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WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump was acquitted yesterday in his U.S.

(Reuters) – Kirk Douglas, the cleft-chinned movie star who fought gladiators, cowboys and boxers on the screen and the Hollywood establishment, died yesterday at the age of 103, his son Michael Douglas said.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – The death toll from a new coronavirus in mainland China jumped by 73 to 563 yesterday, its third consecutive record daily rise, as experts intensified efforts to find a vaccine for a disease that has shut down Chinese cities and forced thousands more into quarantine around the world.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump was acquitted today in his U.S.

SEOUL/SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – At least three Asian businessmen who attended an international conference at a Singapore hotel have contracted the coronavirus, Malaysian and South Korean authorities said today.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China passed 490 yesterday, as two U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A bitter feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and top Democrat Nancy Pelosi boiled over at his State of the Union speech yesterday, with Trump snubbing her outstretched hand and Pelosi ripping apart a copy of his remarks behind his back.

DES MOINES, Iowa/LACONIA, N.H., (Reuters) – Pete Buttigieg took a narrow lead yesterday in the first batch of long-delayed results from the chaotic Iowa Democratic Party caucuses, and former Vice President Joe Biden trailed badly in fourth place with about 62% of precincts reporting.

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – Kenya’s longest-serving president Daniel Arap Moi, whose rule was marred by corruption and torture of opponents, died today, the office of the president said.

BEIJING/SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – China has agreed to allow U.S. health experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization (WHO) effort to help fight the fast-spreading coronavirus, as the number of cases and deaths continued to mount.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Even with acquittal seemingly assured, Democrats prosecuting President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial made a forceful appeal for conviction yesterday, calling him a man with no moral compass who must be removed to protect American democracy.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Fallout from the Airbus bribery scandal reverberated around the world yesterday as the head of one of its top buyers temporarily stood down and investigations were launched in countries aggrieved at being dragged into the increasingly political row.

(Reuters) – Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh announced on Monday that he has been diagnosed with “advanced lung cancer” but plans to continue to do his program “as normally and as competently” as he can while he undergoes treatment.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – The death toll from a coronavirus epidemic in China rose to 361 and Chinese stock and commodity markets fell heavily today as investors retreated into safe-haven assets in the first trading session after an extended Lunar New Year break.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa,  (Reuters) – The final countdown to the Iowa caucuses is on.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A man shot dead after stabbing two people on a busy street in south London yesterday in what police described as a terrorist incident is Sudesh Amman, a former convict who was recently released from prison.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – First World War drama “1917” was the big winner at the BAFTAs yesterday, picking up seven awards including best picture and director for Sam Mendes, at a glittering ceremony that made headlines for a glaring lack of diversity among nominees.

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – Thai doctors have seen success in treating severe cases of the new coronavirus with combination of medications for flu and HIV, with initial results showing vast improvement 48 hours after applying the treatment, they said today.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new confirmed infections from the coronavirus outbreak increased by a daily record, up by 2,590 cases yesterday to top 14,000, as the quickly growing epidemic prompted global travel restrictions and evacuations.

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority has cut all ties with the United States and Israel, including those relating to security, after rejecting a Middle East peace plan presented by U.S.