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Coronavirus Scare: Japan Says Passenger Found to be Infected after Leaving Ship
The woman had tested negative for the virus on February 15, four days before she got off the ship with her husband, with neither showing any symptoms at the time.
Exiled Dalai Lama Marks 80 Years as Tibet's Spiritual Leader
Hundreds of miles from Lhasa's imposing 1,000-room Potala Palace, the sandal-wearing monk now ministers to his fellow Tibetan exiles from Dharamsala in the foothills of the Indian Himalaya.
Sri Lankan Parliamentary Committee Proposes Immediate Burqa Ban Months After Easter Terror Attack
Nine suicide bombers belonging to local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through three churches and three luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday, killing 258 people, including 11 Indi...
After Hubei Province, Another Coronavirus Hotspot Surfaces in China: Prisons
Most of those cases were at the Wuhan Women's Prison in Hubei's capital, He Ping, director for prison administration at the Ministry of Justice, told reporters.
24 Decomposed Bodies Found in House After Police Bust Criminal Gang in Mexico
Some of the bodies found had been dismembered and buried in the patio of the house, which was under construction.
South Korea Confirms 52 More Coronavirus Cases, Total Toll Reaches 156
More than 80 members of Shincheonji have now been infected, starting with a 61-year-old woman who developed a fever on February 10 but attended at least four church services before being diagnosed.
Suspect Detained After Stabbing at London Mosque: Police
The force said officers found one man with stab wounds and paramedics treated him at the scene before he was taken to a hospital.
'Will Send Home 5,000 Troops at a Time': Trump Says Chance of Deal With Taliban
Marvin G Weinbaum said there would be exchange of prisoners, where 5,000 or more Taliban fighters will be released in exchange for 1,000 government troops.
Benjamin Netanyahu's Corruption Trial to Begin in March, Says Israeli Court
In a brief statement, the court said Netanyahu is expected to attend the initial hearing. Israel will hold parliamentary elections on March 2, its third vote in less than a year.
UK PM Boris Johnson and Estranged Wife Reach Financial Settlement for Their Divorce
Boris Johnson and Marina Wheeler, a lawyer, married in 1993 and had four children. They announced in September 2018 that they had separated and planned to divorce.
Opening of Kartarpur Corridor Practical Proof of Pakistan's Desire for Peace, Says UN Chief Guterres
UN chief Antonio Guterres, who visited the revered Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the opening of the corridor is a good step and it will promote tolerance and interfaith harmony.
4 Killed, 15 Hospitalised After Inhaling Poisonous Gas from Vegetable Container in Pakistan's Karachi
'The initial investigation showed that as soon as people from Jackson market opened the container fumes emanated from it and people had difficulty in breathing and lost consciousness,' DIG Sharjeel Kharal told reporters.
Japan Health Minister Urges Public to Avoid Non-essential Gatherings, Stay away from Crowds & Trains
Katsunobu Kato warned the nation was "entering a new phase" in the outbreak of the virus, which has infected nearly 60 people in Japan so far.
In Eerie Reminder of 1989 Central Park Rape, New York Cops Arrest Black Teen for Killing College Girl
Tessa Majors, 18, a freshman at Barnard College, was attacked by three teens as she walked through Morningside Park on December 11.
The Last Puff: Saudi Women Smoke in Public to 'Complete' their Freedom
Like Western feminists of the early 20th century, in an era of social change in Saudi Arabia some women are embracing cigarettes, shisha pipes or vaping as a symbol of emancipation.
Coronavirus Claims Lives of Six Medical Workers, Even as 1,716 Face Infection
The majority, 1,102, have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 illness in Wuhan, the central city at the epicentre of the crisis.