France reaches ‘painful’ landmark of 20,000 virus dead
by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- France on Monday announced it had become the fourth country…
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WHO insists it hid nothing, sounded virus alarm from start
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization insisted Monday that it sounded the…
6 years ago
US state obtains ‘game-changing’ virus tests from South Korea
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US state of Maryland has received 500,000 coronavirus tests ordered from South Korea, a…
6 years ago
Brazil President Bolsonaro joins demo against stay-at-home orders
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday joined hundreds of demonstrators outside army headquarters in…
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Spain’s daily virus death toll drops under 400
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain said 399 people died of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours in what was the…
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Singapore reports record jump in coronavirus cases
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore reported a record daily jump of more than 1,400 coronavirus cases Monday, taking its total…
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Medic death first virus case in conflict-hit northeast Nigeria
LAGO, Nigeria (AGP) -- Nigeria on Monday confirmed its first coronavirus case in the insurgency-hit northeast of the country, a…
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Coronavirus exposes ‘weaknesses’ in health systems: G20
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- The coronavirus pandemic has exposed "systemic weaknesses" in global health systems, the G20 said Monday,…
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Japan virus cases surge over 10,000 with hospitals stretched
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese medics are warning more must be done to prevent the coronavirus from overwhelming the country's…
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Italy’s daily virus toll edges down to 433
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's official daily toll from the novel coronavirus edged down to 433 on Sunday, the lowest…
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