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Global coronavirus cases surpass 4.9 million, as COVID-19 deaths reach at least 323,333

US still the country with the most cases, deaths Screensgrab of Johns Hopkins University virus dashboard on COVID-19 cases worldwide…

Guterres warns virus could send millions in Africa into ‘extreme poverty’

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that millions of people could be pushed into extreme…

Schools reopen in South Korea as virus fears ease

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Hundreds of thousands of South Korean students returned to school on Wednesday as educational establishments…

Brazil surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil registered 1,179 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said…

COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos now at 2,431; still more recoveries than fatalities, says DFA

(Eagle News) - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 26 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the…

Gov’t repatriates 157 Filipinos from Bahrain, Macau

(Eagle News)--The government has repatriated over 150 Filipinos from Bahrain and Macau amid since Saturday, May 16. Based on data…

Military helicopter crashes outside Moscow, crew killed: ministry

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A Russian army Mi-8 helicopter crashed outside Moscow during a training flight on Tuesday, killing the…

‘Super cyclone’ to slam India, Bangladesh

by Sam Jahan with Sailendra Sil in Kolkata Agence France Presse KHULNA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- The Bay of Bengal's fiercest…

Canada stores start reopening after COVID-19 lockdown

by Michel COMTE Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- In Ottawa's ByWard Market neighborhood, shopkeepers were busy readying for…

WHO faces virus probe after Trump threat

by Nina LARSON with Michael MATHES in Washington and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- World Health…

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