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…
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International
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…
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Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dead at 100
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar, who was known for his peace-making efforts including brokering…
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South Korea virus total nears 6,000
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's total number of novel coronavirus cases -- the largest outside China, where the…
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Iraq announces two coronavirus deaths
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi health authorities announced on Wednesday the country's first two deaths from the new coronavirus, one…
4 years ago
US approves anti-tank missile sale to Poland
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government on Wednesday approved the sale to Poland of Javelin anti-tank missiles, the…
4 years ago
Virus panic buying prompts toilet roll rationing Down Under
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's biggest supermarket on Wednesday announced a limit on toilet paper purchases after the global spread…
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Italy closes schools as death toll hits 107
by Dmitry ZAKS ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy on Wednesday closed all schools and universities until March 15 as the…
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