WHO chief, President Xi meet in Beijing; agree on entry of int’l experts into China to help stem virus epidemic
(Eagle News) – China and the World Health Organization (WHO) both agreed to have international experts visit the country…
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Pentagon updates figures: 50 US military personnel injured in Iran missile strike, diagnosed with brain injuries
(Eagle News) -- At least 50 US military personnel have been injured in the last Iran missile strike on…
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Foreigners flown out of China virus epicenter as death toll hits 132
by Sébastien RICCI Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- Hundreds of Americans and Japanese escaped the quarantined Chinese…
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Magnitude 7.7 quake hits Caribbean, triggering evacuations; tremors felt as far as US mainland
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A major 7.7 magnitude quake struck Tuesday in the Caribbean between Jamaica and Cuba, triggering…
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Kobe Bryant’s body identified among helicopter crash victims
by Andrew MARSZAL Agence France Presse Medical examiners identified the body of NBA legend Kobe Bryant after recovering the remains…
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China confirms 5,974 virus cases, exceeding nation’s SARS total; death toll jumps to 132
WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The number of confirmed cases in the new virus outbreak in China reached 5,974 on Wednesday,…
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Germany confirms first human transmission of China virus; first human-to-human transmission in Europe
A German man who contracted the novel strain of coronavirus was infected by a colleague visiting from China, officials…
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Japan confirms virus in man who had not been to China; infected man just drove tourists from Wuhan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese authorities said Tuesday a man with no recent travel to China has contracted the…
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In photos: Scenes of locust infestation threatening East Africa; UN warns numbers could double 500 times by June
"Ravenous swarms" of desert locusts in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, already unprecedented in their size and destructive…
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US military jet crashes in Taliban territory in Afghanistan
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A US military jet crashed in mountainous territory in eastern Afghanistan, where there is a…
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