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Canada announces Can$82 billion coronavirus aid package

by Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Can$27 billion in direct aid Wednesday to…

WHO chief calls COVID-19 ‘enemy against humanity’

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday called the new coronavirus…

Virus keeps 500 million people home around the world

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Some 500 million people have been subject to lockdown measures around the world because of the…

French police hand out 4,000 fines for violating virus lockdown

PARIS, France (AFP) -- French police handed out over 4,000 fines Wednesday to people found violating an order to stay…

Pandemic could make another 25 million jobless: UN

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The COVID-19 pandemic will significantly increase global unemployment, pushing up to nearly 25 million more people…

More than 850 million students worldwide not at school: UNESCO

PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 850 million young people, or about half the world's student population, are barred from…

Empty shelves in a Berlin supermarket amid COVID-19 outbreak

Situation in a supermarket in Berlin (Situation im Supermarkt in Berlin ) https://youtu.be/RjwKPNqnTdc Aufgenommen am Montag, 16. März, 2020 gegen…

Iran’s Rouhani defends virus response despite no lockdown

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday defended the response to the new coronavirus outbreak by his…

Spain virus cases top 13,700 with nearly 600 deaths

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- The number of people infected by COVID-19 in Spain soared past 13,700 on Wednesday with the…

Japan expands entry ban, quarantine over virus

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's prime minister said Wednesday the country will expand quarantine measures and a ban on entry…

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