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In this Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 photo, medical workers spray disinfectant in goggles in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China on Sunday with 56 deaths so far, while the U.S. Consulate in the city at the epicenter announced it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight. (Chinatopix via AP)
China counts 2,700 cases of new virus, 80 deathsChina says the death toll from a new virus has risen to 80, with 2,744 confirmed cases
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Chinese government reports number of virus deaths rises to 80, confirmed cases 2,744Chinese government reports number of virus deaths rises to 80, confirmed cases 2,744
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Grenade attack on Afghan wedding injures 20, including kidsAfghan officials say at least 20 guests at a wedding were injured when unknown attackers threw two hand grenades into the ceremony
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In this Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, claps with his wife Ri Sol Ju, third from right, and his aunt Kim Kyong Hui, second from right, as they attend a concert celebrating Lunar New Year's Day in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Kim's aunt reemerges after years of speculation about fateNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un's aunt has made her first public appearance in about six years, quelling rumors that she was purged by her nephew
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India's Republic Day parade marches through Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. Sunday's event that showcases India's military might and economic strength marks the anniversary of the country's democratic constitution taking force in 1950. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
India celebrates Republic Day with military paradeThousands of Indians have converged on a ceremonial boulevard in the capital amid tight security to celebrate the Republic Day, which marks the 1950 anniversary of the country’s democratic constitution
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Residents scramble to grab relief goods given by a citizen at a town near Taal volcano, Tagaytay, Cavite province, southern Philippines on Sunday Jan.19, 2020. Many poor families living near Taal volcano have been affected due to loss of income after business closures in the area, Philippine officials said Sunday the government will no longer allow villagers to return to a crater-studded island where an erupting Taal volcano lies, warning that living there would be "like having a gun pointed at you." (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippine volcano alert lowered, thousands return homePhilippine authorities have lowered the alert level at Taal Volcano, two weeks after it began spewing ash, steam and rocks, allowing many of the more than 376,000 displaced villagers to return home
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An ambulance drives across a bridge in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. The virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, already on lockdown, banned most vehicle use downtown and Hong Kong said it would close schools for two weeks as authorities scrambled Saturday to stop the spread of an illness that is known to have infected more than 1,200 people and killed 41, according to officials. (Chinatopix via AP)
US Consulate to evacuate staff from epidemic-stricken WuhanThe U.S. Consulate in the epidemic-stricken Chinese city of Wuhan will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight Tuesday
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US Consulate in epidemic-stricken city of Wuhan chartering flight Tuesday to evacuate personnel, some private citizensUS Consulate in epidemic-stricken city of Wuhan chartering flight Tuesday to evacuate personnel, some private citizens
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Gao Fu, bottom, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), speaks to journalists after a press conference about a virus outbreak at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. The new virus accelerated its spread in China, and the U.S. Consulate in the epicenter of the outbreak, the central city of Wuhan, announced Sunday it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Virus death toll in China rises as US prepares evacuationA new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe has accelerated its spread in China with 80 deaths so far
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Death toll from virus outbreak in China rises to 56 with a total of 1,975 cases reportedDeath toll from virus outbreak in China rises to 56 with a total of 1,975 cases reported
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4 dead, 5 injured in explosion at South Korean motel Four people have died and five others were injured following an explosion at a motel in eastern South Korea
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Building collapses in Indian capital, killing 5 peopleA building that was being expanded in the Indian capital has collapsed, crashing down and killing five people on the main floor, including four students
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India, Brazil agree to boost ties in IT, biofuel and miningIndia and Brazil have agreed to boost trade and investment across a range of fields such as defense, mining, biofuel, cybersecurity, food, the environment and health
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Virus-hit city in China bans most vehicles from downtown to limit movement in bid to keep disease from spreadingVirus-hit city in China bans most vehicles from downtown to limit movement in bid to keep disease from spreading
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3 dead US fire bombers retrieved from Australian forest The bodies of three U.S. flying firefighters and the cockpit voice recorder from the water bomber in which they died battling Australia’s unprecedented wildfire crisis have been retrieved
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