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South Korea reports highest daily virus cases since March

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea reported its highest daily number of coronavirus cases since early March on…

Haiti warns residents to prepare as tropical storm Laura nears

  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- Haitian authorities on Saturday urged residents to prepare for tropical storm Laura, which is expected…

World virus deaths top 800,000 as nations ramp up measures

by Agence France Presse bureaus The global death toll from the new coronavirus has surpassed 800,000, according to an AFP…

South Korea to ramp up virus curbs over fears of second wave

  SEOUL, SOuth Korea (AFP) -- South Korea has announced it will ramp up coronavirus restrictions across the country starting…

WHO hopes pandemic over in two years as Europe battles rising cases

by Nina LARSON with Alice Hackman in Beirut and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse The world should be able to…

California fires spread, fouling air and spurring evacuations

  by Jocelyne ZABLIT Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Thick smoke blanketed large areas of central…

Meghan Markle calls for ‘change’ in upcoming US election

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Meghan Markle, the wife of Prince Harry, on Thursday broke from protocol normally followed…

Total COVID-19 cases worldwide top 22.6 million, while virus deaths recorded at over 793k

(Eagle News) – Total coronavirus cases worldwide have reached more than 22.6 million while deaths due to the virus have…

JUST IN: 6.9-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia: USGS

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 6.9-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia on Friday, the US Geological Survey reported, but there was…

Peru, Argentine economies post huge falls

  LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's year-on-year GDP fell by 30 percent in the second quarter of 2020 as it…

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