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Heists at sea: Shrimp bandits terrorise Ecuador farmers
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador: From robberies on land to hold-ups at sea by rifle-toting, hooded men, Ecuador's shrimp industry is facing a wave of violent crime that is threatening the country's star export.
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India cases reach 5m, Trump’s vaccine claim: Virus Update
Published on 16/09/2020
» India added over 90,000 new coronavirus cases to reach a total of more than 5 million confirmed infections, lagging behind only the US in global tally.
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China scrambles to plug border gaps
Reuters, Published on 03/04/2020
» BEIJING/SINGAPORE: Regions along China's porous borders with southeast Asia are working hard to improve surveillance and curb illegal immigration, authorities said, as thousands flood into a country seen as a safe haven in the global war against the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home
AFP, Published on 26/03/2020
» HONG KONG: From being duped into taking poisonous "cures", to watching businesses crumble and avoiding life-saving medication, people are suffering devastating real-world impacts of a deluge of online virus misinformation.
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ECB, UBS restrict travel, Olympics won't be cancelled: Virus update
Published on 04/03/2020
» Total coronavirus cases globally topped 93,000. surged in Iran and rose in Europe, including an official in Brussels. China reported 38 more deaths and fatalities rose to nine in the US.
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Trump says US coronavirus spread 'not inevitable,' mulls new travel bans
AFP, Published on 27/02/2020
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it was not inevitable that the novel coronavirus would continue to spread in the United States, as he said he is considering travel restrictions on Italy and South Korea and appointed his vice president to lead the response.
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Coronavirus generates rash of swindlers in Italy
AFP, Published on 26/02/2020
» MILAN - From jacking-up the prices of disinfectant gel to scammers posing as Red Cross volunteers, Italy's battle to contain its coronavirus outbreak has been a gift to grifters of various stripes.
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Cases spike outside China, 5 dead in Italy: Virus update
Published on 24/02/2020
» China retracted an earlier quarantine easing order in Wuhan as the coronavirus spread further in Asia and the Middle East, raising concerns about the prospect of a global pandemic.
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German police shut down major 'darknet' illegal trading site
AFP, Published on 04/05/2019
» BERLIN - German police have shut down one of the world's largest illegal online markets in the so-called darkweb and arrested the three men allegedly running it, prosecutors said Friday.
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India suspends Kashmir border trade with Pakistan
AFP, Published on 19/04/2019
» NEW DELHI - India has suspended trade across its disputed Kashmir border with Pakistan, alleging that weapons and drugs are being smuggled across the route, as tensions simmer between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
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