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  Coronavirus Outbreak: Thieves Steal 6,000 Masks from Hospital in Japan

  Tokyo: Thieves in Japan have made off with some 6,000 surgical masks from a hospital, with the country facing a mass shortage and a huge price hike online due t...

  February 18, 2020,5:53 pm IST World
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  Kim Clijsters 'Feels Good' Despite Losing 1st Match on Tennis Comeback

  Dubai: Kim Clijsters says she is going to plough ahead with her tennis comeback despite losing her return match 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) to Garbine Muguruza in the openin...

  February 18, 2020,3:28 pm IST Sports
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  ICC T20 World Cup | Australia Win Final World Cup Warm-up but England Smashed

  Australia's women warmed up for their T20 World Cup defence Tuesday with a battling win over South Africa, but England suffered a setback in a shock 10-wicket h...

  February 18, 2020,2:41 pm IST Cricketnext
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  Iker Casillas to Run for President of Spanish Football Federation

  Madrid: Spain's World Cup-winning captain Iker Casillas will run for the presidency of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), he confirmed on Monday. The date...

  February 18, 2020,2:34 pm IST Sports
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  Singapore Airlines to Cut Flights as Coronavirus Outbreak Hits Demand

  Singapore: Singapore Airlines on Tuesday said that it will temporarily cut flights across its global network, including Mumbai, in the three months to May as th...

  February 18, 2020,2:25 pm IST World
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  China Arrests Activist Who Criticised Xi Jinping's Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak: Report

  Beijing: Police in China have arrested a prominent activist who had been a fugitive for weeks and criticised President Xi Jinping's handling of the coronavirus ...

  February 18, 2020,2:21 pm IST World
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  China to Waive Tariffs on US Medical Imports Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

  Beijing: China will waive trade-war tariffs on imports of selected US medical equipment from March 2, the government said Tuesday, as the country battles to con...

  February 18, 2020,12:55 pm IST World
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  Wuhan Hospital Director Dies of Coronavirus, Latest Medical Staff to Fall Victim

  Beijing: A hospital director at the epicentre of China's virus epidemic died Tuesday, state media said, the latest medical worker to fall victim to the coronavi...

  February 18, 2020,12:53 pm IST World
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  Barcelona Deny Criticising Players on Social Media, Including Lionel Messi

  Barcelona: Barcelona have denied trying to boost the image of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu by hiring a company that criticised current and former players...

  February 18, 2020,12:41 pm IST Sports
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  Moeen Ali to Captain Birmingham in New 'Hundred' Tournament

  Moeen Ali will captain Birmingham Phoenix in English cricket's new Hundred competition, it was announced Tuesday. The England all-rounder, who grew up near Edg...

  February 18, 2020,12:12 pm IST Cricketnext
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  Japan Completes Coronavirus Testing on All Passengers on Board Quarantined Ship

  Tokyo: All passengers and crew on board a ship quarantined off Japan have now been tested for the new coronavirus, the government said Tuesday, as more countrie...

  February 18, 2020,11:18 am IST World
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  Lionel Messi and Lewis Hamilton Share Laureus World Sportsman of Year Honour, Simone Biles Gets 3rd Sportswoman's Award

  Berlin: British F1 ace Lewis Hamilton and Lionel Messi, arguably the world's greatest footballer, were on Monday declared the joint winners of the prestigious L...

  February 18, 2020,11:07 am IST Sports
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  'Tiger Widows' Shunned as Bad Luck in Rural Bangladesh

  Shyamnagar (Bangladesh): Abandoned by her sons, shunned by her neighbours and branded a witch. Mosammat Rashida's crime? Her husband was killed by a Bengal tige...

  February 18, 2020,9:46 am IST World
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  Niger Stampede Kills 15 Women, 5 Children at Food & Money Handout for Refugees

  Niamey: Fifteen women and five children were trampled to death in a stampede for food and money for refugees in southeast Niger, a regional governor said. The ...

  February 18, 2020,8:38 am IST World