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Israel blocks Palestinian agricultural exports, escalating trade spat
Boycott dramatically hurt Israeli cattle breeders, says COGAT
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Death of whistleblower ignites calls for political reform in China
He was among eight physicians punished by Wuhan police for rumour-mongering
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Death toll from Kazakhstan ethnic clashes rises to 10
An angry crowd torched dozens of buildings and cars, following the brawl
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6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
It hit at a depth of 31 kilometres (19 miles) some 122 kilometres (75 miles) south of Kokopo
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Iran to launch satellite, US says program linked to missiles
Tehran denies that satellite activity is a cover for missile development
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After fleeing war, Syrian families say 'nowhere to go'
Conflict has forced more than 580,000 people from their homes and onto the roads
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Syria army takes Idlib crossroads town despite Turkish warnings
Violence has killed more than 300 civilians, sent some 586,000 fleeing towards relative safety nearer Turkish border
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Wild weather as cyclone, storms lash Australia
It reportedly downed trees, ripped roofs off sheds and knocked out power in the small coastal towns of Dampier
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US presidency gains more power with Trump's acquittal
It hit a low in the 1970s, after Congress wrested authority away following Richard Nixon's Watergate abuses
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US border patrol agents: part bloodhound, part police, part rescuer
Last year, the approximately 500 agents in the Big Bend sector detained 1,624 people
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27 dead including gunman after 'unprecedented' mass shooting: Thai PM
Gunman used weapons stolen from the military arsenal to unleash carnage in the town centre
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American dies of coronavirus in China, five Britons infected in French Alps
Virus spreads to 27 countries, infecting more than 330 people
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Two US troops killed by Afghan soldier in Nangarhar attack
In December, Taliban infiltrators in the Afghan military killed nine Afghan soldiers in central Afghanistan
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China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll
Epidemic has prompted the government to lock down whole cities as anger mounts over its handling of the crisis
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Scientists race to develop vaccine for new coronavirus
More than 800 dead in China, 37,000 infected
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India could provoke war with Pakistan in 2020: US foreign affairs expert
Michael Kugelman says war rhetoric of Indian civil, military leaders increases chances of war
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US forces come under 'direct fire' in eastern Afghanistan
Casualties yet to be ascertained in ‘green-on-blue’ attack -- in which Afghan security forces target foreign soldiers
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Thai soldier kills at least 20 people in shooting rampage
Soldier opens fire in several places including a house and an army base, before heading to mall
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'Indian soldiers not mentally schooled to accept women officers in command'
'Women are not fit to be given ground combat roles in the country's armed forces', Indian govt tells court
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Exit polls predict Modi defeat as Delhi votes
Average of nine exit polls show Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party is likely to win 52 out of 70 seats
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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to ‘advance Kashmir cause’
FM Qureshi thanks Saudi counterpart for ‘steadfast support’
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Syria army overruns key Idlib crossroads town: state TV
Conflict has killed more than 380,000 people since it broke out in 2011
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New York threatens to sue Trump administration over access to traveller programmes
Governor Cuomo, speaking at a news conference in New York, depicts the move against his state as political extortion
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Stranded Chinese stay on Bali as few take flight to Wuhan
As many as 189 seats on the charter flight were offered to around 3,000 Chinese tourists stranded on the island
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Three more coronavirus cases found on Japan cruise ship
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent his condolences to his bereaved family and renewed his pledge to contain the outbreak
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Turkey says capable of protecting outposts in Syria's Idlib
Under an agreement with Russia, Turkey has set up 12 observation posts in Idlib to avert an offensive by Syrian forces
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U.S. awaits China's approval to send in experts as part of WHO team
China agreed to allow WHO to form a team of experts to travel
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Eight die, dozens hurt in southern Kazakhstan clashes
30 houses, 15 commercial properties and 23 cars were damaged in the clashes
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Ireland starts vote in 'three horse race' to form next government
Polls have opened across the country, although a small number of islands off the west coast voted on Friday
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Overnight brawl in Kazakhstan leaves 8 dead, scores wounded
Some 70 people have been involved in the initial brawl on the outskirts of the Masanchi village
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Cyclone Damien batters northwestern Australia
No reports of any serious damage but trees toppled over, power knocked out
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Hong Kong starts quarantine for mainland China arrivals
26 confirmed cases, with one patient who died earlier this week
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US citizen dies of coronavirus in Wuhan: US embassy
At least 722 people have died from the virus in China while more than 34,000 have been infected
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India's New Delhi heads to vote amid protests against citizenship law
Results to be announced on Feb 11
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Trump 'a symptom of a disease': quotes from the Democratic presidential debate
Seven candidates to take on Trump in November participated in the eighth presidential debate on Friday
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Generational clash as Buttigieg, Sanders battle in Democratic debate
Joe Biden is fighting to keep his White House hopes alive after finishing an unnerving fourth in Iowa
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Greece aims to outflank Turkey in Mediterranean
Over the past month, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has revamped a defence agreement with the United States
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Global warming to blame for hottest day in Argentine Antarctica
Temperatures climb to 18.3 degrees Celsius at midday Thursday, the highest temperature on record since 1961
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Latest coronavirus study implicates faecal transmission
Primary path is believed to be virus-laden droplets from an infected person's cough
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Two days after his acquittal, Trump ousts two star impeachment witnesses
Trump says he is still upset with Democrats, govt officials involved in the impeachment investigation
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Japanese man hospitalised with pneumonia in Wuhan dies, coronavirus suspected
He is potentially the first Japanese to have died of the disease
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Death toll from new coronavirus set to surpass SARS, as China's fatalities above 700
WHO chief warns of worldwide shortages of gowns, masks, other protective equipment
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'Passport-free entry to Kartarpur under study'
Interior minister says all activities in and around corridor are monitored through surveillance cameras
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Budapest orchestra helps deaf people 'hear' Beethoven through touch
Few place their hands on instruments to feel vibration, others hold balloons that convey the vibration of sounds
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British Da’ish-linked bride loses initial bid to restore citizenship
Shamima Begum travelled to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State
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WATCH: Sisters separated during Second World War reunited after 78 years
Yulia and Rozalina Kharitonova, now 92 and 94, hugged and kissed as their family members watched in tears
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Antarctic base records hottest temperature ever
Esperanza base on tip of the Antarctic Peninsula records temperature of 18.3 degrees Celsius, the highest on record
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In pictures: China to build new coronavirus hospital by Feb 20
Guiyang medical centre will provide 491 beds to affected patients
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China refutes US claims of ‘stealing Africa’s genomic data’
Washington had reportedly cited concern over China’s ‘scientific spying program’
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Global shortage of anti-virus masks: WHO
WHO chief informs on how some countries are still failing to share clinical data on confirmed cases of the virus

















































