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Now playing Next no comment Nearly 300,000 displaced from Idlib by Syrian government bombardment Weeks of intensive aerial bombardment has sent huge numbers fleeing northwards closer to the Turkish border. 04/02/2020
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Now playing Next World Europeans race against the clock preparing for Coronavirus cases Chinese authorities have suspended planes and trains in and out of the city of Wuhan and 7 neighboring cities, in an effort to control the spread of the new virus. About 25 million people are being affected by it. At least 26 people have been killed so far and over 800 confirmed cases in China. 24/01/2020
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