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Feb 27, 2020
Seoul (South Korea), Feb 27: The U.S. State Department raised its travel advisory for South Korea to the second-highest level Wednesday, urging Americans to reconsider travel over concerns about the coronavirus.
Moon calls for strong taxation steps to curb housing price hikes
China, 11 more countries restrict travel from S. Korea over coronavirus concern
N. Korea to maintain border shutdown until development of coronavirus treatment: senior official
Cancellation of single exercise would not affect Korea-U.S. joint posture: defense chief
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Japan PM Abe proposes cutback on major events
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Trump campaign files libel suit against NYT
Washington DC (USA), Feb 27: US President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has sued the New York Times for libel over an article alleging Russian interference...
Hong Kong pledges cash handouts to boost economy
Hong Kong (China), Feb 27: The government of Hong Kong has pledged cash handouts of 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, or about 1,200 US dollars, per citizen to help boost the economy.
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