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German jobless total soars in April due to coronavirus

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- The jobless total in Germany rose unusually sharply in April, official data showed Thursday,…

Spain daily virus death toll drops below 300

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain on Thursday counted another 268 people who have died from the coronavirus, the lowest daily…

South Korea leads virus success in Asia as drug trial raises hope

by Kang Jin-kyu with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea, once one of the…

Japan to extend state of emergency over virus: reports

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to extend a nationwide state of emergency imposed over…

France in recession as virus-hit economy shrinks 5.8 percent

by Joseph Schmid Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French economy officially fell into recession after contracting 5.8…

South Korea reports zero new domestic coronavirus cases

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea reported zero new locally transmitted coronavirus cases Thursday, the first time no infections…

‘Don’t waste a minute’: Chinese firm readies mass vaccine production

by Patrick BAERT Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A researcher in a lab coat in Beijing holds up…

Rare inflammatory syndrome seen in children with COVID-19

by Issam AHMED with Paul Ricard in Paris Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Children have largely been…

US records 2,502 coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours: tracker

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States recorded 2,502 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the…

France reports 427 more coronavirus deaths, toll tops 24,000

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France on Wednesday reported 427 more deaths from COVID-19 to push the total above 24,000 but…

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