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  • Iran says voter turnout dips below 50% in a first since 1979

    Iran’s interior ministry says voter turnout in recent parliamentary elections stood at 42.57%

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  • China's Xi says epidemic 'grim,' calls for action on economy

    China's president has warned its virus epidemic is still “grim and complex” and called for more efforts to defeat the disease and prevent it from...

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  • Berlin starts controversial rent freeze on 1.5 million homes

    The city of Berlin is freezing the rent of 1.5 million apartments for the next five years

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  • German cities cancel carnival parades because of gusty winds

    Several cities in western Germany have canceled their traditional carnival parades due to severe weather conditions including gusty winds and heavy...

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  • US to lay out case against Assange at extradition hearing

    The U.S. government and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are about to face off in a high-security London courthouse

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  • Turkey closes borders with Iran over coronavirus concerns

    Turkey's health minister says the border with Iran will be closed due to the number of coronavirus cases in its eastern neighbor

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  • 2 migrants killed in car crash in Albania, 7 injured

    Police in Albania say two migrants have been killed in a car crash and seven others injured when their vehicle plummeted off a cliff in the south of...

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  • Raf Simons joining Prada in full creative collaboration

    Two of the fashion world's biggest creative names, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, are entering in a creative design collaboration at Prada going...

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  • Italy cancels Venice carnival in bid to halt spread of virus

    Italian authorities have announced they are shutting down Venice's famed Carnival events in a bid to stop the spread of the novel virus, as numbers of...

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  • Iran raises death toll from new virus to 8, infections to 43

    Iran's health ministry raised the death toll from the new coronavirus to eight people

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  • Virus closes doors at Armani, but other Milan shows go on

    After Giorgio Armani’s last-minute decision to show his latest collection in an empty theater due to concerns about the new virus, the rest of Milan's...

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  • Moscow targets Chinese with raids amid virus fears

    Russian authorities are going to significant lengths to keep the virus in China from surfacing in Moscow

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  • South Korea raises coronavirus alert level to 'highest'

    Sunday, a total of 602 coronavirus cases were confirmed, 6 dead.

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  • Disbanded Thai party says gov't colluded in 1MDB scandal

    Thailand's disbanded opposition Future Forward Party has attacked the government for allegedly colluding with Malaysia's former prime minister to...

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  • Pope cautions against 'unfair' Middle East peace plans

    Pope Francis has cautioned against “unfair” solutions aimed at ending the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians

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  • Italian authorities announce a stop to Venice's famed carnival events in bid to stop spread of new coronavirus

    Italian authorities announce a stop to Venice's famed carnival events in bid to stop spread of new coronavirus

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  • Iran announces 42.57% voter turnout in parliamentary elections, lowest turnout since 1979 Islamic Revolution.

    Iran announces 42.57% voter turnout in parliamentary elections, lowest turnout since 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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  • More Russian weapons for Serbia despite US sanction threats

    Serbia has received a sophisticated anti-aircraft system from Russia, despite possible U.S. sanctions against the Balkan state which is formally...

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  • Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran

    Turkey's health minister says nine people have been killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran

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  • Israel's Lieberman stills holds keys to future government

    Israel finds itself in a familiar place after a tumultuous election campaign — with maverick politician Avigdor Lieberman still seemingly in control...

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• Feb 23

  • Iran's state TV says hardliners have won all 30 parliament seats for Tehran in Friday's elections

    Iran's state TV says hardliners have won all 30 parliament seats for Tehran in Friday's elections

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  • Israel says it shot Gazans placing bomb along border; 1 dead

    The Israeli military says it shot two Palestinian militants trying to place an explosive device along the border with Gaza, and Palestinian official...

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  • A cross-border love story sweeps up South Korea

    North Korean defector contributes to script.

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  • Iran's health ministry raises death toll from new virus to 8, reporting 43 confirmed cases in the country

    Iran's health ministry raises death toll from new virus to 8, reporting 43 confirmed cases in the country

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  • Seven dead in Turkey, others trapped under buildings as earthquake strikes western Iran, Turkish interior minister says

    Seven dead in Turkey, others trapped under buildings as earthquake strikes western Iran, Turkish interior minister says

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  • Germany's Hamburg city in elections marked by climate issues

    Voters in Hamburg, Germany's second-biggest city, go to the polls Sunday to pick a new regional assembly in an election that's been dominated by the...

    Feb 23

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  • South Korea president declares highest disease alert, says officials should take 'unprecedented, powerful' steps

    South Korea president declares highest disease alert, says officials should take 'unprecedented, powerful' steps

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• Feb 23

  • Japan emperor's 60th birthday overshadowed by virus fears

    Japanese Emperor Naruhito, marking his 60th birthday, has offered his sympathy to those affected by the new virus, as concerns over infections forced...

    Feb 23

• Feb 22

  • China reports daily rise in new virus cases to 648 and slight fall in additional deaths to 97; Hubei still hardest-hit

    China reports daily rise in new virus cases to 648 and slight fall in additional deaths to 97; Hubei still hardest-hit

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  • South Korea reports more than 120 new virus cases, 4th fatality, raising the country's total to 556

    South Korea reports more than 120 new virus cases, 4th fatality, raising the country's total to 556

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  • Italy towns close down amid virus case clusters, 2 deaths

    A dozen Italian towns saw daily life disrupted after the deaths of two people infected with the virus from China and a pair of case clusters without...

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  • In Brazil, fears that violent police strike could spread

    A violent police strike in northeastern Brazil has shed light on dissatisfaction among cops elsewhere in the country, with some forces threatening to...

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  • Pope OKs beatification for Rutilio Grande, Salvadoran martyr

    Pope Francis has moved a Jesuit priest who inspired the slain El Salvador archbishop St. Oscar Romero a step closer to possible sainthood

    Feb 22

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  • Togo election could see president extend family's long rule

    The West African nation of Togo is holding a presidential election amid concerns about how fair the vote will be and the likelihood the incumbent will...

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  • Serbia offers support to China in 'battle' with new virus

    Waving Chinese flags, several dozen people have attended a concert in Serbia's capital to show support for China as it struggles to contain a new...

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  • South Sudan's rivals form unity government meant to end war

    South Sudan has opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war with rival leaders forming a coalition government

    Feb 22

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  • Iran now says 5 dead out of 28 infected with new coronavirus

    Iranian health authorities are reporting another death from the new virus.

    Feb 22

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  • North Macedonia police find 47 migrants in abandoned truck

    Police in North Macedonia say officers on border patrol found 47 migrants in an abandoned truck near the borders with Bulgaria and Greece

    Feb 22

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  • Egypt's wave of censorship takes aim at street music

    A ban was issued on a popular genre of street music.

    Feb 22

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  • Egypt to try doctor, parents for female genital mutilation

    The office of Egypt’s chief prosecutor says he has referred a physician to criminal trial for allegedly mutilating the genitals of a 12-year-old girl,...

    Feb 22

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  • Iran's hard-liners take early lead in Tehran after vote

    Iranian state TV is announcing the first partial results from the country’s parliamentary elections

    Feb 22

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  • East Libya FM demands 'fair distribution' to end oil closure

    The top diplomat in eastern Libya says the shutdown of vital oil facilities in the country would come to an end “when Libyans are guaranteed of the...

    Feb 22

• Feb 22

  • Marchers support Assange ahead of London extradition hearing

    Hundreds of supporters of Julian Assange have marched through London to demand the British government's refusal to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to...

    Feb 22

• Feb 22

  • At Paris farm fair, Macron vows to protect EU ag subsidies

    French President Emmanuel Macron has reaffirmed his support for preserving the European Union's farm subsidies during his visit to a farm fair

    Feb 22

• Feb 22

  • Iranian state media reports 6th person dead from new virus

    Iranian state media reports 6th person dead from new virus

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  • Syria reopens highway linking largest cities after 8 years

    Syria's transportation minister says the highway that links the Syrian capital with the northern city of Aleppo is open for public use for the first...

    Feb 22

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  • Conservatives poised to make gains in Iran elections amid sanctions

    The election was held amid the toughest sanctions on the country.

    Feb 22

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  • Egypt extends detention of activist who criticized president

    Egyptian prosecutors extended the detention of an an Egyptian activist and vocal critic of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi

    Feb 22

• Feb 22

  • Coronavirus cases in South Korea up to 433 overnight

    There were 433 cases confirmed on Saturday.

    Feb 22

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  • Germany admits there's a far-right problem, but what to do?

    The rampage this week in Germany in which a gunman killed nine people with foreign backgrounds was the country's third deadly far-right attack in a...

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