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Italy reports 41 new coronavirus deaths, bringing toll to 148

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy on Thursday reported 41 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, its highest single-day total to…

First UK death confirmed in coronavirus outbreak

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Thursday announced its first death from coronavirus within the country, as the total…

US announces $8.3billion in coronavirus funding as cases surge

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- US lawmakers passed an emergency $8.3 billion spending bill to combat the coronavirus on…

South Korea’s Culture Minister urges churches to suspend gatherings to contain COVID-19 spread

by Rona Lacap  EBC Correspondent in South Korea (Eagle News) -- As cases of the novel coronavirus continues to spread,…

290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies

  by Dmitry Zaks, with Laurent Thomet in Beijing Agence France Presse Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at…

Wuhan doctor recounts fears and hope at virus frontline

by Laurie CHEN BEIJING, China (AFP) -- One month after makeshift hospitals opened to chaos and confusion at the epicenter…

Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dead at 100

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar, who was known for his peace-making efforts including brokering…

South Korea virus total nears 6,000

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's total number of novel coronavirus cases -- the largest outside China, where the…

Iraq announces two coronavirus deaths

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi health authorities announced on Wednesday the country's first two deaths from the new coronavirus, one…

US approves anti-tank missile sale to Poland

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government on Wednesday approved the sale to Poland of Javelin anti-tank missiles, the…

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