Monday, March 2, 2020

Coronavirus spreading fast outside China, airports to increase screenings

The new coronavirus appears to now be spreading much more rapidly outside China than within, and airports in hard-hit countries were ramping up screening of travelers.


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Netanyahu ahead in Israeli election, but still seeking governing majority

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led on Tuesday in a cliffhanger election in Israel, but was still short of a governing majority in a third national ballot in less than a year, exit polls showed.


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British police arrests two in prison attack incident

British police said on Monday they have arrested two men in connection with an attack on a prison officer at Whitemoor prison in eastern England in the beginning of the year.


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Exclusive: U.N. nuclear watchdog plans alert on Iranian stonewalling - diplomats

The U.N. atomic watchdog policing Iran's nuclear deal with major powers plans to issue an imminent rebuke to Tehran for failing to provide access to one or more sites that are of interest to it, several diplomats who follow the agency said on Monday.


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Explainer: Israel voted three times in a year. What happens now?

Israelis turned out to vote in large numbers on Monday to try to break the political deadlock that has seen three closely fought elections since last April.


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Pfizer identified some antiviral compounds with potential as coronavirus treatments

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Monday that it identified certain antiviral compounds it had in development that have the potential to inhibit coronaviruses and is engaging with a third party to screen the compounds.


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FOX NEWS: Pompeo: We accomplished what the Obama administration tried to do


Pompeo: We accomplished what the Obama administration tried to do



Secretary of State Mike Pompeo weighs in on the Taliban peace deal and the Afghan president's refusal to release Taliban prisoners.

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FOX NEWS: US to begin troop withdrawal amid signed Taliban peace deal


US to begin troop withdrawal amid signed Taliban peace deal



Taliban linking future talks to prisoner release; Greg Palkot reports from Kabul, Afghanistan.

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FOX NEWS: Exit polls show Benjamin Netanyahu has edge in Israeli election, unclear if he can clinch majority


Exit polls show Benjamin Netanyahu has edge in Israeli election, unclear if he can clinch majority



Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party is trying to hold off his main opponent Benny Gantz.

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FOX NEWS: Putin could make move to absorb Belarus, Europe’s ‘last dictatorship,’ experts say


Putin could make move to absorb Belarus, Europe’s ‘last dictatorship,’ experts say



It has been bestowed by critics as the "last dictatorship" in Europe and for decades has been one of the world's most closed countries. The former Soviet stronghold of Belarus was almost slapped onto the U.S. travel ban earlier this year and continues to be blacklisted by the European Union with a protracted arms embargo. So what's going on inside the small Eastern European enclave of just nine million?

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Sunday, March 1, 2020

Hubei, epicenter of China's coronavirus outbreak, reports sharp drop in new cases

China's central Hubei province, the epicenter of the country's coronavirus outbreak, reported less than 200 cases of new infections for the first time since January.


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Algeria confirms two more coronavirus cases

Algeria has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus infections, a woman and her daughter aged 53 and 24 years respectively, the health ministry said on Monday.


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Japan to announce more measures on March 10 to counter virus: PM Abe

Japan will announce a second batch of measures around March 10 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and mitigate its damage to the economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday.


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UK foreign minister visits Oman, Saudi Arabia to boost post-Brexit ties

British foreign minister Dominic Raab will on Monday begin his first official visit to the Gulf for talks with leaders in Saudi Arabia and Oman, expected to cover trade, human rights issues and climate change.


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Mired in stalemate, Israel holds another election on Netanyahu's future

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks re-election on Monday under the weight of an imminent corruption trial, with the country's third ballot in less than a year predicted to end in another deadlock.


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Talking about life after the divorce: EU and Britain set for new talks

Britain and the European Union kick off talks on Monday on how their relationship will shape up after Brexit, with half a trillion euros worth of annual trade and close security ties at stake in what are bound to be tense talks.


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Research Institute Moves to Boost Tomato, Telfairia Production

Noting that tomato nursery will provide employment opportunities for technical, skilled and semi-skilled and unskilled labour, he said participants ...

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AfDB to create 9 Million jobs by 2025 – AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina

“That's why the African Development Bank, as part of our Jobs for Youth in Africa strategy, launched the establishment of Coding for Employment ...

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What California voters want from US election

As the state prepares to take part in Super Tuesday, residents say their voices are not being heard.

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Training troops for the 'world's most dangerous' peacekeeping mission

The British Army is preparing to send troops into Mali, to join a UN peacekeeping mission.

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FOX NEWS: J.D. Vance: CNN fundamentally looks down on and mocks the average American

J.D. Vance: CNN fundamentally looks down on and mocks the average American The Ohio GOP Senate candidate explains why taking on the eli...