Bhutan confirms first coronavirus case
THIMPHU, Bhutan (AFP) -- The isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has reported its first case of the coronavirus after a…
4 years ago
International
‘Near-isolation’ – coronavirus throws S. Korea Olympic plans into chaos
by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Travel restrictions around the world on arrivals from virus-hit South Korea are…
4 years ago
Daredevil Nik Wallenda walks tightrope across active volcano
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP )-- American daredevil Nik Wallenda walked a tightrope across the crater of an active volcano in Nicaragua…
4 years ago
French TGV train derails near Strasbourg, 22 hurt
by Marie JULIEN INGENHEIM, France (AFP) -- A French high-speed TGV train derailed early Thursday after an embankment collapsed into…
4 years ago
Italy reports 41 new coronavirus deaths, bringing toll to 148
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy on Thursday reported 41 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, its highest single-day total to…
4 years ago
First UK death confirmed in coronavirus outbreak
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Thursday announced its first death from coronavirus within the country, as the total…
4 years ago
US announces $8.3billion in coronavirus funding as cases surge
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- US lawmakers passed an emergency $8.3 billion spending bill to combat the coronavirus on…
4 years ago
South Korea’s Culture Minister urges churches to suspend gatherings to contain COVID-19 spread
by Rona Lacap EBC Correspondent in South Korea (Eagle News) -- As cases of the novel coronavirus continues to spread,…
4 years ago
290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies
by Dmitry Zaks, with Laurent Thomet in Beijing Agence France Presse Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at…
4 years ago
Wuhan doctor recounts fears and hope at virus frontline
by Laurie CHEN BEIJING, China (AFP) -- One month after makeshift hospitals opened to chaos and confusion at the epicenter…
4 years ago
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