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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Brazil region swept by floods and record rains faces muddy desolation
SABARÁ, Brazil (AFP) - Valeria PACHECO Elaine Almeida looked at her aunt's ruined house in Sabará, a town in a southeastern…
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Japan to send evacuation plane to Wuhan on Tuesday: Motegi
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) --Japan will send a plane to the Chinese city of Wuhan later Tuesday to begin evacuating citizens…
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Foreigners prepare to flee as China virus toll tops 100
by Leo RAMIREZ WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The United States and other nations raced to get their citizens out of…
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