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Brazil health minister sacked amid virus crisis

  BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said Thursday he'd been sacked by President Jair Bolsonaro,…

Trump: US will gradually reopen economy

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday he is recommending a gradual reopening of the US economy…

Coronavirus claims another 753 lives in France: official

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The coronavirus outbreak has claimed another 753 lives in the last 24 hours in France, bringing…

Trudeau: Canada-US border won’t reopen for ‘many weeks’

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that his country's border with the United States would…

Stay-at-home orders sparks scattered protests in US

by Jeff Kowalsky with Chris Lefkow in Washington Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- As US President Donald…

China under mounting pressure over virus origins

by Shaun Tandon with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Thursday came under mounting pressure…

UK set to extend coronavirus lockdown as death rate sees spike

by Alice RITCHIE Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government on Thursday was expected to extend a…

US coronavirus death toll tops 30,000: tracker

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The confirmed coronavirus death toll in the United States surpassed 30,000 on Thursday, according to…

Spain virus death count ‘may be thousands short’

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's coronavirus death toll soared past 19,000 on Thursday with another 551 deaths, but questions…

Nigeria security forces kill 18 over virus lockdown: rights body

ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigerian security forces have killed 18 people in their enforcement of measures to curb coronavirus, a…

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