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Test results of anti-Covid-19 drugs to be revealed in 3 weeks: WHO
Industries hurting as virus cuts into tourist numbers

TOKYO - The number of foreign tourists to Japan in January fell by 1.1% from a year earlier to 2,661,000, down for the fourth straight month, according to the Japan National Tourism Organisation.
Thais urged to avoid travel to Kazakhstan due to quarantine rules

Thai people have been urged to temporarily avoid travel to Kazakhstan because of the country's new rules on quarantine for countries hit by the new coronavirus.
China could purchase much less U.S. farm product than thought, new USDA estimate suggests

President Donald Trump's promise in January that China would purchase roughly $40 billion in U.S. agriculture products this year faced new questions on Thursday when a top government economist suggested a much smaller haul could occur, adding uncertainty to a key part of a partial trade deal.
New Space Force's purchasing projected at $4.7 billion by 2025

The new U.S. Space Force could see procurement reach $4.7 billion in fiscal 2025 as it expands steadily from the $2.4 billion requested for acquisitions in the coming year, according to projections by the White House budget office.

Test results of anti-Covid-19 drugs to be revealed in 3 weeks: WHO

Industries hurting as virus cuts into tourist numbers

Thais urged to avoid travel to Kazakhstan due to quarantine rules

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China could purchase much less U.S. farm product than thought, new USDA estimate suggests

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New Space Force's purchasing projected at $4.7 billion by 2025

Warren's takedown of Bloomberg goes viral

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Merkel says racism a 'poison' Germany must face as 10 killed in far-right shooting

Chris Hurst, news anchor for WDBJ in Roanoke, Va., before a segment about reporter Alison Parker. Parker and photographer Adam Ward, who were slain during a live broadcast Aug. 26, 2015, at Smith Mountain Lake, Va. MUST CREDIT: photo for The Washington Post by Timothy C. Wright.

Father of slain journalist Alison Parker takes on YouTube over refusal to remove graphic videos

Fact-checking the ninth Democratic debate

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Bloomberg assailed as candidates go on the attack

Covid-19 kills two in Iran

President Trump

White House economists predict growth won't hit Trump's 3 percent target unless big changes occur

At least eight killed in mass shooting in Germany, police say

Two Diamond Princess passengers die after being infected with coronavirus

S. Korea reports 31 new cases of COVID-19, total now at 82

Three Thais on Diamond Princess cruise ship infected with Covid-19

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What is Super Tuesday and why is it important?

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We're vastly undercounting methane emissions from fossil fuels, scientists say

Sanctions on Rosneft unit threaten Venezuela's vital oil trade

File Photo of cruise ship docked in Japan and infected passengers were transferred to hospitals.

As cases mount, Japan is rapidly becoming a coronavirus hotbed

Facebook 'deeply concerned' about Singapore order to block page

File Photo of Hubei train station

China's economy seen growing slowest since 1990 due to virus

China expels 3 U.S.-linked journalists

Supporters in Manchester cheer as New Hampshire primary results show Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., leading on Feb. 11. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges.

Sanders opens sizable lead in delegate-rich California, new poll finds

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