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South Korea reports 13th death, 344 new coronavirus cases
Feb 27, 2020 05:24South Korea, the country with the highest number of coronavirus infections after China, has reported its 13th fatality from the pathogen, also announcing 334 new infection cases, the largest daily increase in the country.
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US, South Korea postpone wargames over coronavirus
Feb 27, 2020 05:09The United States has postponed its wargames with South Korea on Thursday as concerns continue to grow over the coronavirus.
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Iran briefs WHO, foreign envoys on measures to contain coronavirus
Feb 27, 2020 04:14Iran’s Foreign Ministry played host to a meeting to inform the World Health Organization (WHO) representative and foreign ambassadors residing in Tehran about the Islamic Republic’s measures to contain the novel coronavirus epidemic.
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Saudi Arabia suspends Umrah pilgrimage for fear of COVID-19
Feb 27, 2020 03:25Saudi Arabia says it has temporarily suspended entry for individuals aiming to perform Umrah pilgrimage or to visit the Prophet's Mosque in the holy city of Medina over concerns of the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus.
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Coronavirus outbreak continues in China, fears rise of pandemic
Feb 26, 2020 06:07China has reported new deaths and cases of coronavirus infections, amid fears that the viral outbreak is looking increasingly like a global pandemic.
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Trump furious at plunging stock market on coronavirus fear: Report
Feb 26, 2020 06:00US President Donald Trump is livid that stocks are sliding, contending that health officials’ warnings about the spread of coronavirus have frightened investors, The Washington Post reports.
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US stocks plunge for 2nd day amid coronavirus fears
Feb 26, 2020 05:54Wall Street stocks suffered a second straight rout Tuesday, with losses picking up after US health officials warned the coronavirus was likely to hit the world's biggest economy.
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UNSC adopts resolution extending Yemen sanctions
Feb 26, 2020 05:23The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has approved a resolution extending sanctions against Yemen despite criticisms by Russia and China that the document fails to meet their concerns.
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Iran’s top security official decries US duplicity in virus allegation
Feb 26, 2020 05:14Iran’s top security official has harshly rebuked the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s allegation that Tehran is covering up details of the coronavirus spread in the country.
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Stress, rumors, even violence: Virus fear goes viral
Feb 24, 2020 12:06You’ve probably got a better chance of winning a game than buying face masks in parts of Asia. Conferences have been disrupted from Beijing to Barcelona to Boston. Quarrels in Japan; riots in Ukraine. Rumors that napkins could be used as masks emptied East Asian store shelves of paper goods. Bernie Huang, a high school teacher in Taiwan said “Fear is a very strong emotion, and the prevailing fear over the new coronavirus drives people to do things irrationally without thinking straight.”