Mainland China reports 19 new confirmed cases of coronavirus

Mainland China had 19 new cases of coronavirus infections on Monday, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday, down from 40 cases a day earlier.

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Guatemalan migrant dies in U.S. custody after gallblader operation

A Guatemalan migrant who had passed a key hurdle in her bid to win asylum in the United States has died in U.S. custody after a gallbladder operation, the Guatemalan government said on Monday.

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On 'day without us' protest, some Mexican women prefer to work

Millions of women across Mexico stayed home from factories, offices and schools on Monday in protest at gender violence - but some who turned up to their jobs said work was its own kind of protest.

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ECB asks some staff to work from home after employee diagnosed with coronavirus

A European Central Bank employee has been diagnosed with coronavirus and the bank has asked around 100 of its employees who work in the proximity of the affected staff member to work from home, it said late on Monday.

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Japan's Hyogo prefecture reports two new coronavirus cases: Kyodo

Japan's Hyogo prefecture reported two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, Kyodo said, adding to public broadcaster NHK's nationwide tally of 1,190 a day earlier.

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Blackwater founder Prince's company enters Congo insurance industry

The Democratic Republic of Congo has granted an insurance license to a subsidiary of Hong-Kong-listed Frontier Services Group (FSG), a security and logistics company run by Erik Prince, the founder of private security firm Blackwater.

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Factbox: Airlines suspend flights due to coronavirus outbreak

Airlines across the globe have suspended flights or modified services in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Factbox: Italy orders nationwide lockdown to combat back coronavirus

The whole of Italy will be placed under lockdown until next month, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Monday, in an unprecedented new attempt to beat coronavirus in Europe's worst-affected country.

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UK advises Britons against non-essential travel to Italy

Britain's Foreign Office on Monday advised https://ift.tt/XVJtOS Britons against all but essential travel to Italy after Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the whole country would be placed under lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world

The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 111,000 across the world as the outbreak spread to more countries, causing greater economic damage.

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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un oversaw latest missile launch: KCNA

Kim Jong Un personally oversaw Monday's "firepower strike drill," North Korea state media reported on Tuesday, including the launch of what appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles for the second time in a week.

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Seattle-area nursing home unable to test 65 workers with COVID-19 symptoms

The Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak said on Monday it had no kits to test 65 employees showing symptoms of the virus that has killed at least 13 patients at the long-term care center.

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Trump vows 'major' steps to aid U.S. economy amid coronavirus rise

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he will be taking "major" steps to gird the economy against the impact of a spreading coronavirus outbreak and will discuss a payroll tax cut with congressional Republicans on Tuesday.

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