Kenya confirms first case of coronavirus in East Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Kenya announced Friday the first confirmed case of coronavirus in East Africa, as the region so…
4 years ago
International
China, US spar over origin of coronavirus
by Jing Xuan TENG Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese government campaign to cast doubt on…
4 years ago
Canada PM’s wife tests positive for new coronavirus
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- The wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his…
4 years ago
Philippines diplomat is first coronavirus case at UN HQ
A Philippine diplomat in New York has tested positive for the new coronavirus in the first recorded case at United…
4 years ago
South Korea sees more virus patients recovered than new infections
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea -- once the largest coronavirus outbreak outside China -- saw its newly recovered…
4 years ago
Portugal closes schools to fight virus outbreak
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) -- Portugal will close all schools from Monday until at just before Easter to stem the spread…
4 years ago
13 injured as trains collide in Cairo
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Thirteen people were injured when two passenger trains collided Thursday in the Egyptian capital, the health…
4 years ago
Belgium closes schools, restaurants to fight coronavirus outbreak
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Belgium will close schools, cancel all cultural events and shutter bars and restaurants to stave off…
4 years ago
“This is a controllable pandemic,” WHO chief says of COVID-19 spread; urges all to double efforts to contain virus
(Eagle News) -- The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) clarified on Thursday, March 12, that its earlier…
4 years ago
Catholic churches across Rome to shut until April 3
VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- The Vatican on Thursday took the unprecedented step of closing all Catholic churches across Rome…
4 years ago
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