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China’s Tough Choices: Contain the Virus or Support the Economy?
Fighting a war on two fronts is never easy. But that is the situation facing China’s government: It is trying…
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Another 70 Test Positive for Virus on Ship in Japan, Total Now at 355
TOKYO – Another 70 people on board a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing…
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American from Cambodia Cruise Ship Tests Positive for COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR/SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia – An 83-year-old American passenger from a cruise ship that docked in Cambodia after being shunned by…
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COVID-19 Has Infected More Than 69,000 People Globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 69,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named…
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ASEAN Works for ‘Coherent, Holistic Approach’ vs COVID-19
Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News MANILA – Southeast Asian countries are working for “a coherent and holistic approach” in responding to…
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New China Virus Cases Drop for 3rd Day as Toll Passes 1,600
BEIJING — The number of new cases from China’s coronavirus epidemic dropped for a third consecutive day on Sunday, as…
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China Toll Leaps Past 1,600 as New Cases Slow
Helen Roxburgh, Agence France-Presse BEIJING (UPDATE) – The number of new cases from China’s coronavirus epidemic dropped for a third consecutive day…
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OFW Group Urges PH Gov’t to Lift Travel Ban on Hong Kong
by Rodney Artida A group of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) called on the government to lift the temporary travel ban on…
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PH to Review Ban on Travel to HK
By: Dona Z. Pazzibugan – Reporter / @dpazzibuganINQ MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will review by the end of February its ban on…
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Taiwan Confirms First Coronavirus Death on Island, Cases at 20
TAIPEI – A taxi driver has died from the coronavirus in Taiwan, marking the first such death on the island…
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