southern Israel. A m

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Turkey closes borders with Iran over coronavirus concerns

Turkey on Sunday temporarily closed all its land border crossings with Iran over the COVID-19 cases in the neighboring country, a Turkish minister said. "All transitio

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Trump's national security adviser cautions Taliban against breaking violence reduction deal

U.S. President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said on Sunday that the United States would be unlikely to sign an agreement with the Afghan Tal

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China makes headway in curing COVID-19 patients: NHC

China has made progress in curing patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as it steps up epidemic prevention and control measures and medical reinforcemen