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China quarantine hotel collapse toll rises to 26

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from the collapse of a coronavirus quarantine hotel in east China rose to…

Cathay Pacific 2019 profits plunge, predicts virus losses

by Jerome TAYLOR HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Cathay Pacific on Wednesday said profits plunged in 2019 as it reeled…

China to allow some firms to return to work in Wuhan

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Some companies in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the new coronavirus outbreak emerged late last year,…

Taiwan inmates join coronavirus fight with mask factory

by Sean Chang and Amber Wang TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Behind the barbed wire-topped fences of Taipei Prison, a small…

Coronavirus cases increase in Canada

ByThomas I. Likness EBC Edmonton Bureau EDMONTON, CANADA (Eagle News) — Public health officials in the western Canadian province of…

China reports 22 new virus deaths as imported cases rise

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported an increase in imported coronavirus cases Wednesday, fuelling concerns that infections from overseas could…

South Korea coronavirus cases rise for first time in 5 days

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea announced its first rise in new coronavirus cases for five days on Wednesday,…

Italy plans financial help for families caught in virus crisis

by Dmitry ZAKS ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy prepared Tuesday to let families skip mortgage and some tax payments to…

Tunisia arrests 5 over attack near US embassy

TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) -- Five people have been arrested in Tunisia over a double suicide attack that killed a police…

Italy prison riots over virus leave 12 dead

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy reported five more deaths Tuesday from prison riots linked to the new coronavirus that have…

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