Mainland China reports 1,749 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Feb. 18

Mainland China had 1,749 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the country's National Health Commission said on Wednesday, down from 1,886 cases a day earlier and the lowest since Jan. 29.

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No rush on bill to allow mining on Brazilian indigenous lands, speaker says

Brazil's lower house speaker, Rodrigo Maia, said on Tuesday that a bill to allow for mining on protected indigenous lands will not be given the urgency in Congress that some would like.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro offers credit for indigenous farmers as he pushes to open their lands

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday said he was pushing a bill through Congress to allow commercial mining and agriculture on protected indigenous lands, as he met with tribal leaders to announce a credit line to support indigenous farmers who have developed soy plantations on their reservations.

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Trump blasts proposed U.S. restrictions on sale of jet parts to China

President Donald Trump objected on Tuesday to U.S. proposals that would prevent companies from supplying jet engines and other components to China's aviation industry and suggested he had instructed his administration not to implement them.

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Coronavirus cases in China's Hubei fall for second day, Apple and markets feel impact

New coronavirus cases in the Chinese province at the epicenter of the outbreak fell for a second straight day, but deaths rose after the World Health Organization had cautioned there was not yet enough data to know if the epidemic had slowed.

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South Koreans return home from quarantined ship off Japan: Yonhap

A presidential jet brought home six South Koreans and a Japanese spouse from a quarantined cruise ship docked off Japan on Wednesday, according to Yonhap news agency.

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UK's cash system 'will collapse without new laws'

British bank notes and coins could disappear much earlier than expected, campaigners warn.

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Climate change: Fertiliser could be used to power ocean-going ships

Ammonia, the key ingredient of fertiliser, can be burned in ships’ engines in place of polluting diesel.

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Why your new work colleague could be a robot

Better sight, better hands and more intelligence are allowing robots to take on more and more jobs.

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Hong Kong increases funds to tackle coronavirus outbreak to $3.6 billion

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the government would increase handouts to tackle the coronavirus outbreak to HK$28 billion($3.60 billion) from HK$25 billion pledged previously, to ease the impact on the Chinese-ruled city's battered economy.

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Coronavirus triggers boom in private jet inquiries

Private jet firms have seen a huge rise in people hoping to hire planes but they can't meet demand.

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Coronavirus infections slow in China as Apple warns of iPhone shortages

The number of new coronavirus infections in mainland China fell below 2,000 on Tuesday for the first time since January, Chinese health officials said, although global experts warn it was still too early to say the outbreak is being contained.

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Japan to start trials using HIV treatment for coronavirus: Suga

Japan is aiming to start trials soon using an HIV treatment for the coronavirus, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday.

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Australia's NSW state to ease water restrictions after heavy rains

Australia's New South Wales state said on Tuesday it will ease water restrictions after a deluge of rains filled dams across the country's east coast to their highest levels in more than two years.

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China legal activist who called on Xi to 'give way' arrested: activists

Chinese authorities have arrested a prominent rights activist and legal scholar who had called on President Xi Jinping to step down over his handling of crises including the coronavirus outbreak, two fellow activists said on Monday.

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Canada's charter flight heads to Japan to evacuate its citizens on virus-hit cruise ship: TV Asahi

A plane chartered by the Canadian government has left for Japan to evacuate its nationals aboard a virus-hit cruise ship off Yokohama, TV Asahi reported on Tuesday, citing a tweet by Canada's foreign minister.

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China Reports 1,886 New Virus Cases, Death Toll Up by 98

Mainland China reported 1,886 new virus cases and 98 more deaths for a total of 1,868 in its update Tuesday, following a report that 80% of cases have been mild, prompting guarded optimism from health officials.

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Coronavirus could be knockout blow for Hong Kong's once-thriving tourism, retail sectors

Tom Bennell's olive oil distribution business took a heavy beating during months of pro-democracy protests that emptied Hong Kong hotels and restaurants, his major customers. Now he fears a knockout blow as the city fights the coronavirus.

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Hundreds of staff injured at Amazon UK warehouses, GMB claims

There were 622 serious injuries or near misses in three years, figures compiled by the GMB union claim.

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