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Kuala Lumpur, Jan 12 (EFE/EPA).- Malaysia’s king has declared a six-month state of emergency to curb a surge in Covid-19 cases, the palace announced on Tuesday.The decision was made after a 45-minute meeting between the king – Sultan Abdullah of Pahang – and Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday night at the national palace. (Camera: FAZRY ISMAIL).B-ROLL OF KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, AMID CORONAVIRUS CASES SURGE.
WHO Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declares international emergency over coronavirus. "Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems," he says. IMAGES
Argentina has launched a federal emergency system as flooding continues to force thousands from their homes. Nathan Frandino reports.
Tens of thousands of people near the capital of Paraguay have evacuated their homes after some of the worst flooding to hit Latin America's southern cone.
Papua New Guinea's prime minister James Marape declares a 14-day state of emergency in the capital Port Moresby, after 15 people were killed in riots as crowds looted and burned shops, adding that more than 1,000 troops are on standby "to step in wherever necessary" under the emergency decree. SOUNDBITE
Images of soldiers patrolling the streets of Ecuador's capital, Quito, on armored vehicles after President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency. The small South American country has been plunged into crisis after years of growing control by transnational cartels that use its ports to ship cocaine to the United States and Europe. IMAGES
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