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China curbs travel abroad as virus toll tops 100
China on Tuesday urged its citizens to postpone travel abroad as it expanded unprecedented efforts to contain a viral outbreak that has ...Iraq protesters rebuild torched camps as rocket attack sparks fears
Anti-government demonstrators rebuilt torched protest camps across Iraq on Monday as more than a dozen countries condemned the “lethal” reaction by security ...Netanyahu pulls request for immunity on corruption charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity from prosecution on Tuesday, hours before parliamentary proceedings were set to begin. ...Global concerns grow as China virus spreads
The rapid spread of a deadly virus across China caused growing global alarm on Monday, with Germany advising citizens to avoid the ...Taliban says has brought down U.S. military plane in Afghanistan
The Taliban said it had shot down a U.S. military plane in the central Afghan province of Ghazni on Monday, killing all ...UN slams Libya arms embargo violations despite Berlin pledges
The United Nations mission to Libya has slammed ongoing violations of a UN Security Council arms embargo, despite commitments made a week ...Syrian troops reach outskirts of key rebel-held town
Syrian government forces reached the outskirts of a key rebel-held town on Sunday, part of a weekslong offensive into the country’s last ...US basketball legend Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash
NBA legend Kobe Bryant died Sunday when a helicopter he was riding in crashed and burst into flames in thick fog, killing ...World’s largest twin-engine jet completes first flight
Boeing’s new long-haul 777X airliner made its first flight on Saturday, a step forward for the company whose broader prospects remain clouded ...China stiffens its defences against epidemic as death toll hits 56
China on Sunday expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain a viral epidemic that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000, as ...














