Around the World: February 2020

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Rivabirin can't cure Lassa fever —Scientists

Tessy Igomu. Contrary to what the National Centre for Disease Control wants Nigerians to believe, the only drug currently being used in the treatment of Lassa fever does not suppress viral transmission, viral production, or enhance immune response.

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DRCongo signs 'peace' deal with armed group in east

Bunia: The Congolese government has signed a deal with an armed group to restore peace and security in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after decades of violence, UN officials said. The agreement was signed in the gold-rich province of Ituri, ...

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Coronavirus hits businesses, tourism and trade around the world

LONDON: The coronavirus outbreak's impact on the world economy grew more alarming on Saturday amid plunging business confidence, empty shops and amusement parks, cancelled events and drastically reduced trade and travel. New data released by ...

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Mainland China reports 573 new coronavirus cases on Feb 29

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 1 (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 573 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Feb. 29, up from 427 on the previous day, the country's health authority said on Sunday. The number of deaths stood at 35, down from 47 on the ...

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Iran's negligence may lead to an even greater global viral outbreak

On any typical day, hundreds of people will up to visit the Shrine of Fatima Masumeh at Qom, one of Iran's holiest monuments. Some will stay for hours or days praying at the mosque, gathering in the three large prayer halls or in the courtyards around the ...

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Brexit: just when you thought it was safe . . .

Just a couple of months after her election to Westminster, Claire Hanna, the MP for Belfast South, has already made a name for herself. After British minister Michael Gove explained his government's negotiation tactics on trade talks with the EU in the House of ...

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Wash. state sees 1st virus death in US, declares emergency

The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency Saturday after a man died there of COVID-19, the first such reported death in the United States. More than 50 people in a nursing facility are sick and being tested for the virus. Gov. Jay Inslee ...

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FOX NEWS: 5 leap-year traditions from around the world

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FOX NEWS: Why Leap Day doesn't actually fix the problem with the calendar

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Iran reports new surge in coronavirus cases

By Agence France-Presse. Iran on Saturday reported a surge in new coronavirus cases as the number of deaths jumped to 43, but it dismissed as “rumours” a report the real toll was much higher. A municipal cleaner disinfects a metro train in Tehran as part of ...

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Greek police fire tear gas at migrants as country accuses Turkey of sending an 'onslaught'

Greek police fired tear gas to push back hundreds of stone-throwing migrants trying to cross the border from Turkey on Saturday, as a crisis over Syria shifted onto the European Union's doorstep. Greece, which has tense relations with Turkey, accused Ankara ...

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Sick of Italy's virus shutdown, Milan itches to get back to work

MILAN - Empty streets and subways. Shuttered museums and schools. Deserted cafes and restaurants. Milan, Italy's usually bustling economic and fashion capital, has been twiddling its thumbs since Monday, paralysed by a virus that has killed 29 and ...

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Peace deal with Taliban sets timetable for US exit but no long-term solutions for Afghans

The agreement to end the brutal U.S.-Taliban conflict in Afghanistan, which began nearly two decades ago with the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington and became America's longest war, was signed on Saturday under the gaze of hard men in ...

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Coronavirus: Italian economy takes a body blow

Italy was the first European country to report a major surge in cases of the coronavirus, with numbers quickly climbing into the hundreds. The authorities have responded with travel restrictions in the north of the country that are bound to hit the economy. So far ...

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Hundreds rally in US cities against anti-Muslim violence in Delhi

Hundreds of Indian Americans of different faiths rallied outside Indian consulates in major American cities on Friday evening to protest against the recent violence in Delhi that has killed at least 42 people, and injured hundreds. Violence erupted in the Indian ...

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Emerging powers can trump US

By Vishnu Makhijani. Emerging powers like India have the best chance in contemporary history to rise up as great powers as the US pulls back from its role of a global policeman but they must have the apt political leadership at home, says a new book on the ...

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Nigeria through the lens of coronavirus

In eight weeks — between January and February 2020, to be specific — a disease killed 118 Nigerians. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), there were 2,633 “suspected” cases, 609 “confirmed” and nine “probable” during the period.

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Inside Trump's frantic attempts to minimize the coronavirus crisis

Minutes before President Trump was preparing Wednesday to reassure a skittish nation about the coronavirus threat, he received a piece of crucial information: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had identified in California the first U.S. case of ...

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Kanu launches new campaign to win back lost support

Kanu has launched a campaign to reinvigorate itself with a series of activities that will start at the home of the late President Daniel arap Moi today as his son, Gideon Moi, prepares for a stab at the presidency in 2022. And while the official reason for the 40 ...

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CDC erroneously identified first patient to die from coronavirus as female

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it erroneously identified the first patient to die from the coronavirus as a female. “CDC erroneously identified the patient as a female in a briefing earlier today with the President and Vice President,” ...

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Iranian MP dies from coronavirus as Saudi Arabia resists infection

JEDDAH: An Iranian member of parliament died on Saturday after becoming infected with coronavirus, one of nine new fatalities. The death toll in Iran is now 43, the highest outside China, and the total number infected has risen to 593. Several, including a ...

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Deliver Us From Evil: Amid Coronavirus scare, Lagos Catholic Archdiocese suspends some activities

The fear of the spread of the Novel Coronavirus has compelled the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos to suspend some of its congregational activities as a way of protecting both the faithful and the community. In a release signed by the Archbishop of the province ...

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Police across the country offer to test drugs for coronavirus, but not everyone finds it funny

Law enforcement agencies across the country are posting tongue-in-cheek PSAs offering to test meth for the coronavirus. The St. Francis County Sheriff's Office in Arkansas posted to its official Facebook page on Wednesday. "WARNING: If you have recently ...

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Friday, February 28, 2020

I'm in 2023 presidential race to retire Tinubu from politics –Bode George

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George has vowed to truncate the rumoured 2023 presidential ambition of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

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Sleeping Giant of Africa, Nigeria failed to isolate Italian with coronavirus for almost 48 hours

... * Man stayed at Lagos hotel, travelled to neighbouring Ogun state. * Man did not develop symptoms until days after he landed. * Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. * Economy threatened by oil prices tumbling due to virus (Adds details on Africa CDC ...

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2023: North playing with fire if presidency doesn't come to South –Prof. Sagay

Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, has said that the North will be playing with fire if political power doesn't rotate to the South in 2023. The Professor of Law told VINCENT KALU in this interview that the feud ...

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EPS appeals Centre to rescue fishermen trapped in Iran

Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday urged the Centre to take steps to rescue Indian fishermen stranded in Iran due to coronavirus outbreak. Share Via Email. Published: 29th February 2020 05:56 AM | Last Updated: 29th February 2020 05:56 ...

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Delhi violence: 123 FIRs, 630 arrests, forensic teams roped in. Where probe stands | 5 points

The violence that began on Sunday over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in North East Delhi has killed 42 people and the Delhi Police finally seems to have sprung into action and has begun an extensive probe. Death toll in the Delhi violence jumped ...

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'No fear': Pilgrims in Saudi defy coronavirus risks

Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest sites, suspends entry by foreigners for the year-round 'umrah' pilgrimage, an unprecedented move that has left tens of thousands in limbo. Agence France-Presse · @afp. Published 8:19 AM, February 29, 2020. Updated ...

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Five Slave Rebellions and Acts of Resistance They Forgot To Mention

When American kids learn about slavery if they learn anything at all about slavery, they do not learn about the resistance and fight against slavery by those who were enslaved. Captured human beings did in fact wage many uprisings against the slave ...

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Bishop Brendan Cahill visits with Pope Francis

Until recently, Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, 56, had encountered Pope Francis a couple of times in receiving lines just long enough to say to him in Spanish, “Holy Father, the people of Victoria love you, and we pray for you every day.” That changed at the end of ...

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UN chief says 'women's inequality should shame us all'

United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres argued passionately for women's equal rights across the globe in a speech to The New School in New York this week, calling for the end of “default male thinking.” "This discrimination harms us all," he ...

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California confirms second case of coronavirus with unknown origin

Sanders builds double-digit... Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has opened up a double-digit lead over... 493 Shares. 2. Carville fires back at Sanders for... James Carville fired back at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for calling him "... 193 Shares. 3.

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Congo military intelligence chief dies of heart attack, wife says

Adds military comment. KINSHASA, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Congo's military intelligence chief died on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his wife said, following media reports that an investigation had been opened into allegations that he tried to destabilise the ...

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How visa issues stopped pilgrims' flights to Nigeria — Namibian Deputy PM

The Namibian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has pinpointed non-issuance of visas to religious pilgrims coming to Nigeria as the major reason why Air Namibia stopped scheduled ...

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What's happening: Virus fears hit Africa, markets, schools

PARIS — Amusement parks, sporting events, religious gatherings, reality TV shows, even schools. More and more of daily life in a growing swath of the world is being affected by the new coronavirus. And that's messing with global financial markets as basic ...

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CID boss seeks discharge over abuse of office charges

Midlands Bureau Chief. THE officer-in-charge of CID Gweru, Detective Inspector Leonard Gwandu, facing criminal abuse of office charges for allegedly releasing a vehicle stolen from South Africa held by the police as an exhibit, yesterday applied for ...

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FOX NEWS: Elizabeth Hurley says she won’t be modeling bikinis in 10 years: ‘I hope not’

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FOX NEWS: Lori Loughlin's college admissions defense could be 'emboldened' by new evidence, says legal expert

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FOX NEWS: Earth, Wind & Fire reflect on touring without late founder Maurice White: 'He's living in our music'

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FOX NEWS: Billy Crystal jokes about the secret to his 50-year marriage: 'I'm insatiable'

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FOX NEWS: Miller Lite cancels Leap Day promotion following fatal shooting at Milwaukee plant

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FOX NEWS: Leap Day dining deals: Where to score free or cheap food on February 29

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FOX NEWS: Panera Bread starts unlimited coffee subscription for $9 a month

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Congo military intelligence chief dies of heart attack, wife says

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's military intelligence chief died on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his wife said, following media reports that an investigation had been opened into allegations that he tried to destabilise the country. FILE PHOTO: Democratic ...

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Obama absent from Democratic White House race but looming large

For someone who has gone out of his way to stay off the political radar, Barack Obama could hardly loom larger over the bitter battle for the Democratic White House nomination. The 44th president of the United States has been quoted dozens of times in ...

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

Israel's High Court Rules Against Surrogacy Law Excluding Single Men and Gay Couples

Judges rule unanimously that current prohibition violates the constitutional rights to equality and parenthood. Netael Bandel · Lee Yaron · Jonathan Lis. 02:53. The High Court of Justice ruled Thursday that gay male couples and single men may use surrogacy ...

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Embalo sworn in as Guinea-Bissau president, election remains in dispute

BISSAU, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's outgoing president handed over power on Thursday to the declared winner of December's election, former army general Umaro Cissoko Embalo, even as the Supreme Court considered a new request by the ...

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Prince Harry 'booked out entire first class train carriage' after eco-conference

Prince Harry booked out an entire first class carriage on his way home from an eco-conference in Scotland, reports say. The Duke of Sussex and his bodyguards reportedly had the entire carriage to themselves on the way home from Edinburgh to London.

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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends pilgrim visas, Iran's VP infected

Our Correspondents. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has suspended visas for pilgrims wishing to visit Mecca. The move was part of attempts to curb the spread of coronavirus to the kingdom, AFP reports. The foreign ministry said on Thursday it suspended ...

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CPAC staged a play based on ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok and ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page's anti-Trump texts

"FBI Lovebirds," a play based on the texts between former FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, opened CPAC on Thursday. CPAC FBI Lovebirds. Insider/Anthony Fisher. During the 2016 election, Strzok and Page were having an affair, ...

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High Commissioner updates the Human Rights Council on human rights concerns, and progress, across the world

Human Rights Council 43rd Session, Item 2. Geneva, 27 February 2020. Madam President, Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends,. It is an honour to update this Council on the work of my Office, and our approach to recent human rights developments around the ...

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Trump campaign ads target a new audience: Indian Americans

Donald Trump's campaign has launched a five-figure digital ad buy targeting an unlikely voting demographic for Republicans: Indian Americans. It's likely the first time a Republican presidential candidate has spent a large amount of money on ads tailored for ...

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World Bank retores relations with Somalia

The World Bank moved Thursday to reestablish relations with Somalia after a 30-year break, paving the way for the country to have access to low-cost development aid. The World Bank said it will have new aid programs for Somalia in coming months now.

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Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook 'isn't capable' of fact-checking political ads even if it wanted to

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg statements the system 'isn't capable' of fact-checking political adverts. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg explained it is not ready to truth-checking political ads; Sandberg's remarks mark a change in narrative from previous ...

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29 Turkish Soldiers Killed in Air Strike in Northern Syria

(BEIRUT) — More than two dozen Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike by Syrian government forces in northeast Syria, a Turkish official said Friday. The deaths mark a serious escalation in the direct conflict between Turkish and Russia-backed Syrian ...

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App launches to build renters' credit

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Paying a mortgage on time every month boosts your credit score, but paying your rent does not. Toledo and Lucas County want to change that. "Renters are typically lower-income, minorities, immigrants, and the communities we ...

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A Delhi neighborhood divided by a highway and now hatred

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Hindu area of Bhajanpura and Muslim quarter of Chand Bagh face each other across a wide thoroughfare running through the northeastern part of India's capital, New Delhi. FILE PHOTO: People stand next to the wreckage of ...

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Traders get ultimatum to clear structures

Samson Folarin. The Lagos State Government has asked traders and business owners to remove all illegal extensions on buildings within the Lagos Island Central Business District. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who spoke at a town hall meeting at the ...

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FOX NEWS: Count Binface to run for mayor of London

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FOX NEWS: Britain says it is prepared to walk away from post-Brexit EU talks: ‘We will not trade away our sovereignty'

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FOX NEWS: Swiss town may have to evacuate for more than a decade over World War II weapons cache

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US Navy orders self-quarantine for ships that have made stops in the Pacific amid coronavirus concerns

Washington (CNN) The US Navy has ordered all ships that have visited countries in the Pacific region to effectively self-quarantine and remain at sea for 14 days in order to monitor sailors for any symptoms of coronavirus. "Out of an abundance of caution, ...

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Coronavirus: Nigeria at risk — NEC

ABUJA—GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said yesterday that Nigeria was still vulnerable to Corvid-19, otherwise known as Coronavirus, despite the fact that the country has not recorded any case. The governor also said the government has ...

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South Carolina Live Updates: Biden Has Wide Lead in State Poll With Two Days to Go

Joseph R. Biden Jr., the former vice president, finally seems to have some momentum behind him. A new poll showed him with a wide lead in South Carolina, where he needs a victory on Saturday if he is going to revive his candidacy before Super Tuesday.

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2020 pivotal for relations between Europe and Africa

Sir: The European Union and Africa are longstanding strategic partners, whose prosperity and security are closely interlinked. The partnership between Africa and Europe is finally coming of age and it's time to take it to a new level. Africa wants to take its ...

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Stocks plunge on coronavirus fears even as US ramps up fight against spread

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. stocks plummeted on Thursday as fears about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on economic growth flared even as U.S. officials pledged that they were stepping up efforts to safeguard Americans from the virus' ...

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Duterte forms task force vs ASF

MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte has ordered the creation of a task force that would handle the prevention and containment of animal-borne diseases, including African swine fever (ASF). The creation of the task force is contained in Executive Order ...

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Lucas County jumps on board with credit-building, savings app

A pair of apps aimed at helping people build credit and save money by reporting their monthly, on-time rent payments to credit bureaus have made their way to Lucas County, the apps' founders and local leaders announced Thursday. Financial technology ...

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Dangote Begins Pre-Testing Of $2bn Fertiliser Plant

Ahead of its planned inauguration, Dangote Fertiliser Limited has announced the commencement of pre-testing works on its $2 billion Granulated Urea Fertiliser complex located in the Dangote Free Zone in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos. The fertilizer with a capacity of 3 ...

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Trump Has a Problem as the Coronavirus Threatens the US: His Credibility

WASHINGTON — When Hurricane Dorian crashed into the Atlantic Coast in September, President Trump assumed a take-charge role in response. But he undermined his own effectiveness after it became apparent that before displaying a map in front of the ...

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How Climate Change Impacts Australia's Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef, making it one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Published 5 mins ago • Updated 5 mins ago. Pause. 5:07. How Climate Change Is Impacting Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Replay. Up Next.

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New Delhi religious riots claim 17 lives in two days of violence

Religious riots have claimed the lives of at least 17 people and left more than 150 seriously injured in New Delhi as sectarian tensions unleashed by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist agenda intensified. The deadly violence — the worst ...

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'200000 Wealthy Nigerians, Biggest Tax Evaders'

A former Director General, Budget Office, Mr Bode Agusto, has said 200,000 wealthy Nigerians are the biggest tax evaders in the country. Agusto stated this last Tuesday at the 17th Annual Aret Adams Memorial Lecture in Lagos, with the theme, 'Nigeria's ...

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The Scottish parliament approved plans make period products free for all women

Scottish Parliament has approved stage one of a plan to make all period products free in Scotland. On Tuesday, all parties backed the Period Products (Free Provision) Scotland Bill, which was introduced by representative Monica Lennon. Period products are ...

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Decatur-area Christians celebrate start of Lent with Ash Wednesday

DECATUR – Holy Family School holds a midweek Mass for students every week, but this week, the Mass was special. Wednesday was the Christian observance of Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a 40-day period leading up to Easter. In his homily, the ...

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FOX NEWS: Strengthening winter storm to sweep through Northeast

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FOX NEWS: National forecast for Wednesday, February 26

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World battles virus epidemic as cases multiply outside China

SEOUL, South Korea — Crews scrubbed everything from money to buses, military bases were on high alert and quarantines were enforced Wednesday from a beachfront resort in the Atlantic to a remote island in the Pacific, as the world worked to halt the ...

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Dangote Cement reports N201bn profit after tax

Johnson Okafor. Dangote Cement Plc has posted a profit after tax of N200.521bn for the financial year ended December 31, 2019 as against a profit of N390.325bn posted in 2018, representing a drop of 48.63 per cent. Profit before tax stood at N250.479bn ...

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FOX NEWS: Trump: Number one priority is the health and safety of the American people

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FOX NEWS: Exclusive: US student evacuating Italy over coronavirus outbreak: 'I am glad to leave'

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FOX NEWS: Coronavirus outbreak: Analyzing potential American weak points

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FOX NEWS: Brazil confirms first coronavirus case in South America

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FOX NEWS: White House, Congress at odds over coronavirus funding

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FOX NEWS: Sen. Rick Scott: The government must be transparent with the public regarding coronavirus

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FOX NEWS: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: Democrats and Republicans should come together on coronavirus

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FOX NEWS: Coronavirus concerns on New York's Long Island see 83 being monitored

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FOX NEWS: CDC warns on coronavirus in US: Should you start to worry?

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White House response to coronavirus stokes bipartisan frustration in Congress

Washington (CNN) The White House is in the midst of a sharp dispute with Senate Democrats over the amount of money needed to address the threat of the novel coronavirus, even as federal health officials warn that it's no longer a matter of "if" but "when" the ...

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When a president's silence isn't golden

Silence isn't golden when your house is in flames and you're alone at home. You need to shout for help from the army of neighbours within reach. You need to raise your lone voice above the crackles of the inferno gaining new grounds. Silence isn't golden ...

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Niger police rescue 232 victims of sex trafficking, forced labor

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Police in Niger have rescued 232 victims of sex trafficking and forced labor, including girls as young as 10, in a major operation in the capital Niamey, Interpol said on Wednesday. “Operation Sarraounia” involved ...

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

FOX NEWS: Bret Baier explores the Communist Manifesto of Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx

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FOX NEWS: Trump attempts to quiet coronavirus fears, says US 'in very good shape'

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FOX NEWS: What are the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act?

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FOX NEWS: Bernie Sanders continues to praise communist Cuba

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FOX NEWS: Barr pitches GOP lawmakers on FISA reforms to clean up Russia probe 'mess'

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Key players in Malaysia's political storm

With the ongoing political crisis in Malaysia, attention has zoomed in on a group of senior politicians who have the fate of the country in their hands. Malaysia correspondent Hazlin Hassan takes a look at these leaders.

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'US$7bn loot stashed in foreign lands'

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) says it has identified over US$7 billion in cash and properties stashed outside the country by former and current senior Government officials and captains of industry. ZACC chairperson Justice Loice ...

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Ransomware top of mind for DHS cyber chief

The Department of Homeland Security's cyber chief said his organization is trying to do more to address ransomware and other digital threats that directly touch the lives of citizens. Speaking at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Cybersecurity and ...

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Boko Haram Chief Judge killed, ISWAP camp in disarray – report

•Amir Abba-Gana Emerges ISWAP Factional Leader •25 high profile terrorist commanders killed since Jan.2020. The recently appointed Chief Judge of Boko Haram terrorists, Muhammad Shuwa, has been killed in a brutal air raid operation just as the splinter ...

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Trump India visit: The key diplomatic takeaways

US President Donald Trump expected 10 million people to welcome him in India on his first state visit. It didn't happen, but everything else seems have gone according to the script. The optics of the trip were crucial both for him and Indian Prime Minister ...

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Italy sees virus cases rise 45% in a day; deaths up to 11

ROME — Italy reported a 45% one-day increase in people infected with the coronavirus as other countries in Europe recorded their first cases Tuesday, producing evidence that travelers are carrying the virus from the European outbreak's current epicenter.

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Live Updates Ahead of Tonight's Democratic Debate in South Carolina

The Democratic presidential debate, hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, is 8 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. Eastern time. Image. The stage for the Democratic debate this evening at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, S.C.Credit.

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BREAKING: Africa records fresh case of coronavirus

One week after Africa got a clean bill of health on coronavirus disease, a fresh case has been recorded in Algeria. A man who was placed in isolation at an Egyptian hospital had tested negative to the disease but six days after what was described as a good ...

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FOX NEWS: Pete Davidson: After mocking Rep. Dan Crenshaw, I 'kind of got forced to apologize'

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FOX NEWS: Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for Feb. 25

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FOX NEWS: Singer Duffy says she was raped, drugged, held captive for days: 'I survived'

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FOX NEWS: Woman plays violin during her own brain surgery

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FOX NEWS: Prince Harry's biggest moments, from his military service to 'Megxit'

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FOX NEWS: Carrie Underwood recalls enduring ‘pregnancy insomnia’ with her second child: It 'ended up being a blessing'

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FOX NEWS: What is the 'Impossible Burger' made from?

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FOX NEWS: Harvey Weinstein accuser Ivana Lowell wonders if disgraced movie mogul could harm himself

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FOX NEWS: Harvey Weinstein is 'flabbergasted by the verdict,' defense attorney says

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FOX NEWS: Thomas Markle slams Meghan Markle, Prince Harry for insulting the Queen: My daughter has 'dumped every family'

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Monday, February 24, 2020

Malaysia's political tumult: Key questions remain

PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The appointment of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Malaysia's caretaker Prime Minister following his resignation has given some certainty on the country's leadership but key questions still remain.

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US Democrats want Russia sanctions over 2020 election interference

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. Democrats said on Monday that President Donald Trump's administration should immediately impose sanctions on Russia after U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress that Russia appeared to be trying to ...

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Sanders Says He'll Attract a Wave of New Voters. It Hasn't Happened.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — It is the most politically provocative part of Senator Bernie Sanders's campaign pitch: that his progressive movement will bring millions of nonvoters into the November election, driving record turnout especially among disaffected ...

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Promoting Our Mother Tongue

It's that time of the year when attention is paid to the importance of mother tongue and the need to promote, protect and preserve the languages of people of the world. Following the killing of some students of Bangladesh on February 21, 1952, during a protest ...

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Pups over politics: Lara Trump and Georgina Bloomberg to co-lead Mar-a-Lago rescue dog fundraiser

Michael Bloomberg's daughter Georgina Bloomberg and President Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump are putting rescue dogs above politics at Mar-a-Lago to host a high-dollar fundraiser at the president's historic Palm Beach estate. Slated to include a ...

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Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey donate N2.3 million to Nigerian startup, DevCareer

Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, has donated £5,000 ($6,437) in Nigeria's nonprofit software startup, DevCareer. The fund from Dorsey, who was in Nigeria last year, formed part of the £16,800 ($20,599) raised by DevCareer. The founder of DevCareer, Sultan ...

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FOX NEWS: Coronavirus concerns impacting Italian economy

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FOX NEWS: Coronavirus cases spike in Italy, Iran, and South Korea

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FOX NEWS: North Carolina woman allegedly assaulted air marshal, threatened to 'stab everyone on the plane. ... I'm Palestinian'

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FOX NEWS: Supreme Court hears Atlantic Coast Pipeline case, Roberts warns of 'impermeable barrier' along Appalachian Trail

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