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China's isolation grows as virus toll reaches 259

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Britain exits EU with light show and rally

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Pakistan dismisses reports of 4-fold pay hike for Imran

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The clarification was issued after news reports claimed the prime minister’s gross salary would be increased from Rs 2,01,574 to around Rs 8,00,000. “At a time when the PM was carrying out a campaign to slash the government’s expenditures, the propagation of such a baseless and concocted news report was unfortunate,” the Prime Minister’s Office spokesperson was quoted as saying by Dawn News. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36RNhpL via

Democratic witness bid doomed in Trump trial as key Republican says no

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Senator Lisa Murkowski said she carefully considered the need for witnesses and documents to be used in the trial that will determine whether Trump is removed from office, but ultimately decided against it. Democrats, who earlier in the day sounded resigned to defeat in their bid to call witnesses, would need four Republicans to join them to win a vote for witnesses. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31fZoLZ via

US Senate rejects witnesses in Trump impeachment trial, clearing way for acquittal

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By a vote of 51-49, the Republican-controlled Senate stopped Democrats' drive to hear testimony from witnesses like former national security adviser John Bolton, who is thought to have first-hand knowledge of Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31bNnHt via

WHO says China virus now global emergency

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“Do not travel to China due to novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan,” the US state department said, raising the warning for China to the same level as Afghanistan and Iraq. On Friday, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines said they are suspending all service to mainland China. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vFFHS5 via

How Indian food can predict US vote choice

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UK leaves EU, PM Boris calls for country to ‘level up’

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was expected to say Brexit was a historic opportunity to unleash the country’s full potential during a pre-recorded address to the nation broadcast on social media and TV one hour before Britain finally left the EU on Friday night. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36MAZ1M via

Divided Britain sees 'new dawn' in historic farewell to EU

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Britain on Friday ends almost half a century of integration with Europe, finally making its historic departure from the EU to begin a new but uncertain future, with emotions running high following years of wrangling and some false starts. At the clocks strike 11 pm (2300 GMT) — midnight in Brussels — Britain becomes the first country to leave the 28-member bloc. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tg5Iq9 via

Wildfire creates state of emergency in Australian capital

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The Australian capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of an out-of-control forest fire burning erratically to its south. The threat is posed by a blaze on Canberra's southern fringe that has razed more than 21,500 hectares (53K acres) since it was sparked by heat from a military helicopter landing light on Monday, authorities said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38TyjRk via

Iran calls US sanctions on nuke organisation chief 'unwise'

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Turkey's Erdogan criticises Arab silence over US Middle East plan

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Let's move on: EU wants to keep big role after Brexit

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In a text published by several European media outlets, EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Parliament president David Sassoli and Council president Charles Michel expressed their regrets to see Britain leave but also sounded eager to turn the page, saying the UK's departure marks "a new dawn for Europe." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tVraBj via

US advises no travel to China, where virus deaths top 200

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The US advised against all travel to China as the number of cases of a worrying new virus spiked more than tenfold in a week, including the highest death toll in a 24-hour period reported Friday. The virus has infected almost 10K people globally in just two months, a worrying sign of its spread among people that prompted the WHO to declare it a global emergency. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/31c7ODU via

Trump trial could end soon; Alexander says no to witnesses

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Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee will oppose calling more witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, all but dashing Democratic efforts to hear more testimony and boosting odds the Senate will vote imminently to acquit without new testimony, in a matter of days. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2GEuPWN via

Dead man lies on an empty street at China's virus ground zero

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A grey-haired man wearing a face mask lies dead on the pavement at ground zero of China's virus epidemic, a plastic shopping bag in one hand. AFP journalists saw the body on Thursday morning, not long before an emergency vehicle arrived carrying police and medical staff in full-body protective suits. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OedPLe via

Afghans will need billions more in aid, as US looks to leave

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Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its government afloat through 2024, a US agency said Friday, even as foreign donors are increasingly angry over the cost of debilitating corruption and the US seeks a peace deal with Taliban to withdraw its troops from the country. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RGPTCo via

Pompeo visits Ukraine as Trump impeachment trial advances

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The visit, which was scheduled for early January but then delayed because of Middle East tensions, is expected to highlight US support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia-backed separatists, but also in its efforts to root out corruption. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tfsajl via

Longest smuggling tunnel found on US-Mexico border

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The tunnel featured an extensive rail cart system, forced air ventilation, high voltage electrical cables and panels, an elevator at the tunnel entrance and a drainage system. While there were no arrests, no drugs found at the site and no confirmed exit point in the US, the length — more than 14 football fields — stunned authorities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RFopgu via

China ‘isolated’ as virus toll hits 170, number of infected rises to 7,711

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Possible virus case traps 7,000 on cruise ship

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EU seals Britain’s withdrawal by email

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Along with virus, anti-China feeling spreads abroad

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Trump defence team’s last word: Prez can do anything he wants

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Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threat

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President Donald Trump had plenty to talk about during his latest big campaign rally, regaling a friendly crowd in New Jersey with his thoughts about impeachment, the economy, the border wall, local politics and much more. But the president was conspicuously quiet about one big issue that has much of the globe on pins and needles: the spread of a deadly new type of coronavirus. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3189QoB via

Spain's PM postpones talks on Catalonia until after regional election

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has decided to postpone talks on resolving the political conflict in the restive region of Catalonia until after a planned regional election, the government said on Thursday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/37GVBJU via

Pompeo trumpets Brexit 'benefits' on eve of Britain's EU departure

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Five people in France confirmed to have coronavirus

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Europe evacuation flight off to China, cruise ship checked

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An A380 passenger plane left Portugal on Thursday en route to pick up hundreds of Europeans in China who want to escape the new virus and Italian authorities were keeping some 6,000 passengers on a cruise ship while they checked for a possible infection. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vs5a14 via

China counts 170 virus deaths, new countries find infections

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Stranded in Wuhan: foreigners raise call for help in virus epicentre

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Hundreds were flown to safety this week to Tokyo, Singapore and California on government-chartered flights, but those from countries with less diplomatic clout fear they are being left behind. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U9L8TA via

Coronavirus fears spark mask queues in Hong Kong

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Usually clogged streets have been uncharacteristically quiet, with light traffic and crowds over the Lunar New Year holiday. But the one place Hong Kongers are still willing to gather in sizeable numbers is outside their local pharmacies, hoping to snap up rapidly diminishing supplies of surgical facemasks. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2S3ZdyX via

Netanyahu in Moscow to discuss US Mideast peace plan

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Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin as they sat down for talks in the Kremlin that he wants to discuss the plan and hear his opinion about it. "I think there is a new opportunity here, maybe even unique opportunity, and I'd like to discuss it with you and hear your insights," he said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36BEd8g via

Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threat

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Tears and cheers as EU lawmakers give final nod to Brexit

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More airlines drop flights to China

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Pakistan PM to visit Malaysia to pacify Mahathir Mohamad

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Donald Trump attacks John Bolton as impeachment trial heats up

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Palestinians reject Trump Mideast plan

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Drug store fined $4.3 million for hiking price of masks

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6,061 people now infected with coronavirus in China

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European Parliament ratifies Brexit deal, sealing UK exit

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Joint anti-CAA motion set for debate in European Parliament

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The motion takes note of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) statement last month, which described the CAA as "fundamentally discriminatory in nature", and also of other UN as well as the European Union (EU) guidelines on human rights as it calls on the Indian government to "repeal the discriminatory amendments". from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U8vVlp via

India asks Israel, Palestine to resolve all issues through direct negotiations

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Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India has been consistently supportive of the Palestinian cause and has called for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian issue. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UgxONl via

UAE confirms first case of new Chinese virus in Mideast

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The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday confirmed the first case of the new Chinese virus that causes flu-like symptoms in the Mideast. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36GEW8g via

US House votes to warn China against meddling in Dalai Lama succession

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A total of 392 lawmakers voted for the bill with 22, all of them Republicans plus one conservative independent, opposed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2tYSIWm via

US military recovers remains from Afghanistan plane crash

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On Monday, the US military said an E-11A aircraft had crashed in the province of Ghazni, but disputed claims by the Taliban militant group that they had brought it down. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Rz6RCs via

Germany, Japan confirm human-to-human transmission of virus

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Xi Jinping Vows To Beat ‘Demon’ Virus

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Donald Trump outlines his Mideast peace plan that favours Israel

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