Wuhan suspends visa, passports services for Chinese citizens until January 30: government statement

Wuhan, capital of Hubei province and epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, said it would suspend visa and passport services for Chinese citizens until Jan. 30 to strengthen control of the virus, the city's exit-entry bureau said in a statement on Monday.

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China's Tencent asks staff to work from home until February 7 due to virus

Chinese gaming giant Tencent Holdings Ltd has requested staff to work from home until Feb. 7 to protect employees from the spread of the coronavirus, the company confirmed on Monday.

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'I was 90% dead': Henri's story of surviving Auschwitz

Henri Kichka lost his family in the Nazi death camp, but lived on to tell his own story of survival.

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Nambi Narayanan: The fake spy scandal that blew up a rocket scientist’s career

Falsely charged with selling secrets to Pakistan, Nambi Narayanan's life was knocked off course.

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Teenage adoption: The family that took in a 17-year-old girl

How a 17-year-old girl got out of foster care and found a permanent home with a loving family.

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The art of buildings

The winners of Art of Building Photographer of the Year 2019

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'They are invaders': Brazil indigenous group takes on mining giant

Brazil's Mura indigenous group starts consultation that could reject a proposed mining project.

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The man teaching 300 million people a new language

Luis von Ahn is the founder and boss of Duolingo, the world's most popular language learning app.

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Would Greta Thunberg generation play with these toys?

Toymakers are far from ditching cheap plastic figures, but is the industry moving to more sustainable products?

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China's death toll from coronavirus rises to 80: government statement

China's death toll from the coronavirus discovered at the end of last year has risen to 80 and the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 2,744 cases as of Jan. 26, the national health commission said in a statement on its website.

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With anti-Semitism on the rise, Auschwitz liberation commemorated

World leaders join aging Holocaust survivors in Poland on Monday to mark 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by Soviet troops, amid concerns over a global resurgence of anti-Semitism.

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U.S. candidate Bloomberg vows to back Israel, takes dig at Sanders

U.S. presidential contender Michael Bloomberg pledged on Sunday to "always have Israel's back," while separately joking he was the only Jewish candidate who does not want to turn the United States into a "kibbutz."

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Former NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter among nine killed in California helicopter crash

Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA's all-time greats whose international stardom transcended basketball, was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others on board, officials said. He was 41.

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Kobe Bryant's death leaves sports world stunned

The sporting world was plunged into mourning on Sunday as news of Kobe Bryant's death in a helicopter crash spread leaving the rich and famous, presidents, Hall of Famers and ordinary fans stunned.

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Half of Australians donated to bushfire appeal: survey

One in two Australians have donated money to support bushfire relief efforts, a new survey showed over the weekend, with meteorologists warning more hot and dry weather is to return after a heavy rain respite dampened many of the blazes.

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U.S. says to evacuate consulate staff, some U.S. citizens from Wuhan

The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it will relocate personnel at its Wuhan consulate to the United States and will offer a limited number of seats to private U.S. citizens on a flight out of the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

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U.S. says to evacuate consulate staff, some U.S. citizens from Wuhan

The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it will relocate personnel at its Wuhan consulate to the United States and will offer a limited number of seats to private U.S. citizens on a flight out of the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Influential aunt of North Korea's Kim Jong Un makes first public appearance in six years

The influential aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first public appearance in six years, state media reported on Sunday, years after her husband was executed in a purge.

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More than 2,000 now infected with coronavirus; 56 dead in China

More than 2,000 people globally have been infected with a new coronavirus, the vast majority of them in China, where 56 people have died from the disease, according to figures released on Sunday.

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Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park to be closed from Sunday to help prevent spread of virus: CCTV

Hong Kong's popular amusement parks Disneyland and Ocean Park are closed from Jan. 26 to help prevent the spread of a deadly coronavirus that broke out in the Chinese city Wuhan, state media CCTV reported on Sunday.

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