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The Notoriously Loud Car Horns Of Mumbai Meet Their Match

5:22pm February 10, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

Mumbai is a cacophony of honking horns loud enough to damage hearing. Last year, police installed a decibel meter at a busy intersection: Only when honking died down would traffic lights turn green.

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Students wearing headscarves and helmets learn to navigate traffic cones in a scene from the Oscar-winning documentary, "Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)."

An Oscar Goes To A Documentary About Skateboarding Girls In Afghanistan

12:56pm February 10, 2020

by Diaa Hadid

The short documentary is called Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're A Girl. "This movie is my love letter to the brave girls of that country," says director Carol Dysinger.

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Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds SARS Deaths, People In Hong Kong Are Worried

7:36am February 10, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

China is the epicenter of the outbreak of the Coronavirus, which has now claimed more lives than the SARS outbreak of 2002 and 2003. The World Health Organization continues efforts to track the virus.

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Some People Haven't Left Their Homes In Weeks, American In Wuhan Says

7:24am February 10, 2020

Ilona and Claude Blouin are among the Americans in U.S. quarantine after going to China. They were visiting their son Craig in Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus epidemic. He stayed in Wuhan.

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Amid Coronavirsus Some Want Thai Government To Ban Chinese Tourists

6:26am February 10, 2020

As the coronavirus spreads, many of China's neighbors are banning Chinese visitors. Tourism-dependent Thailand has so far resisted banning flights to and visitors from mainland China.

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News Brief: Coronavirus, New Hampshire Primary, Academy Awards

6:13am February 10, 2020

Nearly 100 people in China died Sunday of the coronavirus. New Hampshire holds its primary Tuesday. And, a foreign-language film won the Oscar for best picture — the first time that's happened.

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Coronavirus Is Driving Irrational Purchases In Hong Kong

5:27pm February 09, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

In Hong Kong, authorities have instituted a mandatory 14-day quarantine for everyone coming from China — even those who have no symptoms.

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Police and bystanders stand near the scene of a shooting at the Terminal 21 mall, in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on Saturday.

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Thailand Shooting: Soldier Suspected In Rampage That Killed At Least 20

10:49pm February 08, 2020

by Huo Jingnan

More than 31 others were wounded in the attack, which was livestreamed on the suspect's social media. Police say he has been shot dead inside the mall where he carried out the shooting.

Flowers and a portrait of Dr. Li Wenliang is left at his hospital in Wuhan, China. Li, regarded a whistleblower in the coronavirus outbreak, died of the infectious disease on Friday.

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Critics Say China Has Suppressed And Censored Information In Coronavirus Outbreak

6:08pm February 08, 2020

They charge that news of a new pneumonialike illlness was kept from the public for weeks — and that social media accounts are being shut down if certain types of comments are made.

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Millions Demand Answers In China After Doctor's Death From Coronavirus

8:03am February 08, 2020

by Emily Feng

Dr. Li Wenliang had sought to raise alarms about the virus but was effectively silenced by the government. Now Chinese social media is swamped with tributes to him.

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