Pete Buttigieg to end White House bid after improbable rise

Pete Buttigieg, who entered the Democratic presidential race as a relative unknown and positioned himself as the future of the party during an improbable rise to the top tier of a crowded 2020 field, planned on Sunday to end his White House bid, a campaign aide said.

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Shares slide as coronavirus raises recession fears

Stock markets around the world have just seen their worst week since the 2008 financial crisis.

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Hubei, epicenter of China's coronavirus outbreak, reports sharp drop in new cases

China's central Hubei province, the epicenter of the country's coronavirus outbreak, reported less than 200 cases of new infections for the first time since January.

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Algeria confirms two more coronavirus cases

Algeria has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus infections, a woman and her daughter aged 53 and 24 years respectively, the health ministry said on Monday.

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Japan to announce more measures on March 10 to counter virus: PM Abe

Japan will announce a second batch of measures around March 10 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and mitigate its damage to the economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday.

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UK foreign minister visits Oman, Saudi Arabia to boost post-Brexit ties

British foreign minister Dominic Raab will on Monday begin his first official visit to the Gulf for talks with leaders in Saudi Arabia and Oman, expected to cover trade, human rights issues and climate change.

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Mired in stalemate, Israel holds another election on Netanyahu's future

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks re-election on Monday under the weight of an imminent corruption trial, with the country's third ballot in less than a year predicted to end in another deadlock.

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Talking about life after the divorce: EU and Britain set for new talks

Britain and the European Union kick off talks on Monday on how their relationship will shape up after Brexit, with half a trillion euros worth of annual trade and close security ties at stake in what are bound to be tense talks.

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Campaigners urge PM Johnson to 'turbocharge' climate plans ahead of U.N. summit

Prime Minister Boris Johnson should "turbocharge" policies to cut Britain's carbon emissions so the country can lead by example when it hosts a major U.N. climate summit in Glasgow in November, campaign groups said on Monday.

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Egypt detects second case of new coronavirus: health ministry

Egypt's health ministry announced on Sunday that one foreigner was tested positive for the new coronavirus strain inside Egypt, the ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page.

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Ecuador confirms five new cases of coronavirus, all close to initial patient

Ecuador has confirmed five cases of the new coronavirus in patients who all had direct contact with an elderly woman who brought the virus to the Andean country from Spain, health minister Catalina Andramuño said on Sunday.

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Young ethnic minority workers more likely to be in unstable jobs - study

Research suggests the group is 4% less likely to have a permanent job.

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The kids making up to $1m a year on YouTube

Child influencers on the platform test their power at New York's annual Toy Fair.

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Brexit: UK vows to seek 'hard bargain' in US trade talks

Negotiating aims being set out on same day discussions with the EU formally kick off in Brussels.

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Buttigieg to drop out of Democratic nomination race day after big Biden win

Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg was preparing to drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, an aide said on Sunday, the day after fellow moderate Joe Biden won a big victory in South Carolina.

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Factbox: Six Democrats still in the fight for U.S. presidential nomination

The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination was set to drop to six on Sunday as former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg prepared to end his candidacy, according to an aide.

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U.S. judge rules naming official to temporarily head immigration agency unlawful

A U.S. judge on Sunday ruled the Trump administration did not act lawfully when it named a former Virginia attorney general as the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and invalidated some new asylum directives.

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What California voters want from US election

As the state prepares to take part in Super Tuesday, residents say their voices are not being heard.

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Training troops for the 'world's most dangerous' peacekeeping mission

The British Army is preparing to send troops into Mali, to join a UN peacekeeping mission.

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US election 2020: Why is the Latino vote so important?

In the 2020 election, Latinos will be the largest racial or ethnic minority voting. What are their political priorities?

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Australian night sky on show in 'starlapse' video

Stunning 'starlapse' photography highlights the beauty of remote Queensland's skies.

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Into the Wild: Why tourists are risking their lives to visit a bus

Five more tourists were rescued trying to reach a bus made famous by Into the Wild. Why do they do it?

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War of words as Nigerian English gets Oxford recognition

Not everyone is happy that the Oxford English Dictionary now includes several unique Nigerian words.

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