China scrambles to find beds for virus patients as deaths hit 563

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BEIJING–China scrambled to find bed space for thousands of newly infected patients on Thursday, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus soared to 563. More than 28,000 people...

Thailand FM confident in China soon overcoming coronavirus epidemic

4 years ago

BEIJING– Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said his country believes that China will soon prevail over the novel coronavirus outbreak. He made the remarks in a phone conversation on...

Iowa caucuses: Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders take lead

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DES MOINES–Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders are leading in Iowa's caucuses, according to partial results from the chaotic first vote in the race to pick a Democratic White House candidate. ...

Pelosi rips up Trump speech. Right there on the podium.

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WASHINGTON– And then she tore up the speech. No sooner had President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address than House Speaker Pelosi ripped the paper it was...

Russia has begun manufacturing S-400 systems for India: Russian Min

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MOSCOW– Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov has said that his country has begun the production of famed S-400 air defence systems for India. "The Almaz-Antey concern has...

13 killed in N. Afghanistan clashes, including pro-gov't local leader

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SHEBERGHAN–Thirteen were killed during an ambush in northern Jawzjan province overnight, including a pro-government local leader, one of his men and 11 Taliban militants, a provincial government spokesman said on...

68 medical teams sent to Hubei to aid coronavirus control

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WUHAN–Sixty-eight medical teams totaling over 8,310 members have been sent to central China's Hubei Province as of Sunday to aid novel coronavirus control, according to local authorities. These medical...

'Jihadists' kill 18 civilians in Burkina Faso

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OUAGADOUGOU– Suspected jihadists have killed 18 civilians in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, the governor of Sahel region said. "The defence and security forces brought back the body of...

Air India special flight carrying 323 Indians, 7 Maldivians evacuated from Wuhan lands in Delhi

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NEW DELHI–The second Air India special flight carrying 323 Indians and seven Maldivians evacuated from China's Wuhan, landed in New Delhi on Sunday morning, bringing the total number of Indians...

Hubei adds 70 rural medical facilities against epidemic

4 years ago

WUHAN–More than 70 new medical facilities have joined in the battle against the novel coronavirus epidemic in the rural areas of central China's Hubei Province. Authorities newly built, expanded...

Senate poised to acquit Trump as witness motion appears doomed

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WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump's hopes for a speedy acquittal by the Senate received a boost on Thursday as Democrats suffered a setback in their efforts to introduce new witnesses at his...

2 U.S. airmen killed in Afghanistan plane crash: Pentagon

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WASHINGTON–The U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday confirmed the death of two airmen in a U.S. military plane crash in Afghanistan earlier this week. The two, who were supporting Operation...

Jack Ma Foundation donates 14.4 mln USD for coronavirus vaccine development

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HANGZHOU–The Jack Ma Foundation has announced it will donate 100 million yuan (14.4 million U.S. dollars) to support the research and development of a novel coronavirus vaccine. "We firmly...

Harsh Vardhan Shringla takes charge as Foreign Secretary

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NEW DELHI– Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who last served as India's envoy to the United States, took charge as the country's new Foreign Secretary here on Wednesday. Ahead of assuming...

Mag 7.7 quake hits between Cuba and Jamaica, but no injuries

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HAVANA– A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking a vast area from Mexico to Florida and beyond, but there...