Bongani Bongo a victim of a political agenda, says Mosebenzi Zwane
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Taiwan's confirms first coronavirus death on island, cases at 20
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said during a news conference on Sunday that the deceased person was a 61-year-old man who had diabetes and hepatitis B.
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Twitter says Olympics, IOC accounts hacked
The accounts were hacked through a third-party platform, a spokesperson for the social media platform said in an emailed statement, without giving further details.
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R. Kelly hit with updated federal charges in Chicago
He will be arraigned under the superseding indictment in Chicago, possibly on 5 March, when he already had a status hearing scheduled.
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France 'impatient' over lack of German drive to reform EU – Macron
Asked at the Munich Security Conference if he was frustrated by Chancellor Angela Merkel's silence on his proposed reforms, Macron said: "I'm not frustrated, I'm impatient."
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France announces first coronavirus death outside Asia
Only three deaths have so far been recorded outside mainland China -- in the Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan.
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Airbus 'deeply regrets' US tariff increase
Friday's decision to hike tariffs to 15% from March 18 'further escalates trade tensions between the US and the EU', the company said in a statement.
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Weinstein prosecutors urge jurors to convict 'predator'
Six women took the stand to say Weinstein had sexually assaulted them, but the jury is considering charges related to just two: ex-actress Jessica Mann and former production assistant Mimi Haleyi.
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Pope Francis sides with traditionalists on priest celibacy
Francis slammed the door on a progressive proposal offered by the region's bishops during a synod on the region in October.
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Kobe among eight 2020 finalists for Basketball Hall of Fame
The announcement of Hall of Fame inductees will be on 4 April in Atlanta at the US college 'Final Four' with 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee needed to join the select list.
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Trump insists he can intervene in criminal cases
The Republican businessman has been accused by opponents in Congress of trying to strip away the Justice Department's independence to benefit himself and his allies.
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China coronavirus deaths slow, cruise ship disembarks in Cambodia
In its latest update, Hubei province’s health commission on Friday said it had recorded 116 deaths and 4,823 new cases of the flu-like virus that emerged in the provincial capital, Wuhan, in December.
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Justice chief blasts Trump for making job 'impossible'
US Attorney General Bill Barr on Thursday delivered a highly unusual public rebuke of Donald Trump, saying the president's tweets were making his job at the Justice Department 'impossible.'
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'Cool' candidate Bloomberg adds memes to campaign arsenal
Bloomberg has smashed campaign spending records in an effort to win the nomination, and critics argue he is effectively trying to buy the US presidency his vast fortune.
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Japan confirms first death of person with new coronavirus
The minister said the woman, living in Kanagawa prefecture, developed symptoms on 22 January and was hospitalised on 1 February.
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NICD: Spike in coronavirus infections in China likely to change in methodology
China reported a massive spike in the number of cases detected on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong and Singapore Sevens postponed over virus: World Rugby
The decision was made 'in response to continued health concerns', a World Rugby statement said.
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Vietnam quarantines area with 10,000 residents over coronavirus
The locking down of the commune of Son Loi, about 40 kilometres from Hanoi, is the first mass quarantine outside of China since the virus emerged from a central Chinese city late last year.
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Ousted ambassador calls US diplomacy 'amoral'
Marie Yovanovitch, who Trump abruptly recalled last May from her post as US ambassador to Ukraine, spoke at Washington's Georgetown University where she received a prize from the school's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy.
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China sacks party chiefs at virus epicentre
The removals are the latest in a purge that saw Hubei's two most senior health officials fired earlier this week as criticism grows over the way the outbreak has been handled, with claims of under-reporting.
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Beijing mobilises the masses in 'people's war' against coronavirus
Authorities have tapped their propaganda powers to wage what President Xi Jinping has dubbed a 'people's war' against the new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,300 people and infected nearly 60,000.
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Turkey, Russia trade accusations as Syria tensions rise
Turkey has shored up its positions in recent days in Idlib - the last rebel bastion in Syria - with hundreds of vehicles carrying artillery and soldiers.
