International

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…

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…

Foreigners prepare to flee as China virus toll hits 106, confirmed infections over 4,500

  by Leo RAMIREZ Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The United States and other nations raced to get…

Madagascar flood victims struggle to pick up the pieces

MAROVOAY, Madagascar (AFP) - Gaëlle Borgia Muddy currents have submerged parts of the town of Marovoay in northwestern Madagascar, flooding…

The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 106 lives since emerging in a market…

UK fishermen angling for big catch post Brexit

NORTH SHIELDS, United Kingdom (AFP) - Roland JACKSON / William EDWARDS Just before dawn, the Good Fellowship trawler casts its…

China delays schools’ return over virus fears

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday postponed the start of the spring semester for schools and universities across the…

China virus death toll jumps to 106, nearly 1,300 new cases: govt

WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China has soared to 106 while nearly 1,300…

Turkey probes dozens over quake social media posts

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish prosecutors are investigating dozens of people for "provocative" social media messages about the deadly earthquake…

Icelandic volcano swell signals potential eruption

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Small earthquakes and a so-called "inflation" of the mountain, signaling a potential volcanic eruption, have been…

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