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World Feb 07, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak: Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Quarantined Passengers Pass Time With Sudoku, Crosswords and Other Innovative Ways of Entertainment

So, facing at least 14 days of quarantine in Japan's Yokohama, holidaymakers are coming up with innovative ways to quell the boredom as their dream cruise turns into a nightmare. One Japanese passenger posted on Twitter that she had tried to prank the crew by greeting them wearing a seaweed face pack.
India Feb 07, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak: Global Shortage of Anti-Virus Masks, Says WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom

WHO earlier this week said it had started sending masks, gloves, respirators, protective isolation gowns and test kits to countries requiring assistance. Tedros also said some countries were still failing to share clinical data on confirmed cases of the virus.
Technology Feb 07, 2020

iOS Update Row: Apple Fined For 25 Million Euros in France Over iPhone-Slowing Software

Critics accused the firm of surreptitiously forcing users to buy phones sooner than necessary, and the outcry forced Apple to upgrade its software and offer steep discounts on battery replacements. French prosecutors opened an inquiry in January 2018 at the request of the Halt Planned Obsolescence (HOP) association.
World Feb 07, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak Fallout: Hong Kong Airlines Lays Off 400 Employees as Virus Hits City

The virus, which has infected 24 people, one of whom died, comes just as the city was struggling to recover from months of sometimes violent protests that battered the economy and gutted the key tourism sector.
World Feb 07, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Japan: Number of Infected Patients on Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Rises to 61

Japanese authorities have so far tested 273 people on board the Diamond Princess, which was quarantined after a former passenger, who disembarked in Hong Kong last month, was diagnosed with the virus.
World Feb 07, 2020

China's Xi Jinping Discusses Coronavirus with US President Donald Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on Friday with US President Donald Trump on the novel coronavirus outbreak and urged Washington to respond "reasonably" to the epidemic, state media reported.
World Feb 06, 2020

Coronavirus in Japan: Thousands Quarantined on Diamond Princess Cruise Ship to Curb Spread of Virus, 20 Tested Positive So Far

Tens of thousands of people have been infected, including a few hundred in around two dozen countries. The World Health Organisation, which has declared the outbreak a global health emergency, on Wednesday appealed for USD 675 million to fight the virus.
World Feb 06, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak: China Says UK Virus Advice to Citizens an 'Overreaction'

Britain on Thursday confirmed its third case of the SARS-like virus which has so far killed at least 563 people and sparked global alarm as it spreads around the world. Liu mounted a defence of China's response to the epidemic, insisting it was 'controllable, preventable and curable'.
Social Viral Feb 06, 2020

Brazil Mistakenly Posts Robbed Tourist's Rant on Social Media

Rio, the port of entry for many of the millions of tourists who visit Brazil each year, is known for the breathtaking beauty of its sun-soaked beaches and emerald mountains, but also its violent crime.
Technology Feb 06, 2020

Google Maps Celebrates 15th Birthday with New Features

The Google Maps 'explore' tab offers reviews and details regarding restaurants, shops, theaters and other venues, taking advantage of location-sensing capabilities in smartphones.
Technology Feb 06, 2020

NASA's Female Astronaut Christina Koch Lands Back on Earth After Record-Breaking 328 Days in Space (Watch Video)

She had already made history by that point as one half of the first-ever all-woman spacewalk along with NASA counterpart Jessica Meir in October. Koch told NBC on Tuesday that she would "miss microgravity" as she spoke to journalists ahead of the three-and-a-half hour journey back to Earth.
World Feb 06, 2020

Italy: High-Speed Train Derails Near Milan, 2 dead, 30 Injured

Two people were killed and about 30 injured on Thursday when a high-speed train derailed near Milan in northern Italy, authorities said.
World Feb 06, 2020

Hong Kong: Toilet Paper Shortage Rumors Create Panic, Affect Dealing With Coronavirus Outbreak

Panic buyers in Hong Kong have descended on supermarkets to snap up toilet rolls as the government warned that online rumours of shortages were hampering the city's fight against a deadly coronavirus outbreak.
World Feb 06, 2020

China to Cut Tariffs on $75 Billion in US Imports

China said on Thursday it will halve punitive tariffs on $75 billion in US imports from February 14, a month after Beijing and Washington signed a truce in their long-running trade war.
Sports Feb 06, 2020

Tottenham Beat Southampton 3-2 in FA Cup 4th-Round Replay

Jose Mourinho admitted Tottenham got lucky after Son Heung-min's late penalty secured a dramatic 3-2 win against Southampton in Wednesday's FA Cup fourth-round replay.
World Feb 05, 2020

Pegasus Airlines Plane Carrying 177 Onboard Skids Off Runway in Istanbul, Breaks Into Three Pieces at Sabiha Gokcen Airport (See Pics)

After four days, the plane was eventually lifted back onto the runway with engineers using cranes. All 162 passenger and six crew were safely evacuated. Pegasus, which has been flying for 20 years, has a fleet of 83 aircraft, including 47 Boeings and 36 Airbus planes, according to its website.
Social Viral Feb 05, 2020

Mona Lisa Made of Rubik's Cube Goes on Sale in Paris

It is the first of a series of works in which the artist has recreated some of the great paintings of art history in Rubik's Cubes. Invader, whose real name is Franck Slama, claimed that they the foundational creations of a new art movement called 'Rubikcubism'.
World Feb 05, 2020

Donald Trump State of Union Address 2020: Democrat Nancy Pelosi Tears Copy of US President's Speech (Watch Video)

The tension between Trump and his Democratic nemesis was palpable from the outset, as Pelosi extended her extended her hand for a handshake -- and the president failed to return the favor.
Technology Feb 05, 2020

Google Software Glitch Sent Some Users' Videos to Strangers

Google Takeout is a tool intended to make it simple for people to download copies of their data from cloud-hosted services such as email or storage of photos and videos.
World Feb 05, 2020

Donald Trump State of Union Address 2020: Inviting Rival to Speech, US President Vows to 'Smash' Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro

Maduro has shown little sign of leaving more than a year after the United States and most Western and Latin American nations declared him to be illegitimate, citing elections that were widely criticized for irregularities.

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