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Hong Kong doctor battles fear and separation on virus 'dirty team'
AFP, Published on 14/02/2020
» HONG KONG - After gruelling shifts treating coronavirus patients, Hong Kong doctor Alfred Wong often finds himself alone in a hotel room eating takeaway, battling the pain of being separated from his pregnant wife.
Singapore mega-church takes services online as virus cases jump
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2020
» SINGAPORE: A Singapore church with a congregation of 16,000 will stop holding its conventional services this weekend due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the city-state and will instead broadcast its lively, gospel-style preaching online.
Virus updates: Singapore braces for recession
Agencies, Published on 14/02/2020
» SINGAPORE: The city-state's economy could enter recession due to the blow from the coronavirus outbreak, its prime minister said on Friday, adding that Singapore was bracing for a "significant" hit in the coming quarters.
Reform of 'French Oscars' vowed after Polanksi row
AFP, Published on 14/02/2020
» PARIS: France's Cesar Academy, which awards its version of the Oscars, was in crisis Friday after its entire board resigned, overwhelmed by a series of rows that have infuriated both women's activists and industry insiders.
First passengers exit quarantined ship in Japan
AFP, Published on 14/02/2020
» YOKOHAMA: Japan on Friday began allowing elderly passengers who test negative for the new coronavirus to leave a quarantined cruise ship and finish their isolation in government-designated lodging.
Biggest jump in world defence spending in 10 years: study
AFP, Published on 14/02/2020
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Global spending on defence rose by four percent in 2019, the largest growth in 10 years, led by big increases in the US and China, a study said Friday.
German police officer among arrests in far-right terror swoop
AFP, Published on 14/02/2020
» BERLIN - Police in Germany arrested twelve men, including one of its own officers, in a nationwide probe into an extreme-right group suspected of planning attacks on politicians, asylum-seekers and Muslims, state interior ministry sources and prosecutors said Friday.
Death toll in China epidemic surges past 1,500
AFP, Published on 15/02/2020
» BEIJING - The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic surged past 1,500 on Saturday after 139 more people died in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak.
Mako Vunipola unrepentant over deals with former Saracens supremo
AFP, Published on 15/02/2020
» LONDON - Mako Vunipola has insisted he has no regrets over the joint business ventures that helped pave the way for disgraced title-holders Saracens' relegation from the English Premiership.
Fifteen children killed in Haiti orphanage fire
AFP, Published on 15/02/2020
» KENSCOFF (HAITI) - Fifteen children were killed when a fire swept through an unlicensed orphanage outside Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, a judge told AFP on Friday, highlighting the severe shortcomings of the island nation's child welfare institutions.