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UK set to back high-speed railway despite soaring cost

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set Tuesday to announce his plans for the HS2…

China removes two Hubei leaders as virus crisis deepens

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The two most senior health officials at the epicenter of China's deadly virus outbreak has been…

From Singapore to UK via the Alps: how one man spread coronavirus

  by Marie WOLFROM Agence France Presse A British man managed to pass on the coronavirus to at least 11…

JUST IN: China virus cases exceed 42,600 nationwide: health commission

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of confirmed infections in China's coronavirus outbreak has reached 42,638 nationwide with nearly 2,500…

Over 100 US troops suffered brain injury in Iran attack: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- More than 100 US troops sustained "mild" traumatic brain injury, far more than originally announced…

Japan cruise ship now has 135 coronavirus infections: government

by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Another 65 people aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship moored off Japan…

China virus toll passes 1,000 as Xi visits frontline hospital

by Helen ROXBURGH / Jing Xuan TENG BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The toll from China's deadly coronavirus outbreak passed 1,000…

Trump: Time to negotiate ‘very seriously’ with EU on trade

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Monday the time has come to pursue trade…

China president in rare visit to virus patients, medics

by Helen ROXBURGH / Jing Xuan TENG BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping donned a face mask and…

Storm Ciara wreaks destruction across Europe

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- Fierce winds and heavy rains claimed at least six lives across northern Europe on…

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