Australia ramps up epidemic preparation as third man dies of coronavirus

A man in his 80s died in a Sydney hospital after testing positive to COVID-19, becoming the third coronavirus-related casualty in Australia, state health authorities said on Sunday.

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South Korea reports 93 new coronavirus cases, for total of 7,134: Yonhap

South Korea on Sunday reported 93 new coronavirus cases from late Saturday, for a total of 7,134 in the country, Yonhap news agency reported, citing health officials.

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Mainland China reports 44 new coronavirus cases, 27 new deaths by end of March 7: health authorities

Health authorities in mainland China on Sunday reported 44 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus by the end of March 7, a decrease from 99 the day prior.

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Argentina confirms first death in Latin America of patient with coronavirus

A patient diagnosed with coronavirus died in Argentina on Saturday, the Health Ministry said in a statement, marking the first death related to the virus in Latin America.

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U.S. death toll from coronavirus hits 19, New York declares emergency

Two more people succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Washington state, officials said on Saturday, bringing the nationwide toll to 19, while the number of confirmed cases in New York rose to 89 and a cruise ship with infected passengers remained stranded outside San Francisco.

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U.S. Marine in DC-area contracts coronavirus, Pentagon says

A U.S. Marine in the Washington D.C.-area who recently returned from travel overseas has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Pentagon said on Saturday, in what would be the third confirmed case of a U.S. servicemember contracting the virus.

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U.S. airport screeners, health workers plagued by fear and anger as coronavirus spreads

As coronavirus cases exploded across the world, federal medical workers tasked with screening incoming passengers at U.S. airports grew alarmed: Many were working without the most effective masks to protect them from getting sick themselves.

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Confessions of a call-centre scammer

How Indian call-centre scammers justified tricking Western victims out of hard-earned money.

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Coronavirus: China's classrooms without students

All schools and colleges in China have been closed for more than two weeks in the fight against coronavirus.

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Super Tuesday: Why didn't more young people vote?

Bernie Sanders won the youth vote in every single state on Super Tuesday - but that wasn't enough.

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Expelled from the US and now in limbo in Sierra Leone

Saren Idaho and Prince Latoya were sent to Sierra Leone, where they say they have no roots.

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Romania racism row: Bakers from Sri Lanka feel the heat

A migration debate has gripped a small Romanian town after the arrival of three Sri Lankan bakers.

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Australian police charge two Sydney women over toilet paper feud

Australian state police on Sunday charged two Sydney women involved in a violent brawl over toilet rolls as major grocers in the country restrict supplies to one pack per person amid panic buying by residents.

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Seventy trapped after Chinese coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses, more than half rescued

A five-storey hotel being used for coronavirus quarantine collapsed in the southeast Chinese port city of Quanzhou on Saturday, trapping about 70 people, state media said.

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Third coronavirus-related death in Australia after Sydney man dies

A man in his 80s died in a Sydney hospital after testing positive to COVID-19, becoming the third coronavirus-related casualty in Australia, state health authorities said on Sunday.

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The woman creating art with human stem cells

Amy Karle is a bioartist who combines art, science, and technology, using live tissue in her work.

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Dozens of health screeners at LAX ordered to self-quarantine: U.S. official

Dozens of health care screeners and other employees at Los Angeles International Airport have been ordered to self-quarantine, after two colleagues tested positive for the coronavirus, a federal official told Reuters.

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Washington, D.C., has first 'presumptive positive' test for coronavirus

A person in Washington, D.C., has had a "presumptive positive test" for the coronavirus, Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Twitter on Saturday.

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CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus

Organizers of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, said an attendee of its annual Washington-area conference last month has tested positive for coronavirus.

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Ronaldinho arrested in Paraguay over fake passport claims

The former Brazilian footballer and his brother, who was also arrested in Paraguay, deny wrongdoing.

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