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Hong Kong reports first death from new coronavirus infection

February 04, 2020

She urged Hong Kong residents to "stand united" in combating the outbreak, which has killed more than 360 people, all but one in China. Such uncertainties have spurred extreme measures by some countries to stem the spread. Chinese data suggest that the new virus, while much more contagious than SARS, is significantly less lethal, although such numbers can evolve rapidly.

Malawi top court nullifies 2019 election

February 04, 2020

In a 500-page judgment that took almost 10 hours to read, Malawi's Constitutional Court annulled the May, 2019, presidential election that had declared Peter Mutharika as the victor with 38.6 per cent of the vote. "We also order that elections should be held within 150 days". The long-peaceful southern African nation saw deadly confrontations and unrest following the presidential election.

Rushing downstairs at end of school, 14 Kenyan children killed in stampede

February 04, 2020

Kenya Red Cross said on Twitter that it was setting up psychological support services, as well as a "tracing desk" to help relatives locate potentially affected students. At least 39 pupils "were seriously wounded" at Kakamega Primary School on Monday, the Daily Nation newspaper reported. The school has over 3,000 students with the headteacher, Dickson Wanyangu reportedly absent from the school at the time of the tragic accident.

Murkowski rebukes Trump, Senate, but says she will vote to acquit

February 04, 2020

Murkowski, who is an unpredictable moderate in a polarized Washington D.C., on Monday declared she would not vote to convict Trump. But Varney said despite the backlash from the Democrats , America stands tall. "That is a debate I am absolutely confident we are winning". He called for an end to the partisan "era of impeachment". His presidency doesn't reflect my values and I don't want four more years of it.

Democrats return to leadoff Iowa for final pitch to voters

February 04, 2020

All caucuses are open only to Democrats registered to vote in Iowa. Iowa matters because it's first, but how did that happen? Abby Finkenauer and Cindy Axne, two first-term Democrats who won previously Republican-held seats - an effort to demonstrate that Biden could help down-ballot Democrats.

Johnson lays out vision of trade ties with EU

February 04, 2020

That goes beyond the Canada-EU agreement, known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA. "We are ready to consider a deal on fisheries". Lowe said, adding that serious progress in talks is unlikely before the fall. Brussels' chief negotiator Michel Barnier said all aspects of the envisaged agreement would not be completed within 11 months.

Coronavirus: First death outside China reported in Philippines

February 04, 2020

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 44-year-old man, from Wuhan, China , the center of the outbreak , died in hospital on Saturday after developing "severe pneumonia", the Philippine Department of Health said in a news release.

Germany confirms seven cases of coronavirus

February 04, 2020

In France, for the first time outside China, a healthcare worker was diagnosed as being ill with 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease. Since emerging out of Wuhan late previous year, the coronavirus has infected almost 14,500 people across China and reached 24 countries.

Daniel arap Moi dead

February 04, 2020

The news was announced Tuesday by the current president, Uhuru Kenyatta , on the East African country's state broadcaster, Citizen Television. Kenya's second president Daniel arap Moi has died, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced in a presidential proclamation.

Shelter dog beer can campaign helps reunite missing dog with owner

February 04, 2020

According to ABC News , Monica Mathis came across a picture of the cans and noticed an uncanny similarity between one of the featured rescues and her dog Hazel, who disappeared after slipping her leash at her home in Iowa three years ago. Mathis said she and Hazel will be reunited in time to celebrate Hazel's 7th birthday. She searched, called shelters, but never found the dog. The shelter confirmed that Day Day is Hazel.

Ottawa Sending Plane to Vietnam to Evacuate Canadians From China

February 04, 2020

The government "has chartered a plane that will fly to Wuhan, and is in the process of finalizing the necessary authorizations to land in China and facilitate Canadians' departure", the recap notes. While there's been no sign any of the Canadians asking for help from the government are sick, Hajdu noted they are asking to leave the Wuhan region because "life has become exceedingly hard".

Recent travellers to China won't be allowed to board most cruise ships

February 04, 2020

Although the risks to our guests and crew are low, our medical experts are coordinating closely with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to implement any recommended screening, prevention and control measures for our ships.

Israeli PM meets Sudan's leader, aims for 'normalization'

February 04, 2020

Last week, Trump unveiled his long-awaited Middle East plan for Israel-Palestine, which heavily favours Israel . Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will "convene a large-scale discussion - with the participation of ministers, ministry director generals and all relevant staff officials on national preparedness regarding the coronavirus", said a statement released by his office on Saturday evening.

EU top diplomat holds talks in Iran 'to de-escalate tensions'

February 04, 2020

An uneasy quiet has settled over the Middle East in the month since a US drone strike killed the top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani . Iran began reducing its commitments under the nuclear deal a year ago to put pressure on the parties remaining in the accord to protect its economy from USA sanctions and allow the Islamic Republic to gain the full benefits outlined in the deal.

Father of killed Sydney children visits memorial

February 04, 2020

Stefanovic then echoed her, saying he was left devastated when he watched news coverage of the crash on Saturday. She said she could not hate the alleged killer of her children. Neither the driver nor the passenger was injured. NSW Ambulance Acting Superintendent Andrew McAlpine on Saturday evening said paramedics had arrived to a horrific scene.

Rush Limbaugh reveals advanced lung cancer diagnosis

February 04, 2020

Mr Limbaugh's show, which first aired 31 years ago, attracts around 27 million listeners each week. Limbaugh, who has hosted his show for over 30 years, said he will have to miss some shows because of treatment. we're all praying for you". "My intention is to come here every day I can and to do this program as normally and as competently and as expertly as I do each and every day, because that is the source of my greatest satisfaction", Limbaugh said.

Today's date is a rare palindrome

February 03, 2020

What does this mean? It has the distinction reading the same backward and forward in multiple date formats. The last time such a date ocurred was 11/11/1111. Author James Joyce invented "tattarrattat", which is supposed to be the sound of a knock on the door and the longest single-word palindrome in the Oxford English Dictionary .

2 dead, 1 injured in dorm shooting at Texas A&M university

February 03, 2020

The surviving victim was taken to a hospital in unknown condition, the university police department said. In October near the Commerce campus, two people were killed and about a dozen more wounded at an off-campus Halloween party jammed with more than 750 party-goers, many of them students, authorities said.

Bernie Sander's campaign surrogate Rep. Rashida Tlaib apologizes for booing Hillary Clinton

February 03, 2020

Trump added, as Hannity said Sanders went on his honeymoon in the former Soviet Union in 1988. Buttigieg, in an interview Sunday on ABC's "This Week", said it was his "understanding is that there was an issue, it was raised and they chose to respond by withdrawing the release of the poll and - I do think at a moment like this where you got a president routinely attacking the press, it's worth remembering the integrity and the seriousness with which reporters and press take the work that ...

John Kerry Dismisses Report That He Might Run for President

February 03, 2020

The tweet was deleted within minutes (though not before it was noticed by countless social media users) and replaced by a less profane version, reiterating the same message. And while Kerry never issued a categorical denial like he did Sunday, the 76-year-old (who was promoting a book at the time) repeatedly said at the time that he doubted he would run for office again.

Bound Air Canada flight makes safe landing in Madrid

February 03, 2020

Spain 's air navigation manager Enaire confirmed: 'A flight with a technical problem is circling Madrid before returning to Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas airport '. The aircraft had departed from the Adolfo Suárez-Barajas global airport earlier in the day and was scheduled to land in Toronto at 3:40 p.m. local time.

GOP Senator Sees Path to Biden Impeachment

February 03, 2020

The impeachment inquiry started previous year after an anonymous whistleblower complaint to the Intelligence Community Inspector General's office about a July phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which Trump asked Zelensky to look into allegations of corruption surrounding the Hunter Biden and his father, 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden .

Firing outsise Jamia Millia Islamia University amidst anti-CAA protests

February 03, 2020

They returned from the Jamia Nagar police station after their complaint was registered. "Firing has taken place at Gate No. 5 of Jamia Millia Islamia.by two unidentified persons". Two days later, a 25-year-old fired two rounds in air in Shaheen Bagh in Jamia Nagar . On January 30, a minor fired at anti-Citizenship Amendment Act ( CAA ) protesters preparing to march from Jamia towards the Rajghat, injuring a student.

Multiple victims after shooting on Greyhound off I-5

February 03, 2020

One person was killed and five were wounded in an early Monday morning shooting aboard a Greyhound bus south of Bakersfield, authorities said. All six shooting victims were taken to hospitals, CHP spokesman Steve Loftus said. Details on their conditions were not immediately available. Photos from the scene showed the bus parked at a Valero gas station at the base of the Grapevine section of the freeway.

South Korea export slump worsens due to Lunar New Year

February 03, 2020

A decline in semiconductor exports dropped from 17.7 percent to 3.4 percent from December 2019 to January 2020. The largest automaker in South Korea, Hyundai Motor, sold 304,076 vehicles globally in the month. Overseas sales toppled 6.1% at the first month of 2020 from a year formerly, trade ministry information exposed on Saturday, even worse than a 5.2% drop in December nevertheless beating a mean 7.8 line tipped in a Reuters study.

Sunday is the first global palindrome date in 909 years

February 03, 2020

He also pointed out that this Sunday is the 33rd day of the year with 333 more days to follow as February has an extra day this year. But Sunday's palindrome is rare in the sense that it is an eight-digit palindrome and it works whether you write the date as "Month/Day/Year" or "Day/Month/Year".

Pound slides as Johnson threatens hard Brexit

February 03, 2020

The comments come amid reports that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a speech on Monday in which he is expected to confirm his wish for a Canada-style agreement. The Sunday Telegraph criticised the bloc for "reneging on the deal" in their " Brexit souvenir edition", arguing that the Europeans have to learn to respect Britain's new-found sovereignty.

Chinese hospitals discharge 475 recovered patients of coronavirus infection

February 03, 2020

Only one resident per household is allowed to go out every two days to buy necessities, and 46 highway toll stations have been closed, authorities said. The virus is thought to have emerged late a year ago in a Wuhan market illegally trading wildlife. Zhejiang has the highest number of confirmed cases outside Hubei - 661 confirmed infections, 265 of them in Wenzhou, a city with nine million people.

Ukraine: Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile KYIV, Ukraine

February 03, 2020

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Iran offered $80,000 of compensation to the families of Ukrainians deceased in PS752 crash . Iranian officials should have had immediate access to air traffic control recordings and Zelenskiy told 1 + 1 that "the recording indeed shows that the Iranian party knew from the start that our plane was being shot down by a rocket, they knew this at the time of the shooting.

Number of confirmed cases in Singapore remains at 18

February 03, 2020

Singapore said on Friday it was suspending entry to travellers with a recent history of travel to China and suspending visas for Chinese passport holders, to stop the spread of the coronavirus . It will also defray enhanced cleaning costs of hotels that provided accommodation to confirmed and suspected cases of Wuhan virus infections. India confirmed its first confirmed case of coronavirus on Thursday.

Thailand marks progress in treatment of Coronavirus using HIV drugs

February 03, 2020

The patient's condition significantly improved within 48 hours after the medical team made a decision to use antiviral drugs originally used for HIV and influenza in his treatment, Kriangsak Attipornwanich, a doctor at the state-owned Rajavithi Hospital who is treating the patient, told reporters at the Public Health Ministry briefing Sunday.

Poll shows majority believe Trump abused power and obstructed Congress

February 03, 2020

The chief justice ruled that out Friday, saying, "I think it would be inappropriate". House Democrats allege that Trump abused his power by asking Ukraine to announce investigations of political rival Joe Biden and other Democrats in exchange for releasing the aid.

Ernst warns Republicans could impeach Biden if he's elected president

February 03, 2020

Ernst told Bloomberg News that Democrats, in pursing a partisan impeachment against President Donald Trump , have opened the door to future cavalier impeachment endeavors. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) defended President Donald Trump's actions with Ukraine but said "he could have done it through different channels". Earlier on Sunday, Ernst denied on CNN that last week's remark indicated that it was focusing on Biden because it poses the greatest threat to Trump.

Rashida Tlaib: You Know, I'm Really Sorry I Booed Hillary

February 03, 2020

Rep. Rashida Tlaib , a prominent surrogate for Sen. Pramila Jayapal , D-Wash., and Ilhan Omar , D-Minn., interrupted. "Hillary's comments on Bernie ... Sanders' campaign manager Faiz Shakir expressed Saturday that he was OK with what happened. 'No, I'll boo!' Tlaib interjected. Sanders and supporters didn't do enough to unite the party in 2016.

Here’s what to expect from Friday’s weather forecast

February 03, 2020

Rain is most likely before sunrise Saturday . 7Weather- The next several days are mainly dry, but then it becomes unsettled by Wednesday night. A strong storm system that the National Weather Service earlier this week called "scary" will stay well out in the Atlantic Ocean this weekend, bypassing Upstate New York entirely.

3 killed in shooting at a Toronto Airbnb

February 03, 2020

The third victim has been identified as Tyronne Noseworthy, 19, of Toronto . "Right now three people have lost their lives and we're doing everything we can to make sure we get a fullsome story and account for why this happened", said police chief Mark Saunders .

Maldives rejoins Commonwealth after leaving over human rights record

February 03, 2020

The incumbent president also praised the Commonwealth, describing "as an organization embodying the best of multilateral diplomacy, highlighting its past assistance to the Maldives over the years, and the fact that it gives voice to over 50 diverse member states that span the globe".

Chinese stocks tumble 9% as coronavirus spreads further

February 03, 2020

The number of deaths in China has now passed the total Chinese toll from the 2002-03 SARS outbreak, another virus that emerged from China and killed nearly 800 people around the world. China's securities regulator moved to limit short selling and urged mutual fund managers not to sell shares unless they face investor redemptions, sources told Reuters .

Trump Headed For Speedy Acquittal After Senate Votes Against Additional Witnesses

February 03, 2020

As Democratic contenders raced across the Midwest state, the U.S. Senate on Friday rebuffed Democratic calls for witnesses at only the third impeachment trial of a USA president. House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff said in an interview on Sunday that the House of Representatives "proved [its] case" when it impeached President Donald Trump , and that the onus was on the Senate to determine whether or not Trump's subsequent trial was conducted fairly.

Trump impeachment trial to resume for final arguments

February 03, 2020

His assertion came as Washington awaited the results of today's all-important Iowa caucuses that will indicate which of the 11 Democratic candidates are gaining early momentum to challenge Mr Trump in November's presidential election. In the senate a simple majority was needed to do so and two Republican senators - Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of ME - voted with the 47 Democrats.

9 cases in US, Hubei province reports 56 new coronavirus deaths

February 03, 2020

Meanwhile, six officials in the city of Huanggang, neighbouring the epicentre of Wuhan, were fired over "poor performance" in handling the outbreak, the official Xinhua News Agency reported . The city - where the virus is thought to have emerged late past year in a market illegally trading wildlife - was about to open two new hospitals for virus patients, state broadcaster CCTV and Xinhua news agency reported.

China virus toll exceeds 250 as travel restrictions tightened

February 03, 2020

But the epidemic has spread far and wide as Chinese people travelled across the country and overseas over the Lunar New Year holiday that started last week. The early estimates underscore that it will likely take rapid and immediate scale-up of substantial public health control measures to prevent large epidemics in areas outside Wuhan.

Buckeye Chuck agrees with Phil - Early spring on the horizon!

February 03, 2020

He then grasped the glove of a handler as a member of his inner circle announced that spring would come early this year. The groundhog wakes up from hibernation on February 2. In 1986, Phil met President Ronald Reagan . No reports indicate whether or not Phil made any predictions on the Super Bowl later in the day. 1993 - Columbia Pictures releases the movie, "Groundhog Day", starring Bill Murray.

Court filing points to Trump emails on Ukraine decision

February 03, 2020

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk along the South Lawn as they depart from the White House for a weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago on Friday. Mr Biden's son Hunter sat on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, while Mr Biden was vice president and responsible for USA policy on Ukraine .

Family sue after being kicked off flight 'for body odour'

February 03, 2020

The Adler family was asked to deplane after multiple passengers and our crew members complained about Mr. Adler's body odor. American Airlines says the incident had nothing to do with religion, and it was strictly about mister Adler's odor and the comfort of other passengers.

Australia to refuse entry to non-citizens arriving from China

February 02, 2020

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that only Australian citizens, residents, dependents, legal guardians or spouses can enter the country from mainland China on Saturday. Almost 10,000 flights have been suspended since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China , according to travel and data analytics firm Cirium. Air New Zealand said its Auckland to Shanghai service would be paused during the same time as the Qantas flights.

Where is Streatham? Has there been a terror attack — Streatham shooting MAPPED

February 02, 2020

Three people were injured by a knifeman in London on Sunday. Authorities called that a terrorist attack. The British Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a tweet that "I am being kept updated by the Metropolitan Police on this afternoon's incident in Streatham, which has been declared terrorist-related".

At least 20 killed in stampede at church service

February 02, 2020

Rehema Masawe, one of the injured worshipers who suffered a fractured arm, said her neighbor died of suffocation after she had fallen down, and the crowd piled on her. 'Dozens of people immediately fell being jostled and trampled, and some died. Peter Kilewo, a witness, explained the scene as "horrible". "It resembled the preacher had actually tossed bundles of dollars about ...

Trump, Bloomberg trade schoolyard taunts as spending war heats up

February 02, 2020

Only Trump. That sounds fair! But John Micklethwait said investigations would continue into Trump. Billionaire Michael Bloomberg spent roughly $180 million in the month after his late entry into the Democratic presidential primary, a staggering sum that's drastically more than all other leading contenders spent during much of the past year combined.

Trump Declares Coronavirus A Public Health Emergency And Restricts Travel From China

February 02, 2020

The administration will also limit flights from China to seven US airports, he said. "We understand this may be concerning, but based on what we know now our assessment remains that the risk to the public is low", Redfield said during the same briefing.

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