100-year-old Russian beats coronavirus
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia celebrated a rare bit of good news on Wednesday as a 100-year-old woman left a…
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Russia records more than 10,000 new virus cases
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia registered more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday continuing a grim trend that has…
6 years ago
Young sumo wrestler dies of coronavirus in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 28-year-old sumo wrestler died in Japan on Wednesday after contracting coronavirus and suffering multiple organ…
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Chinese city in partial lockdown over ‘major risk’ of virus spread
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A northeastern Chinese city has partially shut its borders and cut off transport links after the…
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Wuhan to test entire population after new virus cluster: state media
WUHAN, China (AFP) -- Wuhan plans to conduct coronavirus tests on the Chinese city's entire population after new cases emerged…
6 years ago
Indian trains start rolling again despite virus surge
by Bhuvan Bagga and Abhaya Srivastava Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's enormous railway network tentatively ground…
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JUST IN: At least five dead in fire at Saint Petersburg hospital
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) -- A fire at a hospital in Russia's second city Saint Petersburg has killed at least…
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S. Korea deploys mobile data, police to tackle nightlife cluster
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean authorities said Tuesday they were using mobile phone data to trace Seoul nightclub…
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Europe, New York start emerging from lockdown as fresh cases hit Asia
by Peter Hutchison with Joseph Schmid in Paris and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP)…
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China reports no new domestic cases after weekend spike
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported no new domestic coronavirus infections on Tuesday, after two consecutive days of double-digit increases…
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