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US death toll from coronavirus jumps to nine

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The US death toll from the novel coronavirus rose to nine on Tuesday, all…

Google cancels developers gathering due to coronavirus

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Google on Tuesday canceled its major annual gathering of software developers amid concerns over…

21 dead as torrential rain hits Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At least 21 people have been killed in torrential rain that hit the Brazilian states…

UN appeals for $877 million to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations on Tuesday appealed for nearly $900 million to help hundreds of thousands of…

Iran says, 77 now dead from coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's health ministry announced on Tuesday that 11 more people had died from the new coronavirus…

Turkey fighter jet downs Syrian warplane over Idlib: monitor

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- A Turkish fighter jet downed a Syrian regime warplane over the northwestern Idlib province Tuesday, the…

France shuts dozens of schools in bid to contain coronavirus

PARIS, France (AFP) -- French officials have closed about 120 schools in areas that have reported the largest numbers of…

South Korea declares ‘war’ on coronavirus as cases exceed 5,000

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in declared "war" against the coronavirus on Tuesday, as the country…

Iraq crisis deepens after PM-designate steps down

by Sarah Benhaida BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Protest-torn Iraq on Monday faced more political gridlock after prime minister-designate Mohammed Allawi…

Thousands take to street in Albanian judge row

TIRANA, Albania (AFP) -- Thousands protested on Monday in Albania's capital city Tirana against a left-wing government that they accuse…

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