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Snakes: The Source of the newly discovered Coronavirus says Scientists
Snakes - including the Chinese krait and the cobra - may be the source of the newly discovered 2019-nCoV coronavirus that triggered an outbreak of infectious...
ICJ orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya
The Hague-based International Court of Justice has ordered Myanmar to take emergency measures to prevent genocide of the Rohingya.
In a unanimously-ruled order issued by a panel of 17 judges,...
China issues travel warning as virus deaths surge
Chinese authorities have urged people to stop travelling in and out of Wuhan, the city at the centre of a new virus outbreak that...
Virginia gun rally: Fears of violence as militia groups gather
The US state of Virginia is bracing for a pro-gun rally on Monday that experts and political leaders warn could descend into violence.
The rally,...
New China virus: Cases triple as infection spreads to Beijing and Shanghai
The number of people infected with a new virus in China tripled over the weekend, with the outbreak spreading from Wuhan to other major...
UN Calls for immediate end to airstrikes in Syria
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has called for an immediate end to hostilities in Idlib, saying that the latest Syrian ceasefire has "yet again failed...
Ukraine PM offers to resign over alleged slurs against president
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukraine's embattled Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has tendered his resignation following a scandal over what appear to be leaked tapes of him...
Philippines braces for another volcanic eruption threat
Warnings of another volcanic eruption in the Philippines have forced thousands more people to abandon their homes.
Access to high-risk areas is limited near the Taal volcano...
US Senate formally opens Trump impeachment trial
The United States Congress opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Thursday, with House Democrats reading the formal charges from the well of the US Senate...
Russian govt quits after Putin calls for constitutional shake-up
The entire Russian government resigned on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin said a range of constitutional changes were needed.
Putin, in his annual address to Parliament, proposed...
