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Twitter suspends 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts in US for breaking rules

Twitter prohibits sending identical tweets from multiple accounts, as is often the case with spam

South Korea reports eight-fold jump in viral infections in four days to 433

Of the 229 new cases in South Korea, 200 are from Daegu and nearby regions

Tokyo 2020 postpones volunteer training due to coronavirus outbreak

Organizers said volunteers would be informed individually of the rescheduled dates and insisted the postponement would have no impact on the preparations for the Games

US preparing to sign deal with Taliban on February 29, says Mike Pompeo

Building on an agreement on reducing violence across Afghanistan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday

Russia meddling in US election to boost Donald Trump, lawmakers told

Trump complained that the Democrats would use the information against him, the reports said

US elections: Trump attacks oppn after fresh claims of Russian interference

US intelligence warned that Russia is meddling in this year's elections

Virus cases balloon in S Korea as outbreak shifts, spreads

Though initial infections were linked to China, new ones have not involved international travel

Chinese prisons emerge as the hotspot for coronavirus, 500 cases detected

Xie Weijun, head of Shandong's justice department, ad seven other officials were sacked over the outbreak, officials said

Coronavirus scare may erase $29 bn from global airlines' revenue, says IATA

The contraction comes at a time when Asian airlines' sales had been growing, the group said

Clinton jabs again at Sanders, says his supporters contributed to her loss

Asked by Emily Tisch Sussman of the podcast Your Primary Playlist" what Sanders could do this time to unite the party against Trump, Clinton replied, Well, he can do it, for one"

Coronavirus: US declares health emergency, bans travelers from China

Sweeping new restrictions will also be imposed on American citizens, with those returning from the province at the disease's epicenter placed in facilities for mandatory 14-day quarantines

Many countries 'unprepared' to face Coronavirus: Global health monitor

The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), an independent body created by the World Health Organization and the World Bank, hailed 'the speed of response so far' by China

WHO declares international emergency over novel coronavirus outbreak

Top airlines including Air France, British Airways and Lufthansa have suspended or cut back services to China

Bank of England holds interest rate at 0.75% after slowdown fears allay

Most economists think the economy will have done well to eke out growth any higher than 1 per cent last year

MEPs demand universal mobile phone charger setting up clash with Apple

The US company insists that its Lightning cable that charges its iPhones is part of a stand for "innovation"

China orders farmers to ramp up food production amid coronavirus outbreak

The government in Beijing has taken extraordinary steps to combat the spread of the new coronavirus

US hits Russia railroad co with sanctions over passenger services to Crimea

The Treasury Department handed down the new sanctions on Wednesday two days before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due in Kyiv to meet with the Ukrainian president and other officials

White House bars Bolton from releasing book, cites 'top secret' material

The National Security Council said after preliminary review of the manuscript that it contained "significant amounts of classified information."

Microsoft says improving sales led to 38% rise in profits in Dec quarter

The earnings highlighted Microsoft's successful transition from a pure consumer software firm to a diversified tech giant focused heavily on business services.

Germany's Bosch warns 'peak car production' may already lie in the past

Bosch is pumping massive investments into electric mobility and autonomous and connected driving