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Wuhan pneumonia outbreak update: 440 cases in China, 17 deaths
Deaths from China's coronavirus outbreak rose to 17 on Wednesday (Jan 22), heightening global precautions of contagion as cases now detected as far away as the United States.
00:37 | 23/01/2020
Prince Harry expresses 'great sadness' about leaving royal duties
Britain's Prince Harry on Sunday (Jan 19) said it brought him great sadness that he had to leave his royal duties.
12:42 | 20/01/2020
Wuhan pneumonia outbreak: China reports four more infected patients
Chinese health authorities on Saturday (Jan 18) had discovered four more cases of pneumonia following an outbreak of what is believed to be a new coronavirus strain in the central city of Wuhan, Reuters reported.
20:47 | 19/01/2020
Philippine volcano shuts down Manila, triggering tsunami warning
Schools and businesses on Jan 13 shut across the Philippine capital - Manila as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city while seismologists warned an eruption could happen at any time, potentially triggering a tsunami, according to Reuters.
21:53 | 14/01/2020
Australia wildfires death toll raised to 28 after another firefighter dies
The fires claimed another firefighter's life on Saturday (Jan 11) in Australia's state of Victoria, raising the toll from this season's devastating bushfires to 28 deaths.
13:10 | 12/01/2020
Iran denied Ukraine airliner hit by missile
Iran denied that the Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, had been hit by a missile, government spokesman Ali Rabiei said in a statement.
10:59 | 10/01/2020
China viral pneumonia outbreak may be due to new type of virus: WHO
A cluster of over 50 pneumonia cases in the central Chinese city of Wuhan may be due to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that caused the respiratory syndrome severe acute (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreaks, World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday (Jan 8).
17:22 | 09/01/2020
Ukrainian jet was on fire before crash: Iran investigation said
The Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran, killing all 176 people on board, Reuters reported, citing an initial report by Iranian investigators.
17:22 | 09/01/2020
Thailand bans single-use plastic bags at major stores
Thailand began 2020 with a ban on single-use plastic bags at major stores.
16:56 | 03/01/2020
China to lower import tariffs on more than 850 products from Jan 1
China will lower tariffs on products ranging from frozen pork and avocado to some type of semiconductors next year, the finance ministry said, as Beijing looks to boost imports amid a slowing economy and a trade war with the United States.
10:30 | 23/12/2019
US, Canada and Mexico sign agreement to replace NAFTA
Top officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States signed a fresh overhaul of a quarter-century-old trade pact on Tuesday (Dec 10) that aims to improve enforcement of worker rights and hold down prices for biologic drugs by eliminating a patent provision.
15:37 | 11/12/2019
Vietnamese woman reunites with her “babylift” daughter after 44-year separation
After years of trying to find each other, Leigh Mai, now 47, met her birth mother Nguyen thi Dep on Nov. 17 in Ho Chi Minh City.
17:19 | 28/11/2019
US-China 'phase one' trade deal may not be inked this year: Experts
Completion of a "phase one" US-China trade deal could slide into next year, trade experts and people close to the White House said.
15:29 | 22/11/2019
US Army examines TikTok security concerns after Democratic lawmaker 's warning
The US Army is undertaking a security assessment of China's social media platform TikTok after a Democratic lawmaker raised national security concerns over the app's handling of user data, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said on Thursday (Nov 21).
10:06 | 22/11/2019
Taliban frees two Western prisoners
The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday (Nov 20) released American and Australian university professors held hostage for more than three years, Reuters reported, citing officials of the three nations.
13:45 | 20/11/2019
