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Covid-19, A.I. and Big Data in healthcare and India's electric vehicles: Watch on Business Line

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Business Line looks at the impact of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data on the healthcare sector, how the Covid-19 coronavirus is causing ripples on the Chinese stock market and the way India has plugged into the electric vehicle market

27/02/2020

Syria

Turkey and Russia on a collision course in Idlib

Turkey says it will not back down in a stand-off with Russia over the northern Syrian region of Idlib.

27/02/2020

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North Korea imposes 'extraordinary' measures against COVID-19

North Korea is pulling out all the stops to try to protect itself from the coronavirus that first emerged in neighbouring China.

27/02/2020

Syria

Syrian humanitarian worker speaks out about Idlib humanitarian crisis

"Idlib is about to be the most catastrophic humanitarian situation in history," a Syrian White Helmets volunteer told Euronews.

26/02/2020

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Could artificial intelligence have predicted the COVID-19 coronavirus?

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AI technology could be used to alert medical institutes on irregular symptoms before human clinicians realise there is a developing problem. This alert could give the medical institutions 2-4 weeks advance notice which in turn could allow opportune time to test for a cure and alert the public.

26/02/2020

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Cars burned as Muslim-Hindu violence leaves 20 dead in New Delhi

The violence is over a controversial new citizenship law that excludes Muslims from fast track naturalisation.

26/02/2020

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Centenarian recognised as world's oldest living man dies aged 112

A Japanese man who received his certificate as the oldest man in the world earlier this month has died aged 112.

26/02/2020

India

Deadly riots rock Delhi as religious groups clash in Indian capital

At least 20 people have been killed during three days of violence in #Delhi, where there are reports of Muslim homes and businesses being targeted

26/02/2020

Earth News

Waste from worship: solving India's unique river pollution problem

Tonnes of flowers are dumped into waterways each year but this company is turning them into something beautiful.

26/02/2020

Syria

These pictures reveal how desperate life is in northwest Syria

More than 900,000 people have been displaced by violence in northwest Syria in fewer than three months.

25/02/2020

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Chinese robot sprays disinfectant to fight spread of COVID-19

The robot is handled using a remote control. The tank is filled with the disinfectant liquid that transformed into steam to spray infected areas.

25/02/2020

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Clean up underway in South Korea as COVID-19 spreads

The new virus has made thousands sick.

25/02/2020

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Protests in cities across India against Donald Trump visit

Street demonstrations against Trump broke out in the cities of Gauhati in the northeast, Kolkata in the east and Hyderabad in the south

25/02/2020

China

Chinese court jails Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai for 10 years

The naturalised Swedish citizen who sold books in Hong Kong that were sceptical of the Communist Party has been sentenced for 'illegally providing intelligence overseas'.

25/02/2020

India

New Delhi rocked by violence as Trump visits Taj Mahal

Violent clashes in New Delhi left one police officer dead and at least 11 other officers injured while elsewhere Donald Trump was visiting the Taj Mahal.

24/02/2020

Israel

Euroviews. Palestinians need business and opportunity more than a flawed Middle East peace plan ǀ View

Rather than a top-down solution crafted in Washington DC (a strategy that has failed for three decades), the world should focus on “quick wins” to reinvigorate the Palestinian economy and increase startup programmes, business ties and social integration between Israelis and Palestinians.

24/02/2020

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Iraqi students hold anti-government protests

Anti-government protests continued in Iraq, with over a thousand students marching through the centre of Baghdad.

23/02/2020

Afghanistan

Afghans welcome week-long truce between US forces and Taliban

If all goes to plan a peace accord is due to be signed at the end of the week in Qatar where the Taliban have a political office.

22/02/2020

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Taiwan military disinfects plane carrying coronavirus ship evacuees

Evacuees will now be kept in quarantine for two weeks.

22/02/2020

Vietnam

Essex lorry deaths: Seven charged in Vietnam with illegal trafficking

The bodies of 39 Vietnamese nationals were found in a refrigerated trailer near London in October.

21/02/2020

Iran

Hardliners set for big gains in Iran's legislative elections

Turnout will be seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership at the time of a sanctions-linked economic downturn and diplomatic isolation.

21/02/2020

World

Milken Summit: Saudi’s Prince Turki talks Iran relations & G20 Presidency

Hundreds of high-level decision makers and industry trailblazers, spanning fields from economics and philanthropy to healthcare, attended the Milken Institute Middle East and Africa summit 2020 in Abu Dhabi.

21/02/2020

World

Will Brexit boost UK and GCC trade relations?

The United Kingdom has officially left the European Union on 31 January and, being free to negotiate its own trade deals, regions like the Middle East are looking like a new exciting, investment arena.

21/02/2020

South Korea

COVID-19 outbreak: China says bats, pangolin likely 'virus hosts'

The Iranian government has denied the claim.

21/02/2020

China

China is 'running a campaign of intimidation' against Uighur diaspora

They say the intimidation is 'unparalleled and illegal'.

21/02/2020

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Yangon: Scores of people rescued from a blazing building

Around 60 fire trucks raced to the 12-storey apartment block as smoke and flames spread through the building.

20/02/2020