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The Esperanza base on the northern tip of the Antarctic peninsula recorded a temperature of 18.3 degrees Celsius (64.94 degrees Fahrenheit), the highest on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.

Xi told the US President that China had launched a "people's war" against the epidemic that has been wreaking havoc in China and across the world.

Wilson and Willis defended their home for at least 14 hours with fire extinguishers, water pumps and a sprinkler system on the roof that doused burning embers falling from the sky.

India's five per cent broken parboiled variety of rice was quoted at around $370-$375 per tonne this week; highest since the last week of September.

In the audio clip, which surfaced on social media on Thursday, Ehsan said that he escaped the confinement of Pakistani security agencies on January 11, claiming Pakistani forces failed to keep their promises made to him during his surrender in 2017.

Resplendent in a magnificent holiday flowery shirt, David Abel has both informed and entertained the world with a unique British humour as he delivers regular updates from the Diamond Princess, where thousands are being held in strict quarantine.

Defrocking, or dismissal from the clerical state, is the most severe sanction the Vatican can impose on a priest. It is usually reserved for priests who sexually abuse minors.

The Democratic-led House of Representatives impeached Trump for abuse of office and obstructing Congress back in December, after weeks of investigations into his alleged corruption.

As President Donald Trump's trade confrontations escalated in 2019, the total trade gap shrunk by nearly USD 10 billion as exports fell by 0.1 percent and imports dropped 0.4 per cent.

Her remarks placed the disease on the same level of menace to growth as 'global risks' such as trade tensions and geopolitical flashpoints.

At least three other cities in eastern Zhejiang province -- Taizhou, Wenzhou and parts of Ningbo -- have imposed the same measures, affecting some 18 million people.

Authorities in Palu, capital of Central Sulawesi, said no would-be crocodile wrangler stepped forward to take up the challenge of removing the unwanted necklace from the 13-foot reptile.

The state has sealed its borders with China and Russia, in order to fend off the looming disease.

An outbreak of coronavirus, detected late last year in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, has since spread to more than 24 countries.

Israel halted direct flights to China on Thursday, and Israel's Health Ministry has authorised border control agents to deny entry to non-Israelis who have visited China in the past two weeks.

It said the government of Saudi Arabia has prevented their participation in the meeting to examine the 'deal of the century' plan at the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.