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Taking note of the Coronavirus outbreak in the country, President Moon Jae-in vowed to take unprecedented and powerful measures following the announcement of 169 new cases and six more deaths.

The victim was identified as a Japanese man in his 80s who was also suffering from other ailments. He was removed from the Diamond Princess and taken to a local hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, a statement said.

The governor of Italy's northern Lombardy region Attilio Fontana said certified cases of the illness in his area had risen to 89 from 54 a day earlier, bringing the total number in the country to more than 100.

Two previous votes in April and September last year failed to produce a clear winner between right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz, who heads the centrist Blue and White party.

Jose Irizarry and his wife were arrested as part of a 19-count federal indictment that accused the 46-year-old Irizarry of “secretly using his position and his special access to information” to divert millions in drug proceeds from control of the DEA.

The case study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, offered clues about how the coronavirus is spreading, and suggested why it may be difficult to stop.

Peng became infected while working to combat the novel coronavirus at the First People's Hospital of Jiangxia District of Wuhan. He was hospitalised on January 25 and transferred to the Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital for treatment on January 30.

Attempts to eradicate the crippling disease have been seriously hampered by deadly targeting of vaccination teams in recent years by militants, who oppose the drives, claiming that the polio drops cause infertility.

Several veterans of former US President Barack Obama's administration described Trump's assertion as dangerous and simply wrong on the law.

The election commission said Ghani garnered 50.64% votes, while the country's chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah received 39.52% votes.

Surkov saw his influence wane after he was moved to the government in a reshuffle in 2011 and served two years in the rank of deputy Prime Minister.

Officials said the man was taken to hospital on February 12 after a fall at home. He had a fever and tested positive for the virus, dying a week later.

US State Department official said China has increasingly controlled and mobilized media since President Xi Jinping took office in 2013.

South Korea became the latest to announce it would remove its citizens from the Diamond Princess, where more than 400 people have tested positive for COVID-19.

The FATF said it is monitoring terrorist financing risks and works to help authorities trace funding to strengthen prosecutions.

Moves are afoot to put off both the National People's Congress and the top advisory body Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which together have over 5,000 members in their ranks.