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France reports 108 new coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours: official

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The coronavirus epidemic has killed 108 more people in France over the last 24 hours, bringing…

Ireland recruits 30,000 in COVID-19 crisis drive

DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) -- More than 30,000 people have answered the Irish government's call for qualified professionals and volunteers to…

Prince Albert II of Monaco tests positive for coronavirus

  Prince Albert II of Monaco has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the principality said in a statement Thursday,…

US Senate Republicans present $1 trillion virus relief package

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday presented a $1 trillion emergency relief package to…

US fast-tracking antimalarials to treat coronavirus

by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US is fast-tracking antimalarial drugs for use as a treatment against…

Cruise ships could become floating hospitals, Trump says

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Cruise ships could be converted into floating hospitals to treat cases of the novel coronavirus,…

Spain virus death toll soars nearly 30 percent to 767

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain on Thursday announced that deaths from the novel coronavirus had jumped by nearly 30 percent…

Virus whistleblower doctor punished ‘inappropriately’: Chinese probe

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Police in China's virus epicenter Wuhan acted "inappropriately" by punishing a doctor who blew the whistle…

103-year-old Iran woman survives coronavirus: report

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A 103-year-old woman in Iran has recovered after being infected with the new coronavirus, state media…

Iran says, 149 new coronavirus deaths, toll reaches 1,284

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iranian authorities on Thursday announced 149 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the toll to…

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