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Hoping to boost morale in Japan by assuring people that the Tokyo Olympics will be held as scheduled, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach held a conference call limited to three of Japan's main media outlets - newspapers Asahi and Yomiuri, and the Kyodo news agency. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2vqNuTS https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Mexican government has confirmed the first two cases of the novel coronavirus, making it the second country in Latin America where cases have been reported. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/387I2Tr https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The global establishment is offering only "beautiful words" to mitigate the climate crisis, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg has told British supporters. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2x0UUxN https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

WHO raises coronavirus risk to 'very high' from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2PCoNLg https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Democratic presidential field started out as the most diverse ever, and the largest in at least 40 years. It's since winnowed down. (Image credit: Photo Illustration: Getty Images; Renee Klahr and Alyson Hurt/NPR) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/2L72AnT https://ift.tt/32cnqYd

The billionaire climate-change activist had staked his campaign on doing well in South Carolina but ended with a disappointing finish on Saturday. (Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/32CnBwJ https://ift.tt/2VznTmk

Australia reported its first death of a coronavirus patient in a hospital in the western city of Perth early on Sunday, health official Andrew Robertson said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TbGh3e https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

The rapid spread of the new coronavirus has increased fears of a pandemic, with the World Health Organization (WHO) raising its global spread and impact risk alert to "very high" on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3a8tggn https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad said on Sunday he would ask for an urgent sitting of parliament to see if incoming prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin had majority support after being named premier by the king. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2x0RkUn https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

South Korea reported 376 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday, raising the country's total number of infections to 3,526, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2I6hiYL https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

Fox News Breaking News Alert Tom Steyer ends presidential campaign after Biden wins South Carolina primary 02/29/20 6:20 PM

BRATISLAVA - Slovak opposition party Ordinary People (OLANO) took the lead in the EU country's parliamentary election, an exit poll and partial results showed on Sunday, as voters punished the ruling center-left Smer that has dominated the country's political life for more than a decade. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/38eOQyu https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

Slovak opposition party Ordinary People (OLANO) led the EU country's parliamentary election, results from 51.7% of voting districts showed on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wZlaIQ https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

A Washington state man in his 50s with underlying health issues became the United States' first fatality from the coronavirus, officials said on Saturday, as the Trump administration stepped up efforts to combat the spread of the global outbreak. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vs8da0 https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

South Korea reported 376 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday, raising the country's total number of infections to 3,526, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2uKQGcQ https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

Mainland China reported 573 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Feb. 29, up from 427 the previous day and the highest daily increase in a week, the country's health authority said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vjsr5X https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings, and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/387uc3r https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

Slovak opposition party Ordinary People (OLANO) took the lead in the EU country's parliamentary election, results from one third of voting districts showed on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vqB2DC https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

Greece has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, bringing the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to seven. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/38dg48A https://ift.tt/HDXIyB