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US governor calls for plasma donors as virus rages

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Florida's governor Ron DeSantis pleaded Monday for COVID-19 survivors to donate blood plasma to help…

Greta Thunberg donates million-euro rights prize to green groups

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Climate activist Greta Thunberg was on Monday awarded a Portuguese rights award and promptly pledged the…

N. Korea’s Kim berates officials over troubled flagship hospital

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated officials for their "careless" construction of a flagship…

Saudi king, 84, admitted to hospital: royal court

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler King Salman was admitted to hospital in Riyadh Monday for gall…

UK secures 90 million doses of potential cornavirus vaccines

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain has secured access to 90 million doses of potential coronavirus vaccines in deals with…

China blows up dam in eastern province to ease flood risk

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese authorities blew up part of a dam in eastern Anhui province to relieve flood pressure,…

South Africa virus death toll tops 5,000: official

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's death toll from coronavirus has passed the 5,000 mark, according to official figures…

COVID-19 cases worldwide surpass 14.4 million, while deaths due to virus top 605,000

(Eagle News) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has reached more than 14.4 million, while deaths due to…

Hong Kong leader says coronavirus now spreading ‘out of control’

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- The deadly coronavirus is spreading out of control in Hong Kong with a record…

Explosion hits Iran power plant

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- An explosion hit a power plant in the central Iranian province of Isfahan Sunday, state news…

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