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US to impose visa sanctions on some Huawei employees: Pompeo

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the United States will ban visas to…

Teenage boy dies of plague in Mongolia

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AFP) -- A 15-year-old boy has died from the bubonic plague in Mongolia, health authorities said Tuesday, one…

Tokyo on top virus alert level after new cases

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo is on its highest coronavirus alert level after a spike in new cases, the city's…

US clocks up another 63,000 virus cases in 24 hours

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States recorded 63,262 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, according to…

Chilean police train dogs to sniff out COVID-19

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Police in Chile are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel…

Third of Bangladesh underwater as monsoon drenches region

by Sam JAHAN BISWAMBHARPUR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia,…

Hong Kong academics fear for freedom under new security law

by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- China's new security law has sent a chill through…

China rushes to contain floods after record rainfall

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Soldiers erected sandbag flood barriers in a city near China's largest freshwater lake after the heaviest…

Dozens injured as trains crash near Prague

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) -- Dozens of people were injured, four of them seriously, when a passenger train collided with…

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine enters final stage trial July 27: statement

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US biotech firm Moderna said Tuesday it would enter the final stage of its…

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