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Foreigners prepare to flee as China virus toll hits 106, confirmed infections over 4,500

  by Leo RAMIREZ Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The United States and other nations raced to get…

Madagascar flood victims struggle to pick up the pieces

MAROVOAY, Madagascar (AFP) - Gaëlle Borgia Muddy currents have submerged parts of the town of Marovoay in northwestern Madagascar, flooding…

The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 106 lives since emerging in a market…

UK fishermen angling for big catch post Brexit

NORTH SHIELDS, United Kingdom (AFP) - Roland JACKSON / William EDWARDS Just before dawn, the Good Fellowship trawler casts its…

China delays schools’ return over virus fears

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday postponed the start of the spring semester for schools and universities across the…

China virus death toll jumps to 106, nearly 1,300 new cases: govt

WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China has soared to 106 while nearly 1,300…

Turkey probes dozens over quake social media posts

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish prosecutors are investigating dozens of people for "provocative" social media messages about the deadly earthquake…

Icelandic volcano swell signals potential eruption

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Small earthquakes and a so-called "inflation" of the mountain, signaling a potential volcanic eruption, have been…

Global alarm grows as Beijing reports first virus death; death toll hits 82

  by Leo RAMIREZ Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- China's capital on Monday recorded its first death from…

WHO says still probing if Chinese virus can spread before symptoms

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said Monday it remained unclear if the deadly coronavirus spreading in China…

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