Trump and Trudeau discussed coronavirus in Friday phone call

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed their countries' efforts to monitor, contain, and mitigate the rapidly spreading new coronavirus in a phone call on Friday, the White House said.

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Japanese warship departs for Gulf of Oman to protect commercial vessels

A Japanese warship left its port near Tokyo on Sunday on a mission to protect merchant ships and oil tankers passing through the Gulf of Oman that supply 90% of Japan's oil, as tension in the Middle East simmers.

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'Please take my daughter': Mother of girl with cancer pleads at virus blockade

Hours ticked by on Saturday as 50-year-old Lu Yuejin struggled to get past the police checkpoint on the bridge over the Yangtze river and out of Hubei province, which is on virtual lockdown as China scrambles to control a coronavirus outbreak.

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Australia's capital on fire alert as smoke and dust trigger health warnings

Australia's capital, Canberra, was on high alert on Sunday as bushfires burned nearby, while smoke and dust covered large parts of the country's east, prompting warnings from health authorities.

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At famed Mexican butterfly reserve, second worker found dead

Mexican authorities said on Saturday they are investigating the possible murder of a tour guide working at a famous butterfly reserve in the western state of Michoacan, just two days after its former environmental activist was buried.

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China's coronavirus infections hit daily record, deaths climb to 304

China's new confirmed infections from the coronavirus outbreak increased by a daily record, up by 2,590 cases on Saturday to top 14,000, as the quickly growing epidemic prompted global travel restrictions and evacuations.

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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib regrets booing Hillary Clinton

Rashida Tlaib said she let frustration over comments made by Ms Clinton "get the best of her".

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What are the Iowa caucuses and how do they work?

Americans are again deciding who will run for the White House. How does the process work?

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Loved to death: Turks and Caicos' battle to save the queen conch

The marine snail is a national symbol in Turks and Caicos but overfishing may spell its end.

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Refugees in South Africa: 'Give us a place where we can be safe'

Refugees crammed into a church in the South African city of Cape Town are desperate to move.

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China's total number of coronavirus deaths reaches 304 as of end-February 1

The death toll from a coronavirus epidemic in China had reached 304 as of the end of Saturday, up by 45 from the previous day, state broadcaster CCTV said on Sunday, citing the country's National Health Commission.

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New best story on Hacker News: OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux port of the Little Snitch application firewall

OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux port of the Little Snitch application firewall
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Third person dies from Chesapeake well blast in Texas: local media

A third person has died following a blast this week at a Chesapeake Energy Corp well site in Burleson County, Texas, according to a local media report.

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Uber suspends 240 accounts in Mexico to prevent coronavirus spreading

U.S. ride-hailing application Uber Technologies Inc. said on Saturday that it suspended 240 accounts of users in Mexico who may recently have come in contact with someone possibly infected with the new coronavirus.

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U.S. confirms its eighth case of coronavirus; Pentagon to provide quarantine housing

U.S. health officials on Saturday confirmed an eighth case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus in the United States and the Pentagon said it would provide housing for people arriving from overseas who might need to be quarantined.

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Parasite: The real people living in Seoul's basement apartments

What's it like living in the semi-underground Seoul flats that feature in hit Korean film Parasite?

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Iowa Caucus: ‘We voted for Obama, then Trump’

In 2016, Howard County in Iowa was the single largest pivot county in the country, voting for President Donald Trump after supporting Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.

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ICYMI: Tiny chameleons and a daring crocodile challenge

A few of the stories you may have missed this week.

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Sinn Fein draw level atop opinion poll days from Irish election

Irish nationalists Sinn Fein passed the governing Fine Gael party to draw level at the top of an opinion poll a week before an election that looks set to be a major breakthrough for the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army.

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More Britons to be evacuated from Wuhan, China on Sunday: Liverpool Echo

Britain will evacuate more citizens from the center of the new coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, on Sunday, according to a message sent to staff at the hospital in northwest England where the first 83 evacuees are being quarantined.

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China reports 46 new coronavirus deaths, total at 259

The total number of deaths from a coronavirus epidemic in China had reached 259 by the end of Friday, an increase of 46, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing numbers from the country's National Health Commission.

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