Monday, March 2, 2020

First death from Coronavirus in Thailand

The first death in Thailand from Covid-19 was announced by the department of disease control on Sunday. Meanwhile, a 22-year-old woman was confirmed as the latest case, bringing the total to 43.

Daniel Quinlan reports.

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43 quarantined persons test negative to coronavirus in Plateau state


43 people have tested negative to the deadly Coronavirus in Plateau state north-central Nigeria.

They were being quarantined in the state over suspicion that they may have contracted coronavirus.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports.



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AUSTRALIA: First person to person transmission of COVID19 within the country

The coronavirus has now been confirmed in Australia in the first human to human transmission.
A Sydney doctor who was treating a patient who had arrived from Iran last week has now contracted the virus.
Arthur Stevens has more

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More than 400 Indian Tamil fishermen stranded in Iran, call for urgent government intervention

Around 400 Indian fishermen stranded on boats, have appealed to the Indian government for help.

Fishermen from India's state of Tamil Nadu are stuck in Iran in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports...

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Seoul City pushes to charge church leader over virus outbreak

South Korea has now confirmed more than 4-thousand cases of the coronavirus. And as the numbers continue to climb, anger continues to build against a church believed to be partly responsible for the massive spread. 

Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul. 

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Pete Buttigieg suspends presidential campaign

Former Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg has suspended his presidential campaign just days before Super Tuesday, the biggest event of the democrat's primary season so far.

Standing as the first openly gay democratic primary candidate, he outperformed expectation in the opening primary caucus in Iowa but struggled to broaden his appeal with minority voters

Kevin McAleese has this from Washington

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Sunday, March 1, 2020

Tanzania government refutes claims of suspected Corona Virus case


The Tanzanian government has refuted widely circulating reports on social media which claim there are suspected cases of foreigners infected with the novel coronavirus in the country.


Isaac Lukando has more from Dar es Salaam


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Saturday, February 29, 2020

Tanzania and Uganda agree on cross border crime war

Tanzania and Uganda have agreed to jointly fight cross-border crimes for the safety and security of their respective countries.


Isaac Lukando has more from Dar es Salaam.


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Friday, February 28, 2020

Pompeo to Witness Signing of Deal with Taliban

U.S. President Donald Trump says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will witness the signing of an agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban this weekend. It's aimed at beginning a drawdown of US troops in Afghanistan. US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 


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Coronavirus fears leads to US lockdown of largest overseas army base

The United States has placed it largest overseas army base in lockdown in an effort to shield them from the coronavirus outbreak.

The restriction on the base in South Korea is part of the effort to ensure it does not dent the ability to respond to to any provocations from North Korea.

Danielle Robertson reports.

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U.S. stocks tumble again and set for worst week since 2018

U.S. stocks are on course to post their worst weekly performance since
the 2008 financial crisis.

The Dow Jones was down over two percent by midday trading on Friday, a
day after the three major U.S. indexes closed in corrective territory.

As the Covid-19 coronavirus continues to spread outside of China there
are growing investor fears among investors about the impact this
outbreak could have on the global economy.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Pompeo defends killing Iranian commander Soleimani

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has defended the killing of top
Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani saying he intended to kill more
Americans.

He's given evidence to a Congressional committee probing the
justification for the killing, after the Trump administration gave
shifting explanations for the drone strike in early January.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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NATO calls for peaceful solution after Idlib airstrike kills 33 Turkish soldiers

NATO allies have met in Brussels for an emergency meeting following a deadly airstrike in northwestern Syria in which at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed. 

Turkey requested a consultation under Article 4 of the NATO Treaty, 

At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in the Idlib province in what Ankara says was a Russian airstrike. 

NATO Secretary General called for the Russia and the Syrian regime to abide by the terms of the 2018 Sochi ceasefire agreement: 

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British man dies of coronavirus

A British man has died after being infected with coronavirus in Japan, according to the country's health ministry. 

 

He is the first Briton to die from the virus. 

 

The UK Foreign Office says it's investigating the reports of his death.

 

Benji Hyer has the latest. 


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GRETA THUNBERG JOINS UK SCHOOLCHILDREN ON CLIMATE MARCH

Greta Thunberg has joined so-called "school strikers" on a climate march in Bristol in South West England.

She told the thousands of assembled students "we will not be silenced while the world is on fire".

The seventeen-year-old climate change activist is in Bristol for their "Youth Strike 4 Climate".

Stuart Smith has more.

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NATO Secretary General says crisis in Idlib being 'closely monitored' following airstrike on Turkish soldiers

NATO allies have met in Brussels for an emergency meeting following a deadly airstrike in Syria. 

At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in the Idlib province in what Ankara says was a Russian airstrike. 

Turkey is calling for NATO's assistance, and says it is no longer able to prevent refugees travelling to Europe. 

Lucy Hough (HOFF) has more in Brussels: 

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Uganda Rules Out Evacuating Students Living in Wuhan

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Parents of Ugandan students living in Wuhan have criticized the government for refusing to evacuate them.

 

Uganda has ruled out bringing back students stuck in the city amid fears of coronavirus. 


The disease has so far spread to three African countries, with Nigeria being the latest to report a diagnosis.

Isabel Nakirya reports.


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CORONAVIRUS: LATEST UPDATE

Stock markets across the globe are suffering their worst week since the global financial crisis of 2008 as fears grow over the impact of the coronavirus. 

 

Markets in Europe plummeted again on Friday, with London's FTSE 100 index sinking more than 3%. Asian and US markets also saw sharp declines, with American tech giants Apple and Microsoft claiming their business will be affected. 

 

With the latest from London, here's our correspondent Benji Hyer. 


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Ethiopia to repatriate 1,373 citizens from Tanzania

It is estimated that over 12,000 illegal migrants pass through Tanzania to Southern African countries every year, mostly from Ethiopia, Somalia, Burundi, and Rwanda.  

Isaac Lukando reports from Dar es salaam.

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Tanzania to appeal $ 30 million Aircraft lease case

The Tanzanian government says it will lodge an appeal after a British Court ruled in favor of a Liberian aircraft leasing firm Willis Trading in a contractual dispute worth $ 30.1 million with the country's national carrier Air Tanzania.


Isaac Lukando reports from Dar es salaam.

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