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A doctor who tried to warn others about the coronavirus outbreak in December has died from the infection, according to Chinese state media.

Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old opthalmologist working in Wuhan, died at 3am local time on Friday, the Global Times said.

There was confusion earlier as the Wuhan hospital which treated Dr Li contradicted state media

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Chinese diplomats in London have urged Britain to reconsider advice to UK nationals to leave China because of coronavirus, warning against any "overreaction" to the epidemic.

Liu Xiaoming, the ambassador, also revealed that cases of discrimination towards Chinese people in the UK - including at primary and middle schools - following the outbreak of

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They call them Thailand's "virus hunters" - a team of specialist scientists who identify emerging diseases.

Since January, the group of 20 experts from the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Disease Health Science Centre have had one main mission - to help the government detect the new coronavirus.

It's a 24/7 operation and 1,500 specimens have

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China has cut tariffs on $75bn (£57.5bn) worth of imports from the US.

The move comes as trade tensions ease and Beijing tries to cushion the economic shock caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

Asian stock markets surged higher on the announcement, which follows a similar reduction by the Trump administration last month.

Markets in Europe also enjoyed

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Three arrested over 'Islamic State' knife attacks in MaldivesThree arrested over 'Islamic State' knife attacks in Maldives

Three men with suspected links to Islamic State have been arrested over the stabbing of two Chinese nationals and an Australian in the Maldives.

The attack happened on Tuesday night in Hulhumale, an island four miles (7km) north of the capital Male.

One of the Chinese nationals was a tourist and the two other victims worked in the city.

A Maldivian ra

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By Sharon Marris and Sunita Patel-Carstairs, news reporters

Donald Trump has been acquitted by the Senate of obstructing Congress and abusing the power of his office as president.

The vote brings to an end the third presidential impeachment trial in US history that bitterly divided the country, and comes as the president is in the early days of

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