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Another 70 people aboard a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total to 355 cases, Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Sunday . from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HqVarJ

Foreign minister Wang Yi said the fall showed the outbreak was being managed effectively. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2HtClnS

The number of new cases of a coronavirus in China fell slightly on Sunday, more than three weeks after the outbreak's epicenter was locked down, and a Chinese tourist died from the virus in France, the first fatality in Europe. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2SM7gkx

The Hong Kong government will send aircraft to Japan to bring back passengers from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vAIYlG

Arizona widow gets final Valentine's Day gift from husband months after his death Debra Tenney received her final bouquet of flowers from the afterlife this Valentine's Day.

Face masks are must-have accessory of London fashion week amid coronavirus panic Virus protection -- but make it fashion.

Harriet Tubman Visa debit card draws backlash, bank responds Bank is accused of pandering to African-Americans customers during Black History Month.

Several blasts hit a U.S.-led coalition military base in Baghdad early on Sunday from an apparent rocket attack, a U.S. military official said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2UTep55

Iranian dissidents call for election boycott after regime disqualifies thousands of candidates Iranian dissidents opposed to the hardline regime in Tehran are urging their fellow citizens not to vote in the upcoming election  which they describe as a “sham” -- calling on them to work to overthrow the struggling regime instead.

Why is a Benedictine monk travelling to Mali to save Islamic texts? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2u039sE

More tests are needed to confirm that an American passenger from a cruise ship docked in Cambodia has the new coronavirus after she tested positive in Malaysia, the MS Westerdam's operator said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3bJmvDl

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 22 days amid an outbreak of coronavirus, state media reported on Saturday, to visit a national mausoleum and mark the anniversary of the late leader Kim Jong Il's birth. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/39DV3Fn

Britain will "turn off the tap" of foreign, low-skilled labor and require all skilled workers wishing to come to the country to have a job offer and meet salary and language requirements as it sets post-Brexit rules from next year. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2SIsZd6

The disease, which normally affects people later in life, forced Ryan to make a "scary" decision. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2SRUb9c

A new generation of influencers are making their mark on social media. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39zrxAD

Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "wooden". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Sqgq7j

If Bernie Sanders isn't the Democratic front-runner at this point, the word has little meaning. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ORRbZd

Women displaced by Colombia's armed conflict created their own community to offer each other support. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2SRfUOR

The revelation that foreign intelligence used a Swiss company's devices for spying provokes outrage. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bGaleq

Dozens of women were made to remove their knickers to prove they were not menstruating. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2HqIa5B

An Arab-Jewish-owned hostel caused controversy but is being held up as a symbol of change. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bEiIHv