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Beijing orders returnees to quarantine as virus death roll hits 1,523

  by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped…

Death toll in Peru tanker explosion rises to 30

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- The death toll from the explosion of a gas tanker in Lima last month has risen…

US offers to help virus efforts in N.Korea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday promised to support aid work in North Korea to combat…

Japan to begin moving some off quarantined cruise ship

by Hiroshi Hiyama with Kyoko Hasegawa in Tokyo YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese authorities were preparing Friday to move some…

China virus death toll nears 1,500 but new cases fall

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from China's coronavirus epidemic rose to 1,483 on Friday but the number of…

Huawei, Meng face new US charges of trade secrets theft

by Rob Lever WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Chinese tech giant Huawei was hit Thursday with fresh US criminal charges…

White House ‘disappointed’ in China’s virus transparency

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States feels let down by a lack of transparency from China over the…

No major change in ‘trajectory’ of coronavirus outbreak: WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Thursday said a sharp rise in reported COVID-19 cases in China,…

Washington gives Huawei 45-day reprieve to operate in US

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday granted Huawei another 45 days to sell to American companies…

Japan confirms first death of person with new coronavirus

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A woman in her 80s has become the first person with the new coronavirus to…

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