January 30, 2020: Senator Cotton Urges China Travel Ban in Wake of Coronavirus
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Erdogan warns Europe to expect millions of migrants
Refugees and migrants gather on the Turkish side of the closed Kastanies border crossing, on the borderline between Greece and Turkey, near the Evros River, in an attempt to cross into Greece, 02 March 2020. Thousands of refugees and migrants are gathering on the Turkish side of the border with Greece with the intent to…
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Crisis Escalates at Turkey-Greece Border
Thousands of refugees are trying to enter the European Union after Turkey declared it would no longer stop them. Refugees and migrants wait before they attempt to enter Greece from Turkey on March 2 in Edirne, Turkey. BURAK KARA/GETTY IMAGES Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: Thousands of refugees seek to leave Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opens the…
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All U.S. troops to withdraw from Afghanistan under peace deal
‘Conditions-based’ withdrawal will be complete in 14 months if Taliban keep commitments. U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group’s top political leader, shake hands after signing a peace agreement between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday. | Hussein Sayed/AP Photo The United States signed a…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin proposes to enshrine God, heterosexual marriage in constitution
Ahead of a second and key reading set for next week, Putin submitted 24 pages worth of new proposals, said State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. The amendments enshrine the mention of Russians’ “faith in God” and also stipulate that marriage is a heterosexual union, said Deputy Speaker Pyotr Tolstoy. Analysts see Putin’s plan to change…
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Washington state says coronavirus death toll rises to 6
Health officials in Washington state announced four additional deaths among coronavirus patients on Monday, bringing the total number of fatalities to six. Two of the patients were considered “new” cases of COVID-19, while a third death involved a patient who was previously confirmed to have the virus. 2 QUARANTINED OVER CORONAVIRUS AT NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER ARE RELEASED Moments after King…
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Dow, S&P and Nasdaq score biggest point gains ever as stocks make coronavirus comeback
Stocks registered a robust rebound after the worst week since the financial crisis U.S. equity markets surged Monday as Wall Street rebounded from its worst week since the financial crisis and has President Trump and U.S. health officials made more progress in developing a plan to combat the coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose over 1,294 points or…
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Adviser to Iran’s Supreme leader dies from coronavirus, as other top officials infected
An adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died from the new coronavirus, as other top officials in the country are confirmed to be infected, according to multiple reports on Monday. The Iranian Health Ministry recorded 523 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s known total to 1,501. They mark a 53 percent increase…
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Second man in King County with coronavirus dies
Public Health – Seattle & King County confirmed Sunday the second coronavirus-related death in the United States, a man in his 70s, in Kirkland. Here’s what we know now: Both men who died had underlying health conditions. The first man who died had no travel history, health officials said. Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state…
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North Korea launches unknown projectile, Seoul says
North Korea launched at least one unidentified projectile on Monday, just days after its leader Kim Jong Un supervised an artillery drill aimed at testing the combat readiness of some of its units. 5 TIMES TRUMP LOBBED INSULTS AT WORLD LEADERS The Associated Press reported that it was not immediately clear how far the unknown projectile…
