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Pakistan Senate passes resolution to support China against novel coronavirus
Pakistan's upper house of parliament passed a resolution unanimously here on Monday evening to express solidarity with China over its fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Tax payments via QR codes promoted in China for epidemic control
Chinese online payment clearinghouse NetsUnion Clearing Corporation (NUCC) will promote scanning QR codes to pay taxes nationwide for the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus.
Singapore pushes ahead with air show as virus cases grow
Singapore is pushing ahead with its air show despite cancellations by dozens of exhibitors and most Chinese participants due to the virus outbreak that has sickened tens of thousands of people.
Thai soldier's deadly rampage reveals security lapses
It's still unclear how a Thai soldier managed to steal from an army base the weapons he used to kill 29 people, but a gun researcher said the theft indicates that the facility had lax security.
Maryland unveils statues of Tubman, Douglass in Capitol
At a time when states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments, Maryland unveiled bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass during a ceremony Monday night in the Maryland State House.
Trump looks to 'shake up the Dems' with New Hampshire rally
Eager to put on a show of force in a general election battleground state, President Donald Trump tried to rattle Democrats on Monday with a rally in New Hampshire on the eve of the state's first-in-the-nation primaries.
Virus stretches limits of strained public health systems
The virus outbreak that began in China and has spread to more than 20 countries is stretching already-strained public health systems in Asia and beyond, raising questions over whether everyone can get equal access to treatment.
Trump paying tribute to 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan
President Donald Trump was traveling Monday to Dover, Delaware, to pay respects to two U.S. soldiers killed Saturday in Afghanistan when a soldier dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire with a machine gun.
Pentagon: 109 troops suffer brain injuries from Iran strike
The number of U.S. service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries has shot up to more than 100, the Pentagon said Monday, as more troops suffer the aftereffects of the Iranian ballistic missile attack early last month in Iraq.
US says Chinese military stole masses of Americans' data
Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the computer networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing the personal information of tens of millions of Americans, the Justice Department said Monday, blaming Beijing for one of the largest hacks in history to target consumer data.