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China to promote harmless disposal of livestock that died of diseases
China will strengthen the harmless disposal of livestock and poultry that died of diseases to protect the environment and ensure food security, according to an official circular.
Two Taiwan COVID-19 patients in Wuhan discharged from hospital after recovery
Two Taiwan compatriots infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus outbreak, were discharged from hospital after recovery Monday, said the cross-Strait affairs office of Hubei Province, where Wuhan is located.
Japan confirms 99 more cases of new virus on cruise ship
Japanese officials have confirmed 99 more people infected by the new virus aboard the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, bringing the total to 454, the Health Ministry said Monday .
Gunmen kill 24 in attack near church in Burkina Faso
Gunmen killed 24 men, including a church pastor, and kidnapped three others on Sunday in Burkina Faso, an official said. It was the latest attack against a religious leader in the increasingly unstable West African nation.
China may postpone annual congress because of virus
China said Monday it may postpone its annual congress in March, its biggest political meeting of the year, as the military dispatched hundreds more medical workers and extra supplies to the city hit hardest by a 2-month-old virus outbreak.
Trading quarantines, Americans from cruise land in US
Two charter flights carrying cruise ship passengers from Japan landed at military bases in California and Texas overnight, starting the clock on a quarantine period to ensure passengers don't have the new virus that's been spreading in Asia.
2 killed, dozens injured in highway pileup in South Korea
Two people were killed and 38 were injured Monday in a highway pileup in snowy weather in southwestern South Korea, officials said.
British MP who leads Kashmir group denied entry to India
Indian officials denied a British lawmaker entry on Monday after she landed at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, according to an accompanying aide.
India's top court grants equal rights to women in army
India's top court on Monday ordered the federal government to grant permanent commission and command positions to female officers in the army on par with men, asserting that the government's arguments against the policy were based on gender stereotypes.
Across China: Foreign students' campus life amid epidemic
Instead of traveling during the winter vacation, Pakistani student Muhammad Waleed Bin Zafar studied pharmacology for two hours every afternoon.