February 2020
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Iran on Wednesday confirmed that two persons in the country had tested positive to the Covid 19 virus, which emerged from Wuhan, China. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to about 75,209, more than 74,000 of them coming from China. AFP quoted Kianoush Jahanpour, spokesperson for the country’s health ministry, as saying that the…
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Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in jail over a set of corruption charges, including bribery and embezzlement in connection with his brother’s auto parts company DAS. At the second hearing, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Lee, who served as the country’s head of state from early 2008…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the importance of protecting medical personnel to make sure they are healthy and focused on winning the battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak. Chinese President Xi Jinping checks the treatment of hospitalized patients at the monitoring center and talks to medical staff on duty via a video link at…
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Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, has made the second largest charitable gift in recent history. The Amazon founder is giving $10 billion to a new initiative that will fund programs to combat the effects of climate change, he said in an Instagram post on Monday. The Bezos Earth Fund comes after years of criticism that the…
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Former national security adviser John Bolton on Monday hinted at further revelations in his upcoming book, reports The New York Times. According to the New York Post, the book is under review by the federal government — a process he likened to “censorship.” olton was discussing his book during a foreign policy discussion at Duke University on Monday. He…
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Japan is aiming to start trials soon using an HIV treatment for the coronavirus, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday. “We’re currently preparing to start clinical trials using HIV medication on the novel coronavirus,” Suga, the government’s top spokesman, said at a daily press briefing. He added that he could not comment on…
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Kawhi Leonard was named the recipient of the NBA’s first-ever Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP Award on Sunday. The award was given to Leonard after Team LeBron defeated Team Giannis, 157-155, in an exciting down-to-the-wire contest. Leonard tallied a team-high 30 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals on 11-of-18 shooting. The MVP started the game…
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Highlights from All-Star weekend included a controversial dunk contest (you got hosed, Aaron Gordon), a light celebrity game (do better, NBA) and a big man winning the skills competition (how about Bam Adebayo?). On Sunday, with new rules making the game more competitive, Team LeBron edged Team Giannis on an Anthony Davis free throw. But this weekend…
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Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas will run for president of the Spanish soccer federation. Casillas, who currently plays for Portuguese club Porto, made the announcement Monday on his social media accounts, saying he will be a candidate as soon as new elections are scheduled. The 38-year-old Casillas said he wants to raise the federation…
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FC Porto striker Moussa Marega, who tried to walk off the field after being the target of racist slurs from fans, faced apparent attempts Sunday by his own teammates and opposition players to prevent him from leaving. Marega, who is black and plays for Mali, was visibly angered by monkey noises targeting him after he…
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Barcelona have denied trying to boost the image of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu by hiring a company that criticised current and former players, including Lionel Messi, on social media. According to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser Cataluna, the PR company I3 Ventures was contracted by Barca and oversaw “dozens” of accounts attacking the likes of Messi, Gerard Pique,…
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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted the Red Devils could look to sign striker Odion Ighalo on a permanent deal if he impresses while on loan. United raised more than a few eyebrows with the acquisition of Ighalo on loan from Shanghai Shenhua on transfer deadline day. Solskjer was desperately scouring the winter…
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Twenty-six-year-old Holly Valentine from Los Angeles in the US claims she was banned from Tinder after users of the app reported her account as fake. The users who reported her thought she was “just too attractive” to be real, reports the Daily Mail. The Instagram model has racked up more than 1 million followers on Instagram…
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Could a couple invite a plus one into their bed without it tainting their relationship? It’s not that men always have to ‘convince’ their partners to invite a third intimate partner. Today, many women are just as comfortable with the idea. “If your relationship can’t survive this, then that says a lot,” says Kim*. She…
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Two Jehovah’s Witnesses have been convicted of extremism in Russia and four more arrested, one of whom reported being tortured in custody, the religious group said Friday. A court in Kamchatka on Friday sentenced Mikhail Popov and his wife Yelena to fines of 350,000 and 300,000 rubles ($5,500 and $4,700) for engaging in extremist activities…
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Rivals from across France’s political spectrum joined in a chorus of alarm and dismay Friday and warned that French democracy is in danger after an online leak of graphic sexual images led an associate of President Emmanuel Macron to pull out of the race for mayor of Paris. Rapid expressions of support for Benjamin Griveaux…
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