Powerful Cyclone Nisarga makes landfall near Mumbai
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Cyclone Nisarga ripped roofs off homes in a coastal town near Mumbai Wednesday after officials ordered…
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South Korea approves remdesivir for virus patients
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Wednesday issued emergency authorization for the anti-viral drug remdesivir to be used…
4 years ago
India evacuates 100,000 from homes, virus hospital ahead of cyclone
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- At least 100,000 people, including some coronavirus patients, were being moved to safer locations according to…
4 years ago
Wuhan tests nearly 10 million people, finds only 300 infections
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China tested almost 10 million people for coronavirus in just over two weeks in Wuhan, the…
4 years ago
First Rohingya refugee dies from coronavirus in Bangladesh: official
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A 71-year-old man has become the first Rohingya living in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh to…
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Wuhan doctor at whistleblower’s hospital dies from coronavirus
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Wuhan doctor who worked with coronavirus whistleblower Li Wenliang died of the virus last week,…
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Back to school in masks as Singapore eases virus curbs
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Pupils wearing face masks returned to school in Singapore on Tuesday and some workplaces re-opened as…
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South Korea limits school numbers over virus spike
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Friday imposed limits on the number of pupils going to schools in…
4 years ago
Israel tests 100,000 to prevent pandemic ‘second wave’
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel has launched a campaign to test 100,000 people for novel coronavirus antibodies as the country…
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Qatar denies Gulf bloc exit rumors
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Qatar denied on Thursday that it plans to quit the Gulf Cooperation Council as it prepares…
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