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UK ‘past peak’ of coronavirus outbreak: PM Johnson

by Phil HAZLEWOOD / James PHEBY Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain is "past the peak" of…

UN chief praises South Korea’s simultaneous fight against virus, climate change

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres praised South Korea Thursday for combatting the novel coronavirus…

California to shut down certain beaches to prevent spread of virus

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Beaches in some parts of southern California will be shut down from Friday, the…

Los Angeles offers free virus tests for all residents

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Los Angeles will offer free coronavirus tests to all residents regardless of whether they…

South Korea reports zero new domestic coronavirus cases

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea Thursday reported no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases for the first time…

German jobless total soars in April due to coronavirus

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- The jobless total in Germany rose unusually sharply in April, official data showed Thursday,…

Spain daily virus death toll drops below 300

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain on Thursday counted another 268 people who have died from the coronavirus, the lowest daily…

South Korea leads virus success in Asia as drug trial raises hope

by Kang Jin-kyu with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea, once one of the…

Japan to extend state of emergency over virus: reports

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to extend a nationwide state of emergency imposed over…

France in recession as virus-hit economy shrinks 5.8 percent

by Joseph Schmid Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French economy officially fell into recession after contracting 5.8…

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