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3,000 Cambodian and Chinese troops join 19-day military exercises seen as a gesture of solidarity amid health emergency. by Leonie Kijewski an hour ago More than 2,700 Cambodian troops will be involved in the military exercise with about 265 Chinese troops starting on Saturday [Handout Photo via AFP] MORE ON  CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Italy coronavirus death toll surges past 1,000: Live updates today US politicians near deal with White House on coronavirus aid bill today Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife positive for coronavirus today Global wipeout: Asian stocks deepen fall over virus panic today Cambodia  is set to kick off its annual joint military exercise with China on Saturday, with thousands of soldiers expected to join despite events being cancelled around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic. This year's Golden Dragon annual exercise will take place at a military training site in the southern Kampot p...

South Korea, once the largest coronavirus outbreak outside China, has seen its newly recovered patients exceed fresh infections for the first time on Friday, as it reported its lowest number of new cases for three weeks. However, the death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped in the last 24 hours by 189 to 1,016, a rise of 23 percent, the country's Civil Protection Agency said on Thursday. More: Timeline: How the new coronavirus spread Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases? What happens if you catch the new coronavirus? The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a  pandemic  as Italy tightened its strict quarantine and the United States imposed a ban on flights to Europe. More than 4,900 people have died and over 132,000 have been infected globally, according to the WHO. About 68,000 victims have recovered, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking the virus. The escalating coronavirus eme...