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In virus-hit 'ghost town', stranded Thai student waits for help
BANGKOK (Reuters) - When Thai medical student Badeephak Kaosala dares to leave his rented apartment in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, he puts on a mask, gloves, a hat and layers of clothing to try to avoid infection with the coronavirus that has the city on lockdown.
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Nation
Uncle allegedly stabs two-year-old girl to death in Kemaman
KEMAMAN (Bernama): A two-year-old girl was allegedly stabbed to death by her uncle at Felda Cerul 2 on Monday (Jan 27) afternoon.
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World
Blind Bulgarian artist finds a way to keep painting
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Stamen Karamfilov bends low over a canvas, adding the finishing touches to a woodland landscape - no mean feat considering the Bulgarian artist is almost totally blind.
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China to send 2,500 more medical workers to Wuhan
WUHAN: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday night (Jan 27) said the government will send 2,500 more medical workers including nurses within two days to Wuhan to help the city battle the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Nation
Coronavirus: Health Ministry identifies 26 hospitals nationwide to handle cases
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Health Ministry has identified 26 hospitals nationwide to handle cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that need further examination and treatment.
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World
Tunisia's biggest party Ennahda rejects new government proposal
TUNIS (Reuters) - The biggest party in Tunisia's parliament on Monday rejected the idea of a government that excludes other parties, adding that it was ready to contest another election.
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World
Fall in support for Italy's 5-Star won't cause govt instability - PM
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Monday he did not believe that a slump in support for the coalition 5-Star Movement would lead to instability in his government.
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World
German Auschwitz prosecutor recalls powerful tales from Holocaust survivors
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Of the hundreds of testimonies he heard from survivors of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, retired German prosecutor Gerhard Wiese says the one that touched him most was of a Jewish father who had tried but failed to save his twins from the gas chamber.
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World
Explainer: What we know about Trump's Middle East peace plan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - More than two years after he first proposed a plan to revive the long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal is finally set to be announced.
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Billie Eilish dominates the Grammys as music world mourns Kobe
LOS ANGELES: Pop iconoclast Billie Eilish cleaned up at the Grammys - winning five awards, as the music world mourned the loss of LA's hometown basketball hero Kobe Bryant with a series of emotional tributes. Eilish, 18, swept the "big four" prizes -- Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist.
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Indonesia
American journalist Philip Jacobson freed from prison in Indonesia
JAKARTA: An American journalist was released from prison in and would be deported "as soon as possible" for a visa violation, authorities said on Monday (Jan 27). Jacobson, who turned 31 on Sunday, was jailed last week in the city of Palangkaraya and was facing up to five years in prison after he attended a public meeting between local lawmakers and indigenous rights activists in December.
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Credit Suisse tells staff to work at home after China visit
HONG KONG: Credit Suisse Group SA has told its staff in Hong Kong not to come into the office for at least 14 days if they’ve just visited mainland China, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News.
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China
China confirms 2,700 cases of virus, 40 counted elsewhere
BEIJING: China has confirmed more than 2,700 cases of a new virus, with 80 deaths. Most have been in the central city of Wuhan where the illness first surfaced last month. More than 40 cases have been confirmed in other places with virtually all of them involving Chinese tourists or people who visited Wuhan recently.
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Coronavirus fears wipe billions from European stocks
MUNBAI: Potential damage to business from China's fast-spreading coronavirus knocked more than 2% off European stocks on Monday, after the world's second biggest economy ramped up travel bans and extended the Lunar New Year holidays.
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Russia expels Japanese journalist in military espionage row
MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday (Jan 27) it had expelled a Japanese journalist for trying to obtain secret information related to Russian military capabilities in the Russian Far East, the RIA news agency reported.
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Britain to approve Huawei role in 5G network
LONDON: Britain on Tuesday (Jan 28) is expected to approve a role for China's Huawei in developing its 5G telecoms network -- but in a limited capacity after heavy US opposition on security grounds, reports said. "The UK has a momentous decision ahead on 5G," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted on Sunday.
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Nadal weathers Kyrgios storm to make Australian Open quarters
MELBOURNE: World number one Rafael Nadal weathered a fierce storm from gutsy showman Nick Kyrgios on Monday (Jan 27) to set up an Australian Open quarter-final against Dominic Thiem and keep alive his quest for a 20th Grand Slam title.
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World
Russia expels Japanese journalist in military espionage row - RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday it had expelled a Japanese journalist for trying to obtain secret information related to Russian military capabilities, the RIA news agency reported.
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World
Rouhani urges anti-money laundering compliance to curb Iran isolation
DUBAI (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday Iran should stick to rules set by an anti-money laundering watchdog to protect ties between the sanctions-hit country and international banks, as a deadline for compliance looms.
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World
The members of Trump's impeachment defence team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prominent attorney Alan Dershowitz and two former independent counsels, Ken Starr and Robert Ray, will be among those defending President Donald Trump when they make their case to the U.S. Senate on Monday.