Five civilians die in Turkey bomb attack: governor
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AFP) -- Five civilians were killed on Wednesday when their car was hit in a bomb attack in…
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International
Virus hits 66 at one SAfrican hospital, national tally jumps to 1,749
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Sixty-six people, most of them staff at one South African hospital, have tested positive for…
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Nearly 2,000 US coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours: Johns Hopkins tally
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Nearly 2,000 people infected with the new coronavirus have died in the United States in…
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Russia ready to start testing coronavirus vaccines on humans in June
MOSCOW, United States (AFP) -- The head of a top Russian research center told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that…
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Ecuador ex-president sentenced to eight years for corruption
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Former Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for corruption…
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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey pledges $1 bn for COVID-19 relief effort
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he was committing $1 billion…
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Pacific’s monster storm Harold moves on to Fiji
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- A deadly Pacific cyclone bore down on Fiji Wednesday after leaving a trail of destruction in…
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Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut US funding to the World Health Organization,…
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Britain’s Johnson ‘stable’ in intensive care
by Alice RITCHIE / Phil HAZLEWOOD LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was battling the coronavirus…
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US navy chief out over handling of ship virus outbreak
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday over his mishandling of an outbreak of…
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