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Monday, February 10, 2020

Pope to visit Malta in May
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Pope to visit Malta in May

The trip, both to the main island of Malta and the archipelago's island of Gozo. Pope Francis will make an off
Published 10 Feb, 2020 11:35am
Autonomous delivery vehicle set to roll after getting US approval
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Autonomous delivery vehicle set to roll after getting US approval

Silicon Valley startup Nuro said Thursday it obtained US regulatory authority to operate a fully autonomous delivery vehicle and would begin testing it in Texas in the coming weeks. The California-based firm said it was the first company granted approval
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Permafrost collapse is speeding climate change: study
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Permafrost collapse is speeding climate change: study

Permafrost in Canada, Alaska and Siberia is abruptly crumbling in ways that could release large stores of greenhouse gases more quickly than anticipated, researchers have warned. Scientists have long fretted that climate change - which has heated Arctic a
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Multiple eco-crises could trigger 'systemic collapse': scientists
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Multiple eco-crises could trigger 'systemic collapse': scientists

Overlapping environmental crises could tips the planet into "global systemic collapse," more than 200 top scientists warned on Wednesday. Climate change, extreme weather events from hurricanes to heatwaves, the decline of life-sustaining ecosystems, food
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Last century's epidemics more deadly than today's
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Last century's epidemics more deadly than today's

Before the emergence of the new coronavirus, which has sparked worldwide panic, other epidemics had struck earlier in the 21st century, but were less deadly than the previous century's pandemics.
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Kia in talks over moving $1.1 billion plant to another Indian state
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Kia in talks over moving $1.1 billion plant to another Indian state

South Korea's Kia Motors is discussing with the Indian state of Tamil Nadu the possibility of moving a $1.1 billion plant out of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh only months after it fully opened, due to policy changes last year, sources close to the talks tol
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Cathay Pacific asks all staff to take unpaid leave
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Cathay Pacific asks all staff to take unpaid leave

Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is asking its entire workforce to take up to three weeks of unpaid leave, its CEO announced on Wednesday, as the airline faces a crisis in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Africa holds 'silence the guns' summit as new conflicts grow
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Africa holds 'silence the guns' summit as new conflicts grow

The annual African Union summit opened Sunday with leaders vowing that the AU would play a more prominent role in resolving conflicts proliferating across the continent. The theme of the two-day summit is "Silencing the Guns".
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Kenyans queue to see body of Moi, country's longest-serving ruler
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Kenyans queue to see body of Moi, country's longest-serving ruler

Kenyans formed long queues on Sunday to glimpse the body of the country's longest-serving leader, Daniel arap Moi, which is on public display ahead of a state funeral service. Moi, who is respected by many despite a 24-year rule infamous for corruption an
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Pope calls for respect of humanitarian law in Idlib
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Pope calls for respect of humanitarian law in Idlib

Pope Francis called on Sunday for respect of humanitarian law in Syria's Idlib province, amid an escalation of a Syrian government offensive that has displaced more than half a million in two months. He told tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's squa
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
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6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit just after 4pm local time (0600GMT) at a depth of 31 kilometres (19
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Orbiter set to launch in mission to reveal Sun's secrets
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Orbiter set to launch in mission to reveal Sun's secrets

The European Space Agency is set to embark upon one of its most ambitious projects to date, with the launch late Sunday from Florida's Cape Canaveral of its Solar Orbiter probe bound for the Sun. The mission, due to blast off from the Kennedy Space Center
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Thousands rally in Morocco against Trump Mideast peace plan
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Thousands rally in Morocco against Trump Mideast peace plan

Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of the Moroccan capital Sunday to protest against a new US Middle East peace plan which the Palestinians say favours Israel. Carrying Palestinian flags, the demonstrators, including local politicians and trad
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Criticism of US Mideast plan softened in UN draft resolution
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Criticism of US Mideast plan softened in UN draft resolution

A reworked Palestinian resolution has dropped its initial condemnation of President Donald Trump's Mideast peace plan, opting for less confrontational language ahead of a UN Security Council vote, a copy obtained by AFP shows.
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Close count in Irish vote after Sinn Fein surge
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Close count in Irish vote after Sinn Fein surge

A general election surge in support for Sinn Fein, once the political wing of the IRA, on Sunday upset Ireland's traditional two-party grip on power. Irish officials were counting votes following Saturday's polls with an exit poll forecasting Prime Minist
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Fighting in southwest Cameroon disrupts voting
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Fighting in southwest Cameroon disrupts voting

Fighting between government troops and anglophone separatists in parts of southwest Cameroon Sunday disrupted voting in legislative and municipal elections, local officials and other sources said. The authorities issued no details on casualties.
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Wild weather as cyclone, storms lash Australia
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Wild weather as cyclone, storms lash Australia

Weakening tropical cyclone Damien battered northwestern Australia's resource-rich Pilbara region on Sunday, as storms brought heavy rains and flooding to the country's bushfire-ravaged east.
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Trump to make lower, $2 billion spending request for border wall
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Trump to make lower, $2 billion spending request for border wall

US President Donald Trump will request $2 billion in new funding for border wall construction in his 2021 budget, substantially less than he sought last year, according to senior administration officials. The lower request, due to be unveiled on Monday, s
Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:00am
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