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4 injured in suspected Jerusalem ‘terror attack’

  JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Fourteen people were injured at a popular night spot in central Jerusalem after being struck by…

Viral hysteria: Hong Kong panic buying sparks run on toilet paper

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Panic buyers in Hong Kong have descended on supermarkets to snap up toilet rolls as…

Thousands quarantined on Asian cruise ships in virus fight

by Harumi OZAWA YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Thousands of people were stranded aboard two cruise ships in Asia on Thursday,…

China scrambles to find beds for virus patients

by Helen ROXBURGH BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China scrambled to find bed space for thousands of newly infected patients on…

Gates Foundation announces $100 million for coronavirus response

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged Wednesday to commit up to $100 million for…

Avalanches kill nearly 40 in eastern Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- At least 33 people were killed in eastern Turkey Wednesday by a second avalanche which buried…

Equatorial Guinea offers China $2 million for virus fight

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- The tiny central African state of Equatorial Guinea said Wednesday it would give $2 million…

Baby tests positive for China virus just 30 hours after birth

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A baby in China's epidemic-hit Wuhan city has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus just 30…

In political triumph, Trump acquitted of all impeachment charges

  by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump drew on staunch Republican…

JUST IN: Coronavirus cases in China pass 28,000: govt

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of confirmed infections in China's coronavirus outbreak has reached 28,018 nationwide with 3,694 new…

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