Death toll in China exceeds SARS outbreak

Feb 9,2020
The death toll from the new coronavirus in mainland China has reached 811, surpassing the number of worldwide deaths from the SARS epidemic in 2003.
Three-way tie in Irish general election: exit poll
Feb 09

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Sources: New IAEA head to visit Japan
Feb 09
The new head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to visit Japan later this month.
Tensions rise between Assad’s and Turkish forces
Feb 09
The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's says its forces have taken control of Saraqeb, a strategic town in Idlib province.
Coronavirus cases on Japan cruise ship treble to 61
Feb 07
At least 61 people on board a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the government said Friday, as thousands of passengers and crew face a two-week quarantine.
Taliban shadow district chief killed in Afghan army overnight airstrike
Feb 07
Three Taliban militants, including a Taliban shadow district chief, were killed in an overnight Afghan army airstrike in northern Balkh province, the command of special forces said Friday.
4 killed in Nigeria bank robbery
Feb 07
Four people were killed in a commercial bank robbery in the southwestern Nigerian town of Ile Oluji, a police officer said Thursday.