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Russia coronavirus cases edge towards 300,000

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The number of coronavirus cases in Russia hit nearly 300,000 on Tuesday as authorities registered…

Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic ‘without vaccine’

  by Qian Ye and Matthew Knight Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese laboratory has been developing…

COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos now at 2,405; no new cases reported in the Asia-Pacific region for 2 consecutive days

(Eagle News) - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported eight new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the…

More than 800 stranded Indian nationals in the Philippines repatriated — Indian embassy

(Eagle News) - More than 800 Indian nationals stranded in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been repatriated…

Brazil jumps to third in COVID-19 cases worldwide

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official…

Four dead after earthquake in southwest China

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China's Yunnan province,…

Xi defends China’s virus response, offers vaccine when ready

by Nina LARSON with Jing Xuan TENG in Beijing Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping…

Rocket hits near US embassy in Baghdad: security sources

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- One rocket hit near the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday morning, security sources told AFP,…

US drugmaker reports promising early results from COVID-19 vaccine test

by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Moderna reported promising early results on…

US tops 90,000 coronavirus deaths, 1.5 million cases

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Monday surpassed 90,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1.5 million…

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