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China counts sharp rise in coronavirus cases during country's busiest travel time, 2 in Beijing China reported Monday a sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new coronavirus, including the first cases in the capital. The outbreak coincides with the country's busiest travel period, as millions board trains and planes for the Lunar New Year holidays.....

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Five killed in Russian hotel after boiling water floods basement Five people died in the Russian city of Perm on Monday after a hot water pipe exploded in the night and flooded a basement hotel room with boiling water, the regional investigative committee said. At least three other people were taken to hospital suffering from burns after the incident in... The p....

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S.Korea confirms first case of new coronavirus in Chinese visitor South Korea reported on Monday its first confirmed case of a new coronavirus that has broken out in China, South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The patient is a 35-year-old Chinese woman and resident of Wuhan, China who flew from Wuhan to Incheon international ....

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Threatened species hit hard by Australia's bushfires Sydney (AFP) Jan 20, 2020 Australia's bushfires have burned more than half the known habitat of 100 threatened plants and animals, including 32 critically endangered species, the government said Monday. Wildlife experts worry that more than a billion animals have perished in the unprecedente....

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Malaysia says won't be 'garbage dump' as it returns waste Butterworth, Malaysia (AFP) Jan 20, 2020 Malaysia has sent back 150 shipping containers of plastic waste to mostly wealthier nations, with the Southeast Asian country saying Monday it would not be the world's "garbage dump". The region has been flooded with plastic from more developed econ....

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Evacuation crackdown ordered as Philippine volcano seethes Tanauan, Philippines (AFP) Jan 20, 2020 Philippine officials ordered a crackdown Monday on people being allowed daily visits to the homes they fled after Taal volcano erupted, citing threats it could still explode at any time. Over 110,000 people have taken refuge in evacuation centres sinc....

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S. Korea confirms first case of SARS-like virus from China Seoul (AFP) Jan 20, 2020 South Korea on Monday confirmed its first case of the SARS-like virus that is spreading in China, as concerns mount about a wider outbreak. A 35-year-old Chinese woman who flew in from Wuhan, the apparent epicentre of the outbreak, was confirmed to have the new coron....

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China builds 130,000 5G base stations by end of 2019 More than 130,000 5G base stations were built in China by the end of 2019 and 35 mobile phone terminals received network access licenses, said Miao Wei, minister of Industry and Information Technology, at a press conference in Beijing on Monday.....

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Kerala not to implement NPR but would cooperate with Census Thiruvananthapuram: The state will not implement the National Population Register (NPR). The decision not to implement NPR was taken at the Cabinet meeting held in the capital on Monday. The government informed the Central Census Commissioner and the State Census Director that the government would n....

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S. Korea changes subsidy scheme for eco-friendly autos South Korea's finance and environment ministries said Monday that they have changed a state subsidy scheme for eco-friendly vehicles to allow buyers of efficient cars to get larger subsidies from this year. Currently, the state subsidy is calcu....

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ASEAN foreign ministers agree to hold summit with Trump MANILA, Philippines – Members of the regional Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc have agreed to the United States' proposal to hold a special summit with US President Donald Trump, Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro "Teddyboy" Locsin Jr said on Monday, January 20. "The ASEAN ....

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MLK holiday activities scheduled Here is a brief list of some activities planned to celebrate the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday:• The Midwest City Martin Luther King Jr.Read more on NewsOK.com....

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'History made': 'Parasite' bags top plum at 2020 SAG Awards MANILA, Philippines – The cast of Parasite, Bong Joon-ho's "upstairs-downstairs" movie about a poor South Korean family that slowly infiltrates a wealthy family's home, won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Monday, January 20 (late Sunday, January 19 in the US). Parasite is t....

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WATCH: Vendors clean People's Park in Tagaytay in hopes of quick reopening MANILA, Philippines – A dozen vendors were back at Tagaytay's People's Park in the Sky Monday morning, January 20, but they were there not to sell. Renato Batol, a cashew nut vendor, went up the shuttered park to help clean mounds of volcanic ash, together with vendors of espasol. Amid the .......

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Revise history books, but only to emphasize Martial Law atrocities – Robredo MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo said if there is anything that needs to be changed in history textbooks, it is to put more focus on the atrocities committed by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. This was Robredo's response on Monday, January 20, .......

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Tagaytay Sky Ranch still vulnerable to 'heavy ashfall' – NDRRMC MANILA, Philippines – The Tagaytay Sky Ranch and other businesses that are outside but still near the Taal Volcano's danger zone for a possible base surge are still vulnerable to "heavy ashfall, "National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) chief Ricardo Jalad said on Monda....

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S. Korea reports 1st confirmed case of China coronavirus South Korea on Monday reported the first confirmed case of China coronavirus amid concerns that a pneumonia-like illness is set to spread across China and Asia.According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a Chinese woman suffere....

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ULikeKorea signs MOU with Denmark's TDC to enter European market ULike Korea, a smart livestock health care management company, announced Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Denmark’s largest telecommunication company, TDC, to launch the world’s first NB-IoT (Narrow Band IoT) b....

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CJ ENM's W25.3b K-pop investment fund to launch CJ ENM, the operator of K-pop-oriented cable channel Mnet, said Monday it will launch a 25.3 billion-won ($21.8 million) investment fund dedicated to the K-pop industry.The establishment of the fund, KC Vivace Investment Association, is in line with....

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SARS-like virus spreads in China, nearly 140 new cases Beijing: A mysterious SARS-like virus has spread around China -- including to Beijing -- authorities said on Monday, fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the Lunar New Year in humanitys biggest migration. The new coronavirus strain, first discovered in the central cit....

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Mitsubishi Electric data may have been compromised in cyberattack TOKYO, Japan – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation said on Monday, January 20, it has been targeted in a massive cyberattack, and that information regarding government agencies and other business partners may have been compromised. A key player in Japan's defense and infrastructure industries, the ....

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Maoists hold demonstration at Ambayathode in Kottiyoor Kottiyoor (Kannur): A Maoist gang, includimg a woman, held a protest at Ambayathode town at Kottiyoor in Kannur. The protest was held on Monday at about 6 in the morning. They distributed pamphlets and posted posters. They reached the town trekking through the forest route and after marking their p....

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Año orders stop to 'visiting hours' to Taal Volcano danger zone MANILA, Philippines – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday, January 20, ordered a stop to visiting hours to danger zones around the restive Taal Volcano. "This time, we will be very strict. As I said, we don't know when that will erupt. A....

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OU men's basketball: Baylor enjoying success across sports By Abby BittermanStaff [email protected] success seems to be contagious at Baylor.When the Sooners play the Bears in Waco, Texas, on Monday, they will be taking on the country's No.Read more on NewsOK.com....

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Billie Eilish is coming to Manila in September MANILA, Philippines – Singer Billie Eilish is coming to Manila for a concert at the Mall of Asia Arena on September 5, MMI announced on Monday, January 20. {source} <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Global chart-topper Billie Eilish brings Where Do We Go? Wor....

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Nadda to replace Amit Shah as BJP chief today New Delhi: Just ahead of Delhi election and as the "ekadashi" sets in, the "worlds largest political party" - BJP will have a new President on Monday by 2.30 p.m., bringing an end of Amit Shah era. Party Working President Jagat Prakash Nadda is all set to win unopposed.The choice of the announcement....

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Samsung appoints Roh Tae-moon as new smartphone biz head Samsung Electronics announced Monday that it has appointed Roh Tae-moon, incumbent president of mobile hardware research and development, to lead the entire mobile business unit as part of its 2020 personnel reshuffle and organizational restructuring....

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IN PHOTOS: All the best looks at the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020 MANILA, Philippines – The second awards ceremony of the 2020 season, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, was in full swing on Monday, January 20 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Before the show, stars walked at the red carpet. The SAG is often seen as one of the .......

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Alert Level 4 stays as Taal Volcano unrest enters 2nd week MANILA, Philippines – As the Taal Volcano unrest entered its second week, state volcanologists reiterated that evacuees are strongly encouraged to stay out of the danger zone since Alert Level 4 remains raised. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) stressed....

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TWG terminates motorcycle taxi pilot run MANILA, Philippines – On the morning of the scheduled Senate public hearing on motorcycle taxis, the inter-agency technical working group (TWG) terminated the motorcycle taxi pilot run more than 2 months before its supposed end. On Monday, January 20, TWG head Antonio Gardiola Jr told reporters....

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Climate change pushing the platypus towards extinction – researchers SYDNEY, Australia – Prolonged drought and other effects of climate change are pushing Australia's unique platypus population towards extinction, scientists warned in a study published Monday, January 20. The river-dwelling animal has already disappeared from up to 40% of its historical range....

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Govt sees end to wheat flour crisis soon amid strike threat in KP LAHORE: As the masses continued to struggle to get wheat flour at official rates, the federal minister for food security on Sunday announced that the crisis would be over soon and prices would normalise by Tuesday. The announcement came a day before the nanbais across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are set t....

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S. Korea to jack up spending on energy R&D in 2020 South Korea said Monday it will spend more on research and development in the energy segment this year as the country targets clean and sustainable economic growth.South Korea will spend 916.3 billion won ($789 million), a 19-percent rise from....

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[Newsmaker] Ulsan mayor questioned in election-meddling probe SEOUL/ULSAN -- Ulsan Mayor Song Cheol-ho was questioned Monday over an ongoing probe into allegations that some presidential officials conspired to help him win the mayoral seat in a 2018 election.Song, 71, was being questioned at the Seoul Central D....

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Lee lifts Abu Dhabi crown ABU DHABI: Three months short of turning 47, England’s Lee Westwood put together a masterclass in leading from the front as he won the $7 million Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday by two shots.The two-time European Tour number one made six birdies in his round of five-under par 67 to finis....

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Djokovic, Serena ready as Grand Slam enters new decade MELBOURNE: Old stagers Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will aim to keep the younger generation of players waiting in the wings as Grand Slam tennis enters a new decade at the Australian Open today (Monday).After recent bushfire smog largely cleared in Melbourne, the view is all too familiar with ....

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19 probables named for cricket camp ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s selectors have announced 19 probables for the camp training for the first Test of the ICC World Test Championship against Bangladesh to be played in Rawalpindi from February 7-11.The camp starts from today (Monday) at the National Cricket Academy in Laho....

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Westwood captures Abu Dhabi Golf title by two shots ABU DHABI: Three months short of turning 47, England’s Lee Westwood put together a masterclass in leading from the front as he won the $7 million Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday by two shots.The two-time European Tour number one made six birdies in his round of five-under par 67 to finis....

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Probables for BD Tests announced: Faheem recalled, Nauman, Akmal ignored LAHORE: The national selection committee has recalled Faheem Ashraf but ignored Nauman Ali and Umer Akmal while announcing players for the training camp called for preparation for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh.The committee invited 19 probables for the camp at the National Cricket Acad....

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Djokovic, Williams lead tennis old guard into new decade MELBOURNE: Old stagers Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will aim to keep the younger generation of players waiting in the wings as Grand Slam tennis enters a new decade at the Australian Open on Monday (today).After recent bushfire smog largely cleared in Melbourne, the view is all too familiar wi....

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Aisam-Inglot unseeded at Australian Open KARACHI: Pakistan’s tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his British partner Dominic Inglot are unseeded at Australian Open which begins Monday (today) at Melbourne.The pair of Aisam and Inglot, ranked 53 and 59, respectively, is drawn against the eighth seed duo of Jean-Julien Rojer of Netherl....

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Nepali fencing coach to arrive in city today KARACHI: Renowned Nepali fencing coach Sanjeep Lama will arrive here on Monday (today) on a month-long coaching assignment. “Sanjeep will train local fencing players. KCSA and Karachi Fencing Association will be joint hosts for the coaching sessions,” M Taqi, secretary Sindh Fencing Asso....

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Djokovic, Serena lead tennis old guard into new decade MELBOURNE: Old stagers Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will aim to keep the younger generation of players waiting in the wings as Grand Slam tennis enters a new decade at the Australian Open on Monday (today).After recent bushfire smog largely cleared in Melbourne, the view is all too familiar wi....

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'Ecstatic, emotional' Westwood captures Abu Dhabi title ABU DHABI: Three months short of turning 47, England’s Lee Westwood put together a masterclass in leading from the front as he won the $7 million Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday by two shots.The two-time European Tour number one started the final round one ahead of his closest rivals Ber....

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China counts sharp rise in coronavirus cases, 2 in Beijing BEIJING (AP) — China reported Monday a sharp rise in the number of people affected in a pneumonia outbreak caused by a new coronoavirus, including the first cases in the capital. The outbreak started in the central city of Wuhan.Read more on NewsOK.com....

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Moon to hold 1st weekly meeting with new prime minister President Moon Jae-in will have his first weekly consultation with Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Monday, Cheong Wa Dae officials said, as the president is seeking to give him more authority over state affairs.Moon used to have a luncheon meeting w....

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The Papers: Harry's 'sadness' and 'duke and duchess of Netflix' Prince Harry's first speech since he and Meghan said they would step back from royal duties dominates Monday's papers.....

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N. Korea holds state funeral for former anti-Japanese fighter North Korea has held a state funeral for a former female anti-Japanese fighter considered close to late founding leader Kim Il-sung, according to Pyongyang's state media on Monday. The memorial service for Hwang Sun-hui, deputy to the North's rubber-....

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WINNERS: Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020 MANILA, Philippines – The awards season in the US continued with the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Monday, January 20 in Los Angeles (late January 19 in the US). The SAG gives out awards for both television and film. Bombshell lead the list in film with 4 nominations, including the .......

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'Hero cop' Jason Magno honored in PNP's Bantayog ng mga Bayani MANILA, Philippines – Police Master Sergeant Jason Magno , the cop who died shielding civilians from the explosion of a grenade in Misamis Oriental, was honored by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in its Bantayog ng mga Bayaning Tagapamayapa early morning Monday, January 20. Accompanied by....

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Beijing, Guangdong reports pneumonia cases, Wuhan confirms 3rd death Three new coronavirus-related pneumonia cases were reported outside Wuhan, two in Beijing and one in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, said local health authorities early Monday.....

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