Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 4, 2020

Ruairi Casey, Al Jazeera: How does coronavirus spread and how can you protect yourself?

The 2019-nCoV coronavirus spreads from person to person in close proximity, similar to other respiratory illnesses.

More than 20,000 people worldwide have been infected by the new coronavirus, which continues to spread to more countries since it was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in early December.

At least 425 people have died so far in mainland China, one more in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines. Almost all the fatalities in China have been in Hubei province, of which Wuhan is the capital.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 4, 2020

How virus emergency will affect US-China ties -- Federica Russo, Asia Times

How the coronavirus crisis has brewed a ‘revolt of the professionals’ in China -- Richard McGregor, sCMP

How the new coronavirus will finally get a proper name -- Jasmine Taylor-Coleman BBC News

How the coronavirus outbreak could trigger a rise in global food prices -- Neal Kimberley, SCMP

The Trump plan is just a cover for Israel's final land grab -- Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye

Trump's peace plan forces 'reality' on Palestinians, but meets their needs -- Sander Gerber, The Hill

Idlib — The Syrian region abandoned by the world -- Diana Hodali, DW

Could the killing of Turkish troops damage Turkey-Russia ties? -- Andrew Wilks, Al Jazeera

Iran can obtain nuclear weapons far quicker than widely recognized -- Andrea Stricker, Al Arabiya

Lessons from the 2005 Iranian Nuclear Crisis -- Omer Carmi and Itamar Lifshitz, National Interest

North Korea's 5 most bizarre propaganda moments -- Greg Norman, Fox News

North Korea’s Next Submarine May Make Nuclear Talks Even Harder -- Bloomberg

Ethiopia’s dramatic political and economic transformation has left it with deep uncertainty -- Mulugeta G Berhe, Quartz

When the homefront becomes the (cyber) front line -- Fifth Domain

New Hampshire, Not Iowa, Is What Counts For Democrats -- Jacob Heilbrunn, National Interest

The next US president: Wall Street's fear of the left -- Sabrina Kessler, DW

Five things to watch in Trump's third State of the Union -- Morgan Chalfant and Brett Samuels, The Hill

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