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US to get latest unemployment figures as virus explodes

by Chris Stein WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The ailing US economy is likely to receive good news Thursday in…

China vows ‘corresponding measures’ if UK extends HK citizenship plan: embassy

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- China warned Britain on Thursday it could retaliate with "corresponding measures" for London's decision to…

WHO says Mideast at ‘critical threshold’ in virus numbers

  CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- The World Health Organization warned Wednesday the Middle East was at a decisive moment in…

UPDATED: More than 100 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The bodies of at least 100 jade miners were pulled from the mud after a landslide…

US sees record 52,000 new virus cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US notched more than 52,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours Wednesday, a tally…

US regulators complete test flights on Boeing 737 MAX

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Air safety regulators successfully completed three days of flight tests on the Boeing 737…

Beijing lifts some lockdowns as virus cases drop

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing lifted several lockdowns imposed to control a fresh coronavirus outbreak and reported just three new…

Canada warns citizens new HK law poses risk of ‘arbitrary detention’

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada warned its citizens in Hong Kong on Wednesday that they faced a higher risk of…

COVID-19 cases explode in California prison

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The number of COVID-19 cases has exploded in one of California's oldest prisons, San…

Trump approves cutting 9,500 troops in Germany: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump has approved a plan to slash the US military presence in Germany…

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