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Coronavirus cases in China fall for 2nd day, deaths top 2,000
New virus cases in China continued to fall Wednesday, with 1,749 new infections and 136 new deaths announced after China's leader said disease prevention and control was at "a critical time."
Passengers begin leaving after ship's virus quarantine ends
Hundreds of passengers began leaving the Diamond Princess cruise ship Wednesday after the end of a much-criticized, two-week quarantine that failed to stop the spread of a new virus among passengers and crew.
Death toll from toxic gas leak rises to 14 in Pakistan
A gas leak in the southern port city of Karachi has killed 14 people and sickened hundreds more, Pakistani health officials said Tuesday.
One dead in another mall shooting in Thailand
Gun violence struck in a Thai shopping mall for the third time in six weeks on Tuesday when a man fatally shot a woman working at a beauty clinic in a Bangkok mall and wounded another.
Two more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Hong Kong
With two more cases reported on Tuesday, the total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia in Hong Kong has increased to 62.
China's Hubei to comb for patients with fever
Central China's Hubei, the province worst-hit by the COVID-19 epidemic, will adopt more thorough and forceful measures to find patients with fever in order to further contain the epidemic.
Turkish court acquits 9 civil activists of terror charges
A court in Istanbul on Tuesday acquitted nine leading Turkish civil society activists of terrorism-related charges related to anti-government protests, including a renowned philanthropist who has been jailed for more than two years.
Election commission: Afghan president Ghani wins 2nd term
Ashraf Ghani won a second term as president of Afghanistan, the country's independent election commission announced Tuesday, more than four months after polls closed.
India builds wall along slum ahead of Trump visit
A half-kilometer (1,640-foot) brick wall has been hastily erected in India's Gujarat state ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, with critics saying it was built to block the view of a slum area inhabited by more than 2,000 people.
Israeli military to create command to combat Iran threats
Israel's military will set up a special branch in its general staff dedicated to threats from Iran, it said Tuesday.