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Young Chinese doctor dies of coronavirus

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A 29-year-old doctor at the epicenter of China's new coronavirus outbreak has died from the disease,…

59 Hong Kong police quarantined after meal with virus colleague

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Dozens of Hong Kong police officers have been placed in quarantine after attending a banquet…

Security threat from far right ‘very high’ in Germany: interior minister

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) --German interior minister Horst Seehofer said Friday that the police presence would be increased across the country…

Quarantine nightmare still not over for left-behind cruise ship crew

by Richard Carter and Sara Hussein with Simon Sturdee in New Delhi and Mikhail Flores in Manila TOKYO, Japan (AFP)…

UPDATED: South Korea coronavirus cases jump over 200 as sect infections spike

by Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's coronavirus cases nearly doubled Friday, rising above 200 and making…

China says, coronavirus vaccine trials to start around late April

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China could start clinical trials for a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus around late April,…

China’s Xi urges more protection for medical workers after deaths

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping called Wednesday for greater protection of medical staff fighting the new coronavirus…

2 cruise ship passengers found COVID-19 positive in Australia, had earlier tested negative in Japan

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Two Australians evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus on their…

Coronavirus threatens North Korea chaos: analysts

by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's self-imposed isolation in the face of the coronavirus epidemic raging…

Trump ally gets 40 months’ prison amid presidential meddling row

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) US President Donald Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone was…

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