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French health minister announces first coronavirus death confirmed in Europe
An 80-year-old Chinese tourist has died of the new coronavirus in a hospital in France, French Health Minister…
Coronavirus Updates: China’s Hubei province extends work shutdown again
Hubei, the Chinese province hardest hit by the coronavirus, has on Thursday extended shutdowns in the region,…
Here’s how another coronavirus epidemic affected China’s economy around 20 years ago
The new coronavirus — believed to have first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan — is often compared to SARS,…
Singapore expects 2020 visitor arrivals to drop by 30% on coronavirus outbreak
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on Tuesday said tourism arrivals and receipts for the current calendar year in…
WHO chief: Coronavirus outbreak ‘holds a very grave threat’ for the world
A World Health Organization (WHO) official is warning that while almost all of the confirmed coronavirus cases are…
China’s top virus expert reportedly says coronavirus outbreak may peak this month
China’s fast-spreading coronavirus is expected to peak in February, before cases then start to plateau and ease…
UK government eyes ‘permanent equivalence’ for London’s financial centre after Brexit
The British government seeks its financial centre, known as the City of London, to have a permanent access to the…
Japan confirms 136 coronavirus cases
The Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan has on Monday confirmed new 66 cases of the coronavirus,…
Mongolia halts coal exports to China until March 2 on coronavirus outbreak concerns
Mongolia has decided to suspend deliveries of coal across its southern border into China until March 2, a move…
Britain ‘will not be aligning with EU rules’ in Brexit deal
Britain will "not be aligning with EU rules" in any post-Brexit trade deal, the foreign secretary has said.