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Putin backs changes that will allow him to stay in power until 2036

Putin backs changes that will allow him to stay in power until 2036

Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened the door to...Details
Myanmar parliament blocks bid by Suu Kyi party to reduce army power

Myanmar parliament blocks bid by Suu Kyi party to reduce army power

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Myanmar’s parliament blocked a bid by the party of leader Aung San Suu Kyi to reduce the role of the military in politics on Tuesday, almost...Details
Airlines suspend flights due to coronavirus outbreak

Airlines suspend flights due to coronavirus outbreak

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Airlines across the globe have suspended flights or modified services in response to the coronavirus outbreak.Below are details (in alphabetical...Details
Queen leads Commonwealth Day celebrations in UK

Queen leads Commonwealth Day celebrations in UK

Aditi Khanna, London
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II led the Commonwealth Day celebrations in London on Monday joined by members of the royal family as the head of...Details
Five Czech mountaineers killed in Austrian avalanche

Five Czech mountaineers killed in Austrian avalanche

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An avalanche killed five Czech mountaineers in the central Austrian Dachstein region on Sunday, police said. The three women, aged 27, 30 and...Details
What you need to know about coronavirus right now

What you need to know about coronavirus right now

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Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus: MARKETS ROUT Financial markets were thrown into turmoil on Monday after Saudi Arabia slashed...Details
Coronavirus: Bangladesh among 14 nations on Qatar's travel ban

Coronavirus: Bangladesh among 14 nations on Qatar's travel ban

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Qatar has temporarily barred travellers from Bangladesh and 13 other countries from March 9 as a precaution against the rapidly spreading...Details
Ten die at collapsed China quarantine hotel

Ten die at collapsed China quarantine hotel

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Ten people have died and 23 remain trapped after the collapse of a hotel that was being used to quarantine people under observation for the...Details
Italy quarantines 16m people in northern region

CoronavirusItaly quarantines 16m people in northern region

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Italy imposed a virtual lockdown across a swathe of its wealthy north on Sunday, including the financial capital Milan, in a drastic new attempt to...Details
Saudi Arabia reopens Mecca, Medina holy sites after coronavirus closure

Saudi Arabia reopens Mecca, Medina holy sites after coronavirus closure

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Saudi Arabia reopened two of the most holy religious sites in Islam, Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca and Al-Masjid al Nabawy in Medina, after they were...Details
Coronavirus deaths rise to 145 in Iran

Coronavirus deaths rise to 145 in Iran

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Iran's death toll from coronavirus reached 145 on Saturday after another 21 people were confirmed to have died during the last day, among them a...Details
'Senior Saudi royals including king's brother held'

'Senior Saudi royals including king's brother held'

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Saudi Arabia has detained two senior members of the Saudi royal family - Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, the younger brother of King Salman, and...Details
Bangladeshi man pleads guilty to human smuggling in the US

Bangladeshi man pleads guilty to human smuggling in the US

Brajesh Upadhyay, Washington
A Bangladeshi national, arrested last year on charges of smuggling undocumented immigrants into the United States, has pleaded guilty for his role...Details
Coronavirus infections rise above 100,000 worldwide

Coronavirus infections rise above 100,000 worldwide

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Twenty-one people aboard a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco have tested positive for coronavirus, U.S. officials said on...Details
Financial havoc as corona infections near 100,000

Financial havoc as corona infections near 100,000

Reuters
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus across the world surpassed 100,000 on Friday as the economic damage intensified, with...Details
IS attacks Kabul gathering, killing at least 32

IS attacks Kabul gathering, killing at least 32

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Islamic State gunmen opened fire at a ceremony in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 32 people in the first major attack in the city since the...Details
Iran says coronavirus toll jumps by 17 with 1,000-plus new infections

Iran says coronavirus toll jumps by 17 with 1,000-plus new infections

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Iran's death toll from coronavirus infections jumped on Friday to 124, as 17 died over the past 24 hours and more than 1,000 were additionally...Details
India's lower-caste Dalits fight for land in death

India's lower-caste Dalits fight for land in death

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India's lower-caste Dalits are increasingly asserting their claims over land so they can bury their dead, human rights activists said on Friday, as...Details
China's Hubei reports no new coronavirus cases outside Wuhan

China's Hubei reports no new coronavirus cases outside Wuhan

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China's central province of Hubei, excluding the provincial capital Wuhan, has reported zero new cases of coronavirus over 24 hours for the first...Details
India shuts Delhi schools, imposes new travel restrictions over coronavirus

India shuts Delhi schools, imposes new travel restrictions over coronavirus

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India shut all primary schools in the capital New Delhi until the end of March on Thursday and imposed new restrictions on travel from Italy and...Details
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