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No major change in ‘trajectory’ of coronavirus outbreak: WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Thursday said a sharp rise in reported COVID-19 cases in China,…

Washington gives Huawei 45-day reprieve to operate in US

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday granted Huawei another 45 days to sell to American companies…

Japan confirms first death of person with new coronavirus

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A woman in her 80s has become the first person with the new coronavirus to…

Magnitude 6.9 quake shakes Kurilsk, Russia

(Eagle News) -- A magnitude 6.9 quake shook Kuril'sk, a town in Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 13, at UTC 10:33…

Japan cruise ship virus cases jump to 218

  by Miwa SUZUKI Agence France Presse Another 44 people on board a cruise ship moored off Japan's coast have…

As China needs virus masks, phone and diaper makers fill void

by Beiyi SEOW BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A diaper manufacturer in eastern China was closed for the Lunar New Year…

China removes party chief of virus epicenter province

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has sacked the top political leader of virus-stricken Hubei province, the epicenter of an epidemic…

44 more COVID-19 cases on Japan ship: health minister

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Another 44 people onboard a cruise ship moored off Japan's coast have tested positive for the…

Virus death toll surges as China changes way it counts cases

by Helen Roxburgh and Laurent Thomet BEIJING, China (AFP) --The number of deaths and new cases from China's coronavirus outbreak…

Trump ‘fine’ with end of Philippines military pact

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Wednesday about the Philippines canceling a major military accord,…

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