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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…

Ex-North Korean diplomat wins parliamentary seat in South

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A former senior North Korean diplomat won a parliamentary seat in Seoul Thursday, becoming the…

Swiss announce gradual easing of virus measures

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Switzerland announced on Thursday a three-stage easing of restrictions imposed to suppress the COVID-19 pandemic, with…

Iran virus deaths rise 92 to 4,869

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran on Thursday announced 92 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, the third straight day that…

Spain sees 551 new virus deaths as toll tops 19,000

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's coronavirus death toll soared past 19,000 on Thursday after another 551 people died of COVID-19,…

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