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Xi warned officials that efforts to stop virus could hurt economy: sources
Xi tells local officials that some of the actions taken to contain the virus are harming the economy
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Pyongyang still importing oil, cars, alcohol illegally: UN
In 2017, sanctions were imposed in order to push the country to stop its nuclear and ballistic weapons programmes
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London's 'chewing gum man' fuses art with recycling
He is careful to avoid painting on actual surfaces, in case he is accused of vandalism
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Hopes crisis is nearly over as rains forecast to douse more Australia wildfires
The country has been battling hundreds of blazes since September in an unusually prolonged summer wildfire season
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Thai army chief tearfully apologises for mass shooting by soldier
Says the army will help compensate all victims, families
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Environmental degradation threatens Punjab wildlife
Minister says promoting legal hunting to help in conservation efforts
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Eight days in Wuhan, cut off from the world
Virus believed to have crossed into humans from an animal market in Wuhan
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Coronavirus case confirmed in California, takes US total to 13
Some 800 US nationals have been evacuated from Wuhan, flown to air bases in the US
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China virus toll passes 1,000 as Xi visits frontline hospital
The Chinese president donned a face mask and had his temperature checked while visiting medical workers and patients
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At least five dead in suicide attack in Kabul: officials
Ministry of Defence confirms death toll, says at least six people were hurt
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More than 100 US troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran missile attack
Pentagon confirms 76 US troops diagnosed with brain injury have returned to duty
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Trump will visit India on Feb 24-25: White House
He will meet with Indian PM Narendra Modi during the visit
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'India's war hysteria is threatening peace and security in the region'
AJK president strongly condemns Indian shelling along LoC referring it as a 'cowardly act'
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Sharp rise in invoking sedition law to curb dissent in India
Enacted in 1837, sedition law meant to protect British monarch is used liberally to target intellectual dissent
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Pakistan student in Wuhan misses father's funeral
80-year-old begged his son to come back a day before he died
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BBC to make Greta Thunberg documentary series
According to BBC studios, the series will follow Greta's international crusade for climate change
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Egypt court bans teacher over harassing 120 female pupils
Education ministry's undersecretary says teacher was fired from school
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‘Shocked’ over team participation: India warned against politics over sports
PKF president, secretary say enemy elements conspiring against Kabbadi World Cup
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Animal rescuers strive to aid stranded pets amidst epidemic in China
The sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus during the Spring Festival holiday has hit humans and animals alike
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Researchers discover unusually large bird wing in dinosaur-era amber
Bird wing, found in Hukawng Valley, is expected to help enrich the understanding of the size of ancient birds
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President Erdogan’s visit to further strengthen Pak-Turkey ties: PM Imran
Premier lauds Ankara’s steadfast support to Islamabad’s principled stance on Kashmir issue
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Iranians feel strain of turmoil and sanctions
In a country weighed down by sanctions, shaken by protests, many Tehranis struggle to hide their pessimism
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Chinese military aircraft cross into Taiwan airspace: Defence ministry
It was only second-time Chinese aircraft crossed largely respected line dividing two sides in strait since March 2019
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China president makes rare visit to meet virus workers, patients
Xi Jinping, who has called virus a 'demon', dons a blue mask to meet doctors at Beijing Ditan hospital
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India’s truce breaches trigger deadly response from Pakistan Army
One Indian soldier killed, three injured, posts damaged as Pakistani troops respond to unprovoked Indian fire
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Woman steals 496 phones worth AED1.4m
Accused has been charged with theft and fraud
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Suicide attack kills Algerian soldier near Mali border: defence ministry
Attack, which was not immediately claimed, is the first of its kind in southern Algeria in years
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Long road home for Cape Town's apartheid dispossessed
The fight to return began with the end of white minority rule
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Olive oil 'for peace' in divided Cyprus
Cyprus has been split since 1974
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Africa holds 'silence the guns' summit as new conflicts grow
South Sudan's civil war began in 2013 and has left 380,000 people dead and millions more in dire poverty
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Trump budget plan pushes back deficit target: US media
Budget plan is expected to request $2 billion in homeland security spending for the US-Mexico border wall
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Snow problem for Japan's ice sculpture festival
Organisers forced to truck in powder from distant towns for their signature sculptures in an unheard-of ice crisis
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Two new coronavirus cases emerge with link to ski resort
Five Britons tested positive for the virus in France on Saturday
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US Democrats trade barbs as New Hampshire vote nears
With the primary season underway in earnest, earlier collegiality among Democrats has fallen away
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Australia, Indonesia move to implement trade deal
It also includes improved access for Australia's agriculture industry to Indonesia's vast market of 260 million people
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20 civilians dead as Syrian govt set to retake key highway
Recapturing the M5 will allow traffic to resume between war-torn Syria's main business hubs
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Coronavirus death toll crosses 900 as millions in China return to work
Death toll surpasses global fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic
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Thousands of mysterious bomb hoaxes plague Moscow
Since late November, more than 1.6 million people have been evacuated from buildings in Moscow
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China inflation rises as coronavirus disrupts supply chains
Beijing had already been battling a slowing domestic economy before the new coronavirus emerged
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WHO warns overseas coronavirus spread may be 'tip of the iceberg'
WHO advance team on coronavirus on way to Beijing
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Kashmir to remain ‘cornerstone’ of Pakistan's foreign policy
Qureshi interacts with top Kashmiri leaders on dire situation in held valley
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Azerbaijan's ruling party wins election, according to exit polls
Sunday's ballot monitored by international observers from 58 countries including Pakistan
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‘Saudi Arabia on the road to gender equality’
World Bank report places Saudi Arabia first in gender equality in GCC bloc and second in the Arab region
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Iran bid to send satellite into orbit fails, again
Satellite, which Iran says serves for scientific observation, is part of programme that US describes as provocation
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China offers $43bn boost to firms fighting virus
The outbreak, which started in the central city of Wuhan, has brought large swathes of the country to a halt
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Four rare mountain gorillas 'killed by lightning'
Post-mortem examination has been performed on the four, including a male infant, who died on February 3 in Uganda
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Anti-Muslim citizenship law, ‘beginning of migration wave in India’
Discriminatory citizenship law discussed at a panel discussion in Turkey
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African leaders reject Trump's Mideast peace plan
The leaders voice solidarity with 'the Palestinian cause' at African Union summit
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Strike in Indian Occupied Kashmir to mark execution anniversary of Afzal Guru
Guru was silently executed in jail for allegedly taking part in an attack on India's parliament in 2001
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Israel blocks Palestinian agricultural exports, escalating trade spat
Boycott dramatically hurt Israeli cattle breeders, says COGAT
















































