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China to cut over $71b insurance fees to help firms coronavirus outbreak

China to cut over $71b insurance fees to help firms coronavirus outbreak

Reuters
China is expected to cut pension contributions and insurance fees by more than 500 billion yuan ($71.27 billion) this year, government officials...Details
Coronavirus appears to be stabilizing in China

Coronavirus appears to be stabilizing in China

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A coronavirus outbreak in South Korea fanned fears on Thursday of the global spread of the pathogen as research suggested it was more contagious...Details
Bloomberg takes a beating at Nevada Democratic debate

Bloomberg takes a beating at Nevada Democratic debate

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Michael Bloomberg faced a barrage of attacks at his first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, as his rivals rushed to criticize the...Details
Gunman kills 9 in German shisha bar rampage

Gunman kills 9 in German shisha bar rampage

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A gunman shot nine people dead in two shisha bars in an overnight rampage through a German city before, police believe, returning home and killing...Details
UN calls to regulate online ads to protect children

UN calls to regulate online ads to protect children

Reuters
Children and adolescents are being bombarded with ads on social media promoting harmful products from fast food to tobacco and alcohol, according...Details
Myanmar set to be placed on global money laundering watchlist: Sources

Myanmar set to be placed on global money laundering watchlist: Sources

Reuters
Myanmar is set to be placed on a watchlist by a global finance watchdog this week, amid concerns of money-laundering by transnational drug...Details
'Climate disruption threatens health and future of all children'

'Climate disruption threatens health and future of all children'

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Many wealthy nations are letting the world's younger generations down by failing to curb planet-warming emissions, a UN-backed report said on...Details
Pakistan probes link between soybean dust and deaths in Karachi

Pakistan probes link between soybean dust and deaths in Karachi

Reuters
Authorities in Pakistan are investigating if exposure to soybean dust, which can cause severe allergic reactions, is responsible for at...Details
Militants kill 12 soldiers in Somalia

Militants kill 12 soldiers in Somalia

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Islamist al Shabaab militants killed at least 12 Somali soldiers and briefly captured a military base southwest of the capital on Wednesday (Feb...Details
Coronavirus cases climb to 621 on Japan cruise liner

Coronavirus cases climb to 621 on Japan cruise liner

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Coronavirus infections on a cruise ship moored near Tokyo rose to 621 people on Wednesday as passengers began disembarking following a contentious...Details
India cracks down on use of VPNs in Kashmir to get around social media ban

India cracks down on use of VPNs in Kashmir to get around social media ban

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Authorities in Indian Kashmir are cracking down on virtual private network (VPN) apps used to circumvent a months-long ban on social media,...Details
Coronavirus death toll reaches 2000

Coronavirus death toll reaches 2000

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Hundreds of people began disembarking a quarantined cruise ship off Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the new coronavirus in mainland China...Details
India's use of facial recognition causes stir

India's use of facial recognition causes stir

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When artist Rachita Taneja heads out to protest in New Delhi, she covers her face with a pollution mask, a hoodie or a scarf to reduce the risk of...Details
Turkey to arrest 228 over alleged Gulen links

Turkey to arrest 228 over alleged Gulen links

Reuters
Turkish prosecutors investigating the military and justice ministry on Tuesday ordered the arrest of 228 people over suspected links to the network...Details
At least 23 killed in Niger aid stampede

At least 23 killed in Niger aid stampede

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At least 23 people died in a stampede as Nigerian refugees rushed to get food and clothes in a community centre just over the border in Niger on...Details
Wuhan hospital chief dies of coronavirus

Wuhan hospital chief dies of coronavirus

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The head of a leading hospital in China's central city of Wuhan, the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak, died of the disease on Tuesday, state...Details
Actor-turned-politician Tapas Pal passes away

Actor-turned-politician Tapas Pal passes away

Bangla Tribune Desk
Veteran Bengali actor and former Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 61. He breathed his last early Tuesday,...Details
India refuses to let critical Labour MP into country

India refuses to let critical Labour MP into country

Reuters
A British lawmaker, who chairs an all-party group on Kashmir, has been denied entry to India after she criticised the government's decision to...Details
Number of new coronavirus infections dropping in China

Number of new coronavirus infections dropping in China

Reuters
The number of new coronavirus infections in mainland China fell below 2,000 on Tuesday for the first time since January, although global experts...Details
Suicide blast kills 10 in Pakistan

Suicide blast kills 10 in Pakistan

Reuters
At least 10 people were killed in a suicide blast that hit a police vehicle in southwestern Pakistan on Monday (Feb 17), officials said.Two police...Details
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