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China's National Health Commission said on Thursday the total number of confirmed deaths from the coronavirus in the country has risen by 38 to 170 as of end-Wednesday, as the number of infected patients rose by more than 1,700. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3172hPi

Global airlines on Wednesday suspended or scaled back more direct flights to China's major cities amid an increase in travel warnings and decline in demand from passengers due to a growing outbreak of coronavirus. Fears over the spread of the flu-like virus, which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, are increasing as the death toll topped 160. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2O9wiZm

The outbreak of a new virus that originated in the central-Chinese city of Wuhan is likely to slow China's economic growth at least in the near term and could hurt its trading partners around the world. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36Fq5uq

A new coronavirus that has killed more than 130 people in China is spreading to other countries, alarming health experts. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36BV0bf

Joe Biden leads Bernie Sanders in latest Iowa poll The same Monmouth survey finds 45 percent of those responding are still open to switching their vote; correspondent Peter Doocy reports from Des Moines.

'GAME OVER,' Trump declares, as old Bolton, Schiff videos surface amid impeachment trial Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has a distinct "lack of credibility" and is prone to "conspiracy theories." Those assertions weren't made this week by Republican lawmakers seeking to prevent the lawmaker from testifying in President Trump's Senate impeachment trial. Instead, they were made in recent years by Democratic impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff -- who is now saying Bolton must urgently testify in the trial as an important and believable witness.

Sen. Joe Manchin on question of witnesses at Senate impeachment trial West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, Democratic member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joins Bret Baier on 'Special Report.'

President Trump signs USMCA trade deal as Senate impeachment trial continues Trump celebrates the biggest bipartisan win of his presidency; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports.

Senators question impeachment trial legal teams as decision over witnesses looms Senate impeachment trial's question and answer session allowed each side to reiterate some of their central themes; chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel reports.

Impeachment question: Where is the line between a policy disagreement and abuse of power? Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, member of President Donald Trump's legal team, answers a question at the Senate trial of President Trump.

Schiff, in Trump's Senate impeachment trial, denies knowing whistleblower House impeachment manager Adam Schiff, D-Calif., denied knowing the identity of the Trump whistleblower during the president's trial on Wednesday and claimed that no one from the House Intelligence Committee was ever involved in coaching them. 

Bloomberg's 'Dogs Fur Mike' ad seizes on his odd canine encounters Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg gave voters paws Wednesday -- literally -- airing a campaign ad touting his support among dogs in New York, just one day after a clip of him shaking a dog's mouth rather than its paw at a campaign event in Vermont caused a stir on social media.

Dershowitz mounts unconventional defense of Trump as Senate impeachment trial enters new phase President Trump's defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz argued Wednesday that a president can’t be impeached for using the levers of his power to stay in office, because he may believe his reelection is in the national public interest.

Schiff: I don't know who the whistleblower is, haven't met them or communicated with them House manager Adam Schiff answers a question about the whistleblower at the Senate trial of President Trump.

It is understood the chancellor will tell Boris Johnson he supports the London to Birmingham rail link. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Gy8ytR

The newly released footage from New South Wales shows how quickly a bushfire can spread. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2O9pZ88

The papers focus on HS2's future, why an ITV newsreader is stepping down, and job cuts at BBC News. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2RADv6N