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Global panic deepens over China virus as whistleblower doctor diesFeb 7, 2020BEIJING (AFP) -- A Chinese doctor, among the first to raise the alert about China's new coronavirus, himself died from the pathogen on Friday, emphasizing the depth of a worsening crisis that has kil... -
In political triumph, Trump acquitted of all impeachment chargesFeb 6, 2020WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump drew on staunch Republican support to defeat the gravest threat yet to his three-year-old presidency on Wednesday, winning acquittal in the Senate on imp... -
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Buttigieg takes lead in Iowa caucuses, Sanders secondFeb 5, 2020"The top finishers, probably Sanders and Buttigieg, could have used their showings to launch into New Hampshire," the next contest, said Larry Sabato, a professor of politics at the University of Vir... -
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[Graphic News] More than 40% of US adults have eaten plant-based meatFeb 2, 2020As restaurants nationwide add them to menus, plant-based “meats” are becoming increasingly popular in the United States - where more than 40 percent of adults have eaten them at least once, a new su... -
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WHO declares international emergency over novel coronavirusJan 31, 2020GENEVA (AFP) -- The UN health agency on Thursday declared an international emergency over the deadly novel coronavirus from China -- a rarely used designation that could lead to improved internationa...
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