Six injured in huge blast at China fireworks factory
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Powerful explosions rocked a fireworks factory in southwest China on Wednesday night, leaving at least six…
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State officials respond to Hawaii’s largest single-day count of new COVID-19 cases
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU (Eagle News) – The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) announced on Tuesday,…
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Trump says Harvard move to online courses due to virus ‘ridiculous’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump lashed out at Harvard University on Tuesday, calling its decision to…
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Britain to reveal post-coronavirus recovery plan
by Roland JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government will on Wednesday unveil a mini-budget to kickstart economic…
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US awards $1.6 billion to Novavax for COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US on Tuesday announced it was providing $1.6 billion in funding for the development…
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France rules out ‘total lockdown’ in case of new COVID-19 spike
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French government said Wednesdeay it is preparing for a second wave of COVID-19 cases that…
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UPDATED: Rain pounds central Japan, 55 feared dead in south
by Charly TRIBALLEAU KURUME, Japan (AFP) -- Torrential rain pounded the center of Japan on Wednesday as authorities said 55…
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Panic-buying returns as Melbourne braces for lengthy lockdown
by Tania Lee MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Shoppers in Australia's second-biggest city stripped supermarket shelves Wednesday as millions in Melbourne…
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Brazil’s skeptical president has virus, US starts WHO withdrawal
by Louis GENOT with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has consistently downplayed the risks…
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Microsoft, Zoom join pause on Hong Kong data requests
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Microsoft and Zoom on Tuesday joined other major internet firms that have stopped considering…
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