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Global concerns grow as China virus spreads; more countries seeking to repatriate citizens from Wuhan

  by Leo RAMIREZ Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- The rapid spread of a deadly virus across China…

WHO says global risk of China virus is ‘high’

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Monday said the global risk from the deadly virus in…

Chinese premier visits city at epicentre of virus

WUHAN, China (AFP) -- Premier Li Keqiang on Monday became the most senior Chinese leader to visit Wuhan since the…

6.3-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands

  (Eagle News) -- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked the Solomon Islands on Monday, Jan. 27, about 105 kilometers west…

China bans wild animal trade until viral outbreak eases

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Sunday ordered a temporary ban on the trade in wild animals as the country…

Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - Fran BLANDY Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings…

WHO chief heads to China for virus talks

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The head of the World Health Organization headed to China on Sunday to discuss how to…

‘Let’s go Kobe’: fans gather outside Staples Center

by Javier TOVAR LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Hundreds of fans gathered Sunday near the Staples Center in downtown…

China virus death toll leaps to 80, more than 2,700 cases confirmed

WUHAN, China (AFP) -- China said on Monday that the death toll from a deadly viral outbreak spiked to 80…

At least one wounded in US embassy rocket attack: Iraqi official

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- At least one person was wounded when three rockets hit the US embassy in Baghdad on…

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